S6 E3: Focused implementation: Doing less to do more with Dr. Doug Reeves

Published: Oct. 5, 2022, 6 a.m.

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As an educator, researcher, author, and leadership consultant\\u2014there is little within the education world that Doug Reeves has not done. Twice named to the Harvard University Distinguished Authors Series, Doug has written more than forty books and joins Susan to discuss one in particular\\u2014Building to Impact. Together they dive into what evidence-based implementation looks like including the importance of de-implementation. Doug provides tangible advice for educators on what success looks like, how to define it for your school, and the ways to make it happen by focusing on one thing at a time until it becomes part of your school\\u2019s culture.

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\\u201cWhen was the last time in education, anybody heard of de-implementation? All we do is pile one thing on top of another, on top of another, and then we don't then, then we wonder why it didn't work.\\u201d \\u2014Doug Reeves

\\u201cIf you're not gonna have deep implementation, which requires a level of focus and allocation of time and resources, then don't bother.\\u201d \\u2014Doug Reeves

\\u201cYou have to have a singular focus and, and it's gotta be sustained year after year after year until it becomes part of your culture.\\u201d \\u2014Doug Reeves

\\u201cYou have to distinguish between an initiative, something that is new, and culture, something that's part of what we do every day and that is embedded. That is more important.\\u201d \\u2014Doug Reeves

\\u201cThe problem is this. If you only look at the results, then you don't know what caused it. Somebody has to look at underlying causes.\\u201d \\u2014Doug Reeves

\\u201cIt's really important for administrators to say, hey, I can deal with some chaos. I can deal with students making mistakes. That's real learning.\\u201d \\u2014Doug Reeves

Episode Content Timestamps*

1:00: Introduction: Who is Doug Reeves?
3:00: Book Talk: 5D Implementation Playbook
5:00: Implementation science
8:00: Levels of implementation
9:00: Focused implementation
11:00: 5D Implementation: Discover
13:00: Implementation specialist
16:00: 5D Implementation: Double back
17:00: 5D Implementation: Design
19:00: De-implementation
23:00: 5D Implementation: Delivery
25:00: 5D Implementation: Double Up
27:00: How to scale implementation
29:00: Systematic implementation example: San Bernadino, CA
32:00: Advice for administrators
33:00: Book Talk: Fearless Schools, Building Trust and Resilience for Learning, Teaching, and Leading
39:00: "It's all about the students": What does that mean to Doug Reeves?

*Timestamps are approximate, rounded to nearest minute



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