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In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by Cody Young, Vice Principal and Learning Support Teacher at Mother Teresa School. In this conversation, Cody shares how his educational community at Mother Teresa has grown…

Join Lorna and Kurtis as they talk with award-winning educator and principal mentor Ashley Moore (Principal Mo) about harnessing AI in school leadership to foster growth, equity, and empowered communities.

Kurtis and Lorna discuss the key shift needed when looking to co-create continuums of support related specifically to behaviour and attendance, to ensure we are getting to "root causes" when articulating and tiering our responses.

Join Lorna and Kurtis as they talk with Dr. Brad Gustafson—National Distinguished Principal and author of Overcoming Education—about leadership fluencies, thriving school cultures, and building high-functioning teams.

Lorna and Kurtis chat with Melissa Rogers and Karen Weidner from James S McCormick School about embedding Tier 1 and Tier 2 supports, strengthening executive functioning practices, and fostering a village mindset to ensure every student's success.

Kurtis and Lorna encourage leaders to stop tiering adults in their continuum of supports...and rather reflect upon what are the supports those adults are providing.

Lorna and Kurtis chat with Dan Thomas, a passionate STEM and CTE educator, LEGO Trainer, and host of The Tech Ed Clubhouse Podcast, as he shares insights on play-based learning, Project-Based Learning, EdTech, and fostering creativity and problem-solving…

Lorna and Kurtis talk with Andrea Bitner, an experienced ELL educator and author, about empowering educators to support English learners and build strong connections with their families.