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In this section of a webinar about educational improvement, the presenters discuss the importance of deimplementation, a process in which ineffective education programs or initiatives are removed or replaced with higher value ones. They argue that deimplementation is essential to creating space for more impactful initiatives and should be a crucial component of any educational improvement strategy. The presenters then move on to discuss the different types of deimplementation activities that can be undertaken to reduce teacher workload and burnout, and the importance of choosing new practices carefully and considering their impact on student learning. They also discuss the challenges of the deimplementation process, including the cognitive bias of addition, the difficulty of unlearning or deleting learned or practiced behaviors, and the importance of recognizing and re-engineering regulations and restrictions in order to reduce burden and maintain impact. The presenters emphasize the importance of an explicit deimplementation process and the need for constant review and pivoting in order to ensure that deimplementation leads to increased efficiency and impact in education.

00:00:00 In this section of the webinar, the presenters discuss the concept of deimplementation and its importance within the field of education. Deimplementation refers to the process of identifying and removing or replacing ineffective education programs, interventions or widgets, in order to create space for more impactful initiatives. The presenters argue that it is crucial to consider deimplementation as an essential component of any educational improvement strategy, as it allows educators to allocate time and resources towards initiatives that truly matter to them. They also acknowledge that deimplementation can be challenging, as it requires careful evaluation and research to identify what can be effectively removed or replaced without harming student learning or well-being. The presenters then move on to the second key point of the webinar, which is the process they have developed to help educators identify and deimplement ineffective programs or interventions.
00:05:00 In this section, the speaker discusses the different types of deimplementation activities that can be undertaken to remove, reduce, re-engineer, or replace practices in education. The speaker provides examples of how these strategies can be applied to the process of schooling to help reduce teacher workload and burnout. The speaker also mentions a growing sense, across many jurisdictions, that teacher workload is becoming unmanageable, which is contributing to a teacher recruitment and retention crisis in many places, including the United States. The speaker argues that anything that can be done to reduce these stresses and increase the likelihood that educators will stay in the profession for the long term is important for improvement in education.
00:10:00 In this section, the speaker discusses the idea of deimplementation in education. Deimplementation involves removing ineffective or harmful practices and replacing them with higher value practices that generate a more profound impact on student learning. The speaker emphasizes the importance of choosing new practices carefully and considering their impact on student learning. They also mention three reasons for deimplementation: getting one's lives back, focusing on reducing harm in educational settings, and considering a school's priorities and ways of implementing new practices.
00:15:00 In this section, the speaker discusses how burnout, stress, and supply issues have become prevalent in the education profession and how it is as a result of the relentlessness of the job. According to the speaker, members of the education typically have to teach in the classroom 100% set on going forward after the pandemic. They then segue into the issue of deimplementation, disclosing that even though the focus has shifted to effectiveness, it is still essential to aim for a balance between effectiveness and efficiency. The speaker provides examples of how low levels of resourcing and decreased teaching hours are possible with systems that still achieve an impressive level of impact. They also mention a project in which the impact of education was explored in developing countries. Morals goals for the education system is mentioned, the speaker advocates for a four-day working week as a solution for the challenges educators face in implementing more efficient methods in their day-to-day life. Before concluding, the speaker briefly discusses the challenges they faced while implementing deimplementation processes, emphasizing that it is a considerable task, and not merely taking an acorn and planting it is nearly the same as digging up a fully grown oak tree.
00:20:00 In this section of the video, the speaker discusses the challenges of the process of "De Implementing," or removing a practice or behavior that is no longer effective or beneficial. The first challenge is that people have a cognitive bias for addition, and tend to add rather than subtract when presented with a problem. The second challenge is that once something has been learned or practiced, it is not easy to unlearn or delete it from memory. The third challenge is that when trying to De Implement, it is important to carefully consider the reasons for starting the practice in the first place and to ensure that the new practices or behaviors being implemented are impactful and beneficial. The speaker also mentions the importance of using any extra time and cognitive effort to make the De Implementation process as effective as possible, and to ensure that it does not lead to an increase in workload. The speaker encourages an explicit process for De Implementing, as it requires careful attention and consideration in order to be successful. Overall, De Implementing is a challenging process that requires careful consideration and attention in order to be effective.
00:25:00 In this section of the Making Room for Impact video, the speaker addresses the conceptualized idea of deimplementation first introduced in the presentation. The presenter elucidates how the idea of deimplementation, which is the process of removing or modifying time-wasting activities to increase overall productivity, is often overlooked in the educational community. The speaker suggests that this oversight may be due to the connotation of hard work and busyness associated with effective teaching. The presenter argues that the most efficient and effective way to achieve impact is by taking a step back and reevaluating the existing processes, which can lead to a restructuring of time and energy allocation.
00:30:00 In this section of the video, the speaker emphasizes the importance of phase three implementation and the need for constant review and pivoting. He explains how the process is highly dialogic and will involve both implementation and data review. The speaker mentions the first step in the discovery phase, which is to maintain one's mandate and set up a backbone team to undertake an inquiry within the organization. The leadership affords this mandate and expects ambitious results, without small-scale deimplementation, but with no harm to student learning. The speaker also talks about the importance of recognizing that sometimes the regulations and restrictions in one's head may not hold true and one can re-engineer them in a different way for less burden and equal impact.
00:35:00 In this section of the video, the speaker discusses the importance of identifying which activities are taking the most time and energy within a school context. This is referred to as "mapping the Jenga tower," which involves identifying all of the individual blocks that make up the tower and determining which ones are central to the endeavor. Once this is done, it becomes easier to prioritize which areas to focus on and which activities to potentially eliminate in order to improve efficiency and impact. The speaker suggests using various methods to identify high-workload areas, such as running a focus group, using time study apps, or starting with a list of already identified key areas.
00:40:00 In this section, the speaker encourages viewers to explore all possible options for removing or reducing activities, questioning whether they could save time or energy. They provide a worked example by discussing the implementation of homework, asking if it could be removed, reduced, or replaced with more efficient methods. The speaker suggests using analysis to determine what might work best in a specific context, using a framework to consider factors such as harm, feasibility, and acceptability. They also emphasize the importance of considering the heat criteria, which include whether the option will cause harm, if it adheres to regulations, if it is acceptable to stakeholders, and how much time it will save.
00:45:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Making Room for Impact," the speaker discusses the importance of considering the context in which decisions are made when it comes to school operations. The speaker suggests using a framework of four stages or domains to guide the decision-making process, which involves starting with a diagnostic phase, then moving to a planning phase, followed by an action phase, and concluding with an evaluation phase. The specific strategies employed within each phase may vary, depending on the context, but all stages involve dialogue and critical thinking to identify the changes required to increase impact. The speaker emphasizes the importance of being sensitive to the context and understanding the connection between different aspects of implementation to ensure that efforts are behind the golden thread of the underlying goals and objectives of the schooling system.
00:50:00 In this section, the speaker emphasizes the importance of stress-testing a plan before implementation. The speaker highlights the value of taking a pause to anticipate potential derailers and identifying ways to mitigate them. This helps to avoid costly mistakes and allows for more informed decision-making. The process involves identifying potential derailers, determining potential mitigations, and assessing whether the cost of time and effort is worth the gains. The speaker uses the example of implementing verbal feedback in class time instead of homework to illustrate this process.
00:55:00 In this section, the speaker suggests that once the discovery and decision-making stages have been completed, the next step is the implementation stage of deimplementation. This stage involves implementing the planned activities, while simultaneously reviewing and evaluating the impact of the changes. The speaker recommends that this process should involve several key activities, including monitoring progress, evaluating the data, and asking four specific questions to guide decision-making. Key performance indicators and suggested tools and instruments are provided to help facilitate this process. The speaker stresses the importance of continuing this evaluation throughout the process and adjusting plans as needed to ensure success. They argue that this approach will reduce time and resources spent on initiatives that do not deliver the desired results.

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In the YouTube video "Making Room for Impact," the presenter emphasizes the importance of not clinging to practices that may not be beneficial to individuals or students. Using the analogy of pork chops, the presenter suggests that people may resist giving up something they enjoy and have invested time and effort into, even if it negatively affects their health. The video's message is that educators must take a more intentional approach to their practice, considering their impact on students and working efficiently in the classroom. While this process may be challenging, it is necessary for providing the best learning experience to students.