Healthy and vibrant collaborative team meetings fuel innovation for how we address student needs and lead to approaches or ideas previously left unexamined or unimagined for individual staff members.
A critically important factor that contributes to their success is effective facilitation!
Get ready to facilitate your next collaborative team meeting with confidence!
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In this online course, you will learn:
- How the collaborative team meeting differs from traditional meetings about students
- The structures and processes critical for its success
- How to most effectively facilitate these meetings to maximize impact!
“For any school leader looking to strengthen collaboration and ensure their team meetings are truly effective, this training is an invaluable resource. Facilitating a great meeting is about having consistent, proven structures in place and you too can begin building a culture of collective efficacy and responsibility. This course will absolutely help make that a reality.”
Darrin DeForge - Principal, Joan Carr Catholic/Elementary Junior High School, Edmonton, Alberta
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Module Overview
By the end of this online course, you will engage in the following topics and key outcomes:
Course Outcomes:
- Recognize the purpose and focus of the collaborative team meeting and how it differs from other layers of collaboration in Collaborative Response
- Identify the structural components that need to be established for collaborative team meetings
- Identify strategies and tools that can be utilized and refined when facilitating a collaborative team meeting
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“As an experienced facilitator working closely with our leaders and teams, Kurtis demonstrates the importance of structured, engaging Collaborative Team Meetings that drive real outcomes related to improving student learning. This course is designed to support facilitators in your building, equipping them with practical strategies and resources to lead with confidence. The power of the CTM framework is evident throughout, and demonstrates a streamlined approach to problem-solving, team alignment, and impactful decision-making. Whether you're leading a team or supporting facilitators, this course will provide the tools you need to foster meaningful collaboration and lasting success.”
David Dyck - Education Director, Calgary Board of Education
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Included with the Course:
- Access to exclusive video content
- Numerous templates and reference documents to support CTM facilitators
- Addition resources to deepen your understanding
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Effective facilitation is essential when driving powerful instructional change through the collaborative team meeting!
Meet the Presenter
Kurtis Hewson has been an award-winning teacher, vice-principal, and principal, as well as taught at the post-secondary level. With over a decade of experience as an administrator, Kurtis has championed the call for collaborative structures in schools to ensure success for all students. In addition to two finalist awards from Alberta Excellence in Teaching program and an Edwin Parr award recipient for excellence in his first year of teaching, Kurtis was an honouree for the ASCD Outstanding Young Educator Award in 2010. Kurtis is one of five Alberta principals featured in Reflecting on Leadership for Learning: Case Studies of Five Alberta Elementary School Principals, addressing exemplary leadership practices in elementary schools in Alberta. He is the co-founder of Jigsaw Learning, a co-author of the text Collaborative Response: Three Foundational Components That Transform How We Respond to the Needs of Learners (Corwin, 2022), and currently works with districts and schools nationally and internationally establishing Collaborative Response frameworks and interacting with thousands of educators annually.
Completion Time
Each module in the course should take 15-60 minutes to complete, based on the specific content for the topic. Total completion time is approximately 3 hours.
"Our school brought Kurtis in to work with our department lead teachers to help refine and strengthen their understanding and confidence in leading collaborative team meetings. The learning was phenomenal and deeply personalized to our school-- it really helped our school take the next steps to effectively re-introduce this critical structure."
Michael York - Assistant Principal, Ponoka Secondary Campus, Wolf Creek Public Schools
"Working with Kurtis’ support, Collaborative Response has successfully built collective efficacy across all grades and classrooms ensuring our students are supported in effective ways. His guidance as a leader provided a gradual release model for myself and our leadership team to learn facilitation skills for productive Collaborative Team Meetings and successful implementation of our Continuum of Supports."
- Heather McKay, Principal, Douglasdale School, Calgary Board of Education
Cost and Access
This online learning series is $49 per participant. For organizations intending to provide access for multiple employees, a 10% discount is provided for 10 or more registrations. Please contact if wishing to discuss the volume discount.
Contact to learn about accessing the course as an organization.
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Customization and Support
Organizations have the ability to customize the learning series for their school or district, to include reference to specific policies, processes and procedures. Customization cost is $5,000, with an automatic 10% discount for all access codes purchases for the organization's customized series.
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