Summer Replay #7 Deepening Instructional Clarity and Support for All Through Collaborative Response with Darrin DeForge

This podcast features one of the educators scheduled to present at the 2025 Collaborative Response Retreat, happening May 1-3 in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. Find out more about this amazing professional learning event at http://jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreat

Summer Replay #7 - In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by Darrin DeForge, principal of Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High in Edmonton, Alberta.  This episode explores his perspectives on fostering school culture and how the school integrates research-driven strategies with Collaborative Response to drive meaningful change and exceptionally high levels of collective efficacy across his school.

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Connect with Darrin DeForge
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Connect with Lorna Hewson 
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Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-hewson-713a59104

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Related Resources

Joan Carr instructional Playbook sample - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1epZ2fP7mXaJed6nJ3Ydfh1_UMirco8RPpM0YFtv1ZqA/edit?usp=sharing

Observing a Collaborative Team Meeting - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/observing-collaborative-team-meeting

Four Tier Overview - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZeiaY_XB8zmoPpi1L90C2qXY5XuToPDX00WCMW-h2r8/edit?usp=sharing

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Music: “Leading Collaborative Response” has been composed, recorded, and produced by Trent Ferguson for Leading Collaborative Response.

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