Community Collaboration to Ensure Success for Students, Families and Staff with Shana Roberts - Ep 61
Lorna and Kurtis talk with primary teacher, author, and podcaster Shana Roberts about connecting educators and families through teaching, storytelling, and meaningful collaboration to support student success.
January 13, 2026 | Author: Nadine Wood | Read Article
Learning to Work Together: Building Trust Through Collaboration with Dr. Ryan Read - Ep 60
Kurtis and Lorna Hewson talk with Dr. Ryan Read about authentic collaboration in schools and how rebuilding a middle school STEM and robotics program transformed a siloed culture into one of shared ownership and trust.
January 13, 2026 | Author: Nadine Wood | Read Article
Get Ready: A Preview of the 2026 Collaborative Response Retreat - Ep 92
Kurtis and Lorna preview the Collaborative Response Retreat on May 1–2, 2026 in Lacombe, Alberta, highlighting the interactive format for learning, networking, and team planning, plus details on early registration opening January 26 with an exclusive bonus…
January 13, 2026 | Author: Nadine Wood | Read Article
Crafting Effective Key Issues for Collaborative Team Meeting Conversations - Ep 91
Kurtis and Lorna break down the key issue process at the heart of collaborative team meetings and share practical strategies to help teams identify, refine, and respond to student-focused key issues effectively.
January 13, 2026 | Author: Nadine Wood | Read Article
How to Lead Instructional Change Through Collaboration with Chad Ostrowski - Ep 59
Chad Ostrowski shares how mastery learning, team collaboration, and instructional redesign can transform schools and support sustained improvement.
January 5, 2026 | Author: Nadine Wood | Read Article
Why Collaboration Is the Hardest—and Most Important—Thing For a Leader with Bethany Rees - Ep 58
Discover practical leadership strategies with Bethany Rees as she shares how to lead with clarity, simplify complexity, and build a strong culture of collaboration in today’s challenging leadership landscape.
January 5, 2026 | Author: Nadine Wood | Read Article
How Elk Island Public Schools Uses Collaborative Response to Align System & School Supports - Ep 90
Explore how Elk Island Public Schools uses system-level Collaborative Response structures to redesign service delivery, align supports, and strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration across the division.
January 5, 2026 | Author: Nadine Wood | Read Article
No Such Thing as a Collaborative Response Meeting - Ep 89
This episode explores why calling a collaborative team meeting a “collaborative response meeting” can limit understanding of the broader Collaborative Response framework, and how shifting this mindset strengthens schoolwide teamwork and support for…
December 8, 2025 | Author: Nadine Wood | Read Article
School Leadership & Collaboration: How Principals Make Better Decisions with Tyler Comeau - Ep 57
Discover how principal and leadership strategist Tyler Comeau’s Elemental Framework helps school leaders strengthen collaboration, make better decisions, and build values-driven, connected teams.
December 8, 2025 | Author: Nadine Wood | Read Article
How Creativity Transforms Collaboration in Early Learning with Faigie Kobre - Ep 56
Discover how early childhood educator and creative PD leader Faigie Kobre uses “negative and positive” art experiences to help teachers, parents, and administrators better understand the power of student-centered learning
December 8, 2025 | Author: Nadine Wood | Read Article