Dial back and make room for impact

With teacher and leader workloads and burnout at an all-time high, it's time for de-implementation: de-prioritizing and deleting the less effective, higher-cost initiatives we implement in schools. De-implementation allows us to focus on practices that have more supporting evidence and a higher probability of positive impact on students, and at the same time gain much-needed work-life balance.

In Making Room for Impact, the internationally respected education experts and authors provide a clear four-stage process for winnowing down teaching and learning to high-effect practices. Informed by the latest research in learning, education, healthcare, and psychology, each step and tool is designed to move educators through the hard parts of letting go. Inside, you'll find:

• Research that tells us the process of schooling is often over-engineered and that gives us permission to dial back, carefully


• A step-by-step process for deciding which initiatives are most effective-and how to let go of the ones that are not


• Useful tools, templates, and charts that educators can immediately use in their de-implementation work-at school, in teaching teams, or at the system level

It's time to get our lives back-without harming student learning. If we can collectively learn to let go and understand how to identify which initiatives are worthwhile, we'll have more time for what truly matters.

Dr. Arran Hamilton is Group Director of Education at Cognition Education. Previously he has held senior positions at Cambridge University Press & Assessment, Education Development Trust, the British Council, Nord Anglia Education, and a research fellowship at Warwick University. His core focus is on translating evidence into impact at scale, and he has overseen the design, delivery, and evaluation of education programs across the Pacific Islands, East Asia, the Middle East, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Arran's recent publications include The Gold Papers and The Lean Education Manifesto.

Foreword by Dr. Lyn Sharatt
Part 1: The Big Picture
Chapter 1: Why We Need to De-Implement (and Why it's Hard)
Chapter 2: Room for Impact: The Helicopter Overview
Part 2: Discover Stage
Chapter 3: Permit
Chapter 4: Prospect
Chapter 5: Postulate
Part 3: Decide Stage
Chapter 6: Propose
Chapter 7: Prepare
Chapter 8: Picture
Part 4: De-Implement Stage
Chapter 9: Proceed
Part 5: Re-Decide Stage
Chapter 10: aPpraise
Chapter 11: Propel
Conclusion