Building a Culture of Collaboration

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Is your school's curriculum a tool for collaboration, or just a box to check? In this episode of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Lorna and Kurtis sit down with Lily Jones, founder of Educator Forever, to discuss how the process of writing, reviewing, and adapting curriculum can transform school culture.

Lily shares her unique insights on engaging teachers as active creators rather than passive implementers of curriculum. We dive deep into what goes wrong when school teams try to build curriculum together, how to foster a sense of shared ownership over mandated materials, and the fascinating lessons traditional schools can learn from asynchronous, remote teacher networks.

Learn more about Lily Jones at https://www.educatorforever.com

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Connect with Lily Jones
Email: lily@educatorforever.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/educatorforever
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lily-jones-b940457b/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/educatorforever

Connect with Kurtis Hewson 
Email: kurtis.hewson@jigsawlearning.ca 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hewsonk27 
LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson 

Connect with Lorna Hewson 
Email: lorna.hewson@jigsawlearning.ca 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-hewson-713a59104

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Creators and Guests

Host
Kurtis Hewson
Author/presenter with @jigsaw_learning, learner, teacher, father, husband, son, friend. He/him. Honoured to reside on Treaty 6 territory
Host
Lorna Hewson
Lead Learner and Co-Founder, Jigsaw Learning

What is Building a Culture of Collaboration?

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 level!