{"podcast":{"title":"Building a Culture of Collaboration","slug":"building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835","podcast_index_feed_id":6015835,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-d75e6b68-8661-465c-8f60-84e12d3f820d","website_url":"https://bcc.bepodcast.network","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/j4yEk3JDYsWcpJaZBJR5fc-_VnyLEOT1oKO-Tbrtwps/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xYjk2/NTkxZGFiNjIxOTU0/NGZiMTAwOGFjNmI5/ZjUyMy5wbmc.jpg","author":"Jigsaw Learning","episode_count":160,"summary":"Are you an educational leader or administrator searching for actionable strategies to build effective teams? In the Building a Culture of Collaboration podcast, Jigsaw Learning co-founders Kurtis and Lorna Hewson provide simple, purposeful tips to help you tackle meeting frustration, disengagement, and unproductive teamwork. This is your essential resource for advancing school improvement and collective efficacy. You will find practical ideas for mastering effective meetings, where you learn the structures, roles, and agendas required to ensure your team meetings (PLCs, staff, student support) are focused and drive action. You'll discover how to shift your organization's mindset from isolated practice to powerful, shared responsibility for ALL students—this is key to teamwork and collaboration. Finally, you'll gain the leadership strategies needed to intentionally build a robust and sustainable culture that maximizes collective capacity and student success. We also talk with thought leaders outside of education, to grow our understanding of effective collaboration and teamwork. Subscribe today to master the art of intentional collaboration and take your leadership to the next leve…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T16:19:41.508185+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835"},"episode":{"title":"How School Leaders Can Plan an Effective Annual Calendar - Ep 91","slug":"how-school-leaders-can-plan-an-effective-annual-calendar-ep-91","published_at":"2026-05-21T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835/how-school-leaders-can-plan-an-effective-annual-calendar-ep-91","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/building-a-culture-of-collaboration-6015835","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/d47cc1fd","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/d47cc1fd/13201fa1.mp3","summary":"4 Mistakes Leaders Make When Planning for Collaborative Team Meetings We highlight four common mistakes leaders often make when planning their first collaborative team meetings . Enroll Today ➡️ bit.ly/4mistakesCTM In this weeks episode of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Kurtis and Lorna reflect upon the need to establish an annual calendar in your school, refelcting key assessment dates, team meetings, PD days and more, to ensure intentionality, alignment and predictability for your collaborative efforts. Connected Resources: Blog posting - Examining Collaborative Team Meetings: Establish an Annual Calendar - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/going-deeper-collaborative-team-meetings-idea-2-establish-an Template - Annual Team Meeting Planner - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1394nYelZlAYY7pYXCnfhSYGGViUQ4E0EM_5rG4v_5KQ/edit?usp=sharing Annual planning examples - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qIkjEV8XQp46thGD5Ncf1T6H7N382wXi?usp=sharing West Meadow Elementary School example - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1oIFBO4cYLx1zx9UrEv33xHu0sHLUkPQW ______________________ #collaboration #norms #teamspirit #leadership #systems #MTSS Are you looking to further your growth as a collaborative leader? Access numerous FREE resources and webinars designed to help you build and sustain a strong culture of collaboration. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/free Interested in learning MORE about a framework that can transform your PLC and MTSS efforts? Access the FREE Overview of Collaborative Response Article https://bit.ly/CR-overview Explore the book Collaborative Response by downloading the introduction for FREE https://bit.ly/CR-intro Learn more about WeCollab and access a FREE trial. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab FREE to join!! 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