In episode 37 of Putting the Pieces Together, Jennifer, Lorna and Kurtis converse with Principal Nicole Townsend and Assistant Principal Mike York about the impact of Collaborative Response for Buck Mountain Central School. Nicole and Mike share their experience of learning by doing, because it is urgent enough to start.
Dec 2023
FINAL EPISODE: Farewell Putting the Pieces Together - Merging with Leading Collaborative Response
In episode 50 of Putting the Pieces Together, the FINAL episode, Jennifer, Lorna and Kurtis reflect on the growth of Jigsaw Learning and Collaborative Response as their own advice is taken: from getting started with podcasting to share a message to taking aim by refining the focu ... Show More
27m 41s
Dec 2023
Collaborative Response: A Proactive Approach to Supporting All Students
In episode 49 of Putting the Pieces Together, Jennifer, Lorna, and Kurtis prompt Carmen Semeniuk, Principal of Light of Christ School in Lakeland Catholic School Division to revisit the four year journey the school has been on with respect to implementing, refining, and deepening ... Show More
53m 16s
Dec 2023
The Power of Collaboration to Impact Student Learning
In episode 48 of Putting the Pieces Together, Jennifer, Lorna and Kurtis meet with Jeremy Rolheiser, Principal of St. Brieux School in Horizon School Division in Saskatchewan, to reflect on how small incremental changes focused on teaching can have large and lasting impact on stu ... Show More
47m 9s
Jan 2024
Planning for Purposeful Collaboration: Lessons Learned with Principal Nancy Roy Halun - Ep 27
<p>In episode 27 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer, Lorna and Kurtis engage in a conversation with Nancy Roy Halun, principal of Ecole Notre Dame, a francophone school of 445 Kindergarten to Grade 6 students. Nancy shares some of the key lessons she has learned through ... Show More
1h 5m
Sep 2022
29. Tips for quieting a chatty class
The single most important thing you need from your students so that you can teach and they can learn is their attention. Without it, you are talking to the walls.
When students are distracted, chatty, or down right ignoring you, no learning will occur. Period.
So how do you r ... Show More
20m 32s
Jul 2023
Improve Communication Skills to Reach Social Fluency: The Checkers and Browsers Method
<p>Discover how to boost your social skills and achieve social fluency using the Checkers and Browsers method, a game-changing approach based on the study by Thomas, McDuff, Czerwinski, and Craswell. Learn actionable strategies to enhance your communication skills and transform e ... Show More
5m 2s