Implementation Science for Educators

This week, Dr. Caryn Ward, Director of NIRN, and Dr. Kim St. Martin from the MiMTSS Technical Assistance Center join our podcast to discuss implementation teams.  They break down the functions of an implementation team, explain the difference between a leadership team and an implementation team, and how to manage ALL of your teams!

For more information on implementation teams visit the Active Implementation Hub:

nirn.fpg.unc.edu/ai-hub

Last week we spoke with Denise Bailey from SESC in Kentucky, who uses the OTISS in Madison County Public Schools who serves over 11,000 students. Today Duane Williams and Amanda Waldroup will join Denise and Kathleen. Duane is a math consultant with Greater Louisville Educational Cooperative. He will talk about how he supports teachers in Jefferson County Public Schools, one of the largest school districts in the US, serving over 96,000 students with more than 130 languages spoken. Amanda is the Assistant Director in the Division of IDEA Implementation and Preschool at the Kentucky Department of Education.

SISEP Blog:  Observational Tool for Instructional Supports and Systems: Empowering Teachers as Instructional Leaders

https://sisep.fpg.unc.edu/blog/observational-tool-instructional-supports-and-systems-empowering-teachers-instructional-leaders

In this episode of Implementation Science for Educators, Kathleen Ryan-Jackson is our guest host from the SISEP Team.  She interviews Denise Bailey, a consultant with South-East/South-Central Educational Cooperative in Kentucky.  The conversation details how Kentucky began utilizing the Observation Tool for Instructional Support and Systems (OTISS).

For more information on OTISS, please email:  [email protected]

This week, Sophia Farmer, Implementation Specialist with the SISEP Team, provides some tips and guidance around adaptations to innovations.  The conversation covers what fidelity is, when and how to adapt, and how COVID brought the need for adaptations to the forefront of implementation science work.

For more information on Fidelity Measurements, visit the Active Implementation Hub - Module 7

https://nirn.fpg.unc.edu/module-7

We are excited to bring you a snippet of our interview with Dr. Kim St. Martin, Assistant Director of the Michigan MTSS TA Center.  While our interview focused on the integrated and compensatory nature of the Implementation Drivers, Dr. Martin explains how Leadership plays an important role.  

To hear more of the interview, head on over to the SISEP Video YouTube Channel and check out the Integrated and Compensatory playlist.

https://bit.ly/3C1dhPn

Jennifer Gonzales, State Transformation Specialist with the Colorado Department of Education, joins us once again!  This time we are discussing the role leadership plays in implementation and some advice for new leaders.

Do you want to learn more about cultivating leadership?  Check our NEW learning module on the Active Implementation Hub.  

https://nirn.fpg.unc.edu/ai-hub

Are you interested in sustainable change?  One way is through the cultivation of leaders and champions through implementation.  Join Collin McColskey-Leary for this week's tip on defining and supporting leadership.

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Collin McColskey-Leary, an Implementation Specialist with NIRN & SISEP, provides this week's tip on integrating Implementation and Improvement Science.  For more information on this topic, check out the following brief:

"Integrating Improvement and Implementation Sciences to Enhance Educational Outcomes"

Co-Authors:  Collin McColskey-Leary & Brian Garman-McClaine

https://nirn.fpg.unc.edu/resources/integrating-improvement-and-implementation-sciences-enhance-educational-outcomes

Correy Watkins is one of the newest Implementation Specialists to join NIRN and SISEP.  Check out his thoughts on how all Implementation Support Practitioners can utilize the Implementation Core Competencies in their work every day.

For more information on the ISP Profile and the Practicing Guide for Supporting Implementation check out the following site:  

https://nirn.fpg.unc.edu/implementation-practice

This week, Dr. Angela Preston interviews Dr. Kent McIntosh on what factors have made PBIS sustainable.  For the full interview series, check out the SISEP Video YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbGZ__bs5Vc&list=PLw-z5w9HcaVpTzv1D40wItT9pXK6kTLrI