Testimonials

Kurtis Hewson has been an invaluable mentor in my journey with Collaborative Response. His teaching and mentorship have honed my skills in using data and meeting structures to confidently lead collaboration that fosters meaningful action to support students. Kurtis brings a wealth of knowledge and guidance, ensuring that response to instruction is both intentional and impactful. I’m incredibly grateful for his continued support and highly recommend Jigsaw Learning to any school looking to strengthen their collaborative practices!

The Facilitating Effective Team Meetings online course is very clearly laid out, offering clear teachings and a well-organized approach with inter-connected resources that seamlessly link online materials with the corresponding concepts. With a clear Universal Design for Learning (UDL) approach to learning these key concepts, it provides multiple ways to onboard your team and how to implement structured processes effectively. The course provides the ability to pinpoint specific subtopics within the processes and structures that need to be in place to lead an effective Collaborative Team Meeting and provides a flexible and time efficient platform that leaders will need to review key components of each section of the CTM process to lead their teams forward. For those eager to explore further, each section of the course has a "Want to Dig Deeper" section which offers curated links to podcasts, sample materials, blog posts, and additional resources that enhance learning and application of each component.

As a principal, I’ve seen firsthand how powerful well-structured collaborative team meetings can be in driving both teacher growth and student success. Implementing the Collaborative Response approach in our school has transformed the way our teams work together—providing clarity, purpose, and a shared commitment to supporting every student. I have been fortunate to work closely with Kurtis since opening a new school in Edmonton in 2017. In those early days Kurtis guided us along with patience and effective feedback that showed me the importance of a well-structured collaborative team meeting. I have since opened two more schools and have continued to build in time every 4-6 weeks for collaborative team meetings because they have been valued by staff (both teachers and multi-disciplinary team members).

Through expert facilitation (which in my opinion this course will help you achieve) and intentional planning, these meetings have become a space where data-driven discussions lead to actionable st... Read more

Our school brought Kurtis Hewson 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 reintroduce this critical structure.

As a school system we have engaged Jigsaw Learning to support the professional learning and coaching for our leadership teams which has been shared with each school over the past two years. We have learned the importance of having common processes and structures in each school and how to use our data to develop a continuum of supports that promotes each student’s learning. Kurtis’ expertise in demonstrating how to lead an effective Collaborative Team Meeting has been transformative for our school-based leadership teams and their staff as they, in turn, hone their skills to run an effective CTM and improve student learning.