Time for collaboration needs to be focused, but needs to honour the professionalism of the team!
By providing the structures and processes to help guide the work of the team when collaborative planning, leaders can ensure the time is meaningful without feeling the need to consistently set the agenda for teams meeting on a regular basis.
In this workshop, you will learn:
Why collaborative planning is an essential layer of a school’s Collaborative Response
6 considerations for leaders when structuring collaborative planning for teams
When considering the layers of collaboration integral in each and every school responding to the needs of all students, collaborative planning needs to be intentionally aligned and purposeful across the school for each and every team.
In this workshop, Kurtis will reveal 6 considerations for leaders trying to ensure alignment and focus, while avoiding the need to micromanage.
For only $25, you will receive:
FREE RESOURCES
Access a number of free resources, samples and templates
REPLAY ACCESS
Return to the recording to rewatch any portion or all of the recorded workshop
DISCOUNT CODES
Receive discount codes for additional resources following the session
Join Kurtis in this Supporting Collaborative Response on-demand workshop to learn more about…
- How collaborative planning connects to the other three layers of collaboration essential for each and every educational organization
- How to align collaborative planning efforts with organizational priorities
- The critical role of data when guiding collaborative planning efforts
- Why teams need to establish a clear and measurable focus
- The value of a team planning guide and its essential components
- The importance of regular review, sharing and cross-team accountability
Access the Creating Focus for Collaborative Planning handout to record key ideas shared in this online workshop
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.
Interested in learning more?
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