Implementation for Educators Blog
January 29, 2024
James Charlton coined the phrase, “Nothing about us without us,” in the ‘90s, and it quickly became the rallying cry of disability rights activists. No policy, practice, or change should be done in the absence of those most impacted by that change. Extending beyond that specific community, it is imperative that any effort to affect...
November 10, 2023
Why is it important to focus on implementation practices for scaling? Have you ever been involved in implementing an intervention that has been supported with implementation practices to reach fidelity, with the team thinking that you are all set to scale implementation to the next level? This approach when trying to scale does not support...
October 9, 2023
Shocktober has hit! The celebration of starting a new academic year is over and we are now into the daily routine of supporting teachers, making 1,000 decisions a day, and teaching to the hearts and minds of our students. All of this can seem overwhelming at times. In K-12 education we have a lot on...
September 1, 2023
As the back-to-school tide rolls in, it's time to hoist the sails of excitement and set the course for a remarkable implementation journey. Like skilled captains, implementation support practitioners are at the helm, steering the ship through the uncharted waters of a new school year. Whether you're an executive sponsor, an implementation team member, a...
June 2, 2023
Imagine the first time you heard the word "brokering" used in an educational space. Is the term "broker" anything you've ever thought about? Who does the brokering? What exactly is being brokered? Where does the concept of brokering fit within K–12 education? You are here, so you know that supporting the implementation of practices and programs is...
May 1, 2023
What is an Implementation Support Practitioner? Spring is here! April showers will soon bring May flowers. As I dig into the dirt, planting this year’s garden, I am reminded of a saying I have heard used among teachers: “Find your marigold, and later be the marigold.” If you are a gardener, you know what this...
March 30, 2023
When you think about sustaining an evidence-based practice, what comes to mind? We have been working through this ourselves at the SISEP Center. According to Rabin (2008), sustainability is: “To what extent an evidence-based intervention can deliver its intended benefits over an extended period of time after external support from the donor agency is terminated.”...
March 1, 2023
Implementation Resilience in the Face of Challenges Today, human service organizations grapple with many unprecedented challenges—challenges that are systemic and impact the implementation of evidence-based programs and practices with quality. How can organizations make their implementation efforts more effective so they can address the various needs of the communities they serve despite organizational obstacles? One...
February 8, 2023
A recent article by Jim Knight inspired an in-depth conversation on fidelity at the National Implementation Research Network (NIRN) out of UNC’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. Our interest was piqued, given our work within the field of implementation science and practice and the role of fidelity in K-12 education. As we try to...
January 18, 2023
Understanding context is extremely important to assist with decision-making when providing implementation support. On an average day, people make hundreds of decisions. We must understand that, in order to make the best decision, we must always consider context to help us differentiate which options will lead us to the best outcome. To simply state it...