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

As an educator, researcher, author, and leadership consultant—there 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—Building 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’s culture. Show Notes:Building to Impact: The 5D Implementation Playbook for EducatorsFearless Schools: Building Trust and Resilience for Learning, Teaching, and Leading100-Day Leaders: Turning Short-Term Wins Into Long-Term Success in SchoolsDoug Reeves - HomepageCreative Leadership - WebsiteDoug Reeves - Twitter“The Engagement Illusion” by Doug ReevesWebinar: “Fearless Schools”Quotes: “When 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.” —Doug Reeves “If you're not gonna have deep implementation, which requires a level of focus and allocation of time and resources, then don't bother.” —Doug Reeves “You 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.” —Doug Reeves “You 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.” —Doug Reeves “The 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.” —Doug Reeves “It'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.” —Doug 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