SISEP

05/07/2026

Implementation planning is most effective when the people who will use and experience a practice or program help shape how it’s put into action.

The Co-Creation for Implementation Planning resource on the AI Hub offers tools and guidance to:
🔹 Engage stakeholders early and meaningfully
🔹 Build shared understanding and ownership
🔹 Design plans that are realistic, equitable, and sustainable

Explore practical worksheets, prompts, and facilitation tips to support collaborative planning that sets your implementation up for success.
📄 Check it out here: https://implementation.fpg.unc.edu/resource/co-creation-for-implementation-planning/

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05/05/2026

🚦What makes implementation actually work?🚦

The SISEP Center's Implementation Drivers framework helps teams understand and strengthen the essential supports that enable effective, sustainable use of innovations in practice.

This concise overview breaks down the three types of Implementation Drivers:
🔧 Competency Drivers – building staff skills through training, coaching, and performance assessment
🏛️ Organization Drivers – creating an environment that supports change through leadership, data systems, and aligned policies
🧭 Leadership Drivers – adaptive and technical leadership to guide and sustain implementation

Together, these drivers form an integrated and compensatory system—when one driver falters, others help fill the gap. 💡

Whether you're supporting education, health, or social systems, this resource is a valuable guide for building the infrastructure needed for lasting change.

📄 Read the full overview:https://implementation.fpg.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/Implementation-Drivers-Overview.pdf

🔍 Explore more on the AI Hub: https://implementation.fpg.unc.edu/ai-hub/

05/04/2026

🔍What’s a Usable Innovation?🔍

It’s more than just a great idea, it’s a practice or program that is...
✔️ Teachable – Can be explained clearly to practitioners
✔️ Learnable – Can be learned in a reasonable time
✔️ Doable – Can be carried out with existing resources/support
✔️ Assessable – Can be measured for fidelity

Without these elements, even the best ideas struggle to take hold.

💡 Want to learn how to refine your innovation? Check out SISEP’s Usable Innovations handout:
https://lnkd.in/eiPZQqEW

04/02/2026

📊Putting DSDS into Practice📊

Building on our recent blog about going beyond a Data-Driven Support System (DSDS), this SISEP Hub activity offers a closer look at how DSDS can support implementation in action.

It highlights how data systems can do more than just collect information,they can help teams make decisions, identify improvements, and strengthen implementation across levels when used intentionally.

A great next step for teams looking to turn insights into action.

🔗 Explore the activity:
https://modules.fpg.unc.edu/sisep/de-dsds/story.html

03/31/2026

📣New SISEP Blog📣

Our latest blog explores how organization drivers can move systems beyond a data system (DSDS) alone to support meaningful, sustained change.

It highlights how data systems are most powerful when paired with the structures, processes, and supports needed to act on that data to strengthen implementation across levels.

A helpful read for teams working to turn data into action for systems improvement.

🔗 Read the blog here:

https://sisep.fpg.unc.edu/blog/going-beyond-a-dsds-applying-organization-drivers-for-systems-change/

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02/17/2026

🎥SISEP Stories: Building Implementation Capacity🎥

This SISEP Stories video highlights what it really takes to build implementation capacity within systems.

Through real-world experiences, it underscores the importance of leadership, infrastructure, and ongoing support to ensure practices are implemented with quality and sustained over time.

Sustainable change isn’t just about adopting new practices, it’s about strengthening the system that supports them.

🔗 Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mXzLN-Qajg

02/03/2026

💡Stop Chasing Programs. Start Investing in Implementation💡

New from SISEP: this blog challenges the cycle of continually adopting new programs and instead makes the case for investing in strong implementation infrastructure to maximize return on investment.

Focusing on implementation can lead to more sustainable outcomes, better use of resources, and greater long-term impact.

👉 Read the blog:
https://lnkd.in/dBzgGCEW

01/13/2026

🎥EIC Webinar: Learnings and Recommendations for Implementing HQIM in Mathematics🎥

This webinar from our National Implementation Research Network youtube page shares key findings from the EIC team, explores how implementation strategies shape district systems, teacher confidence, and student outcomes.

The session also features insights directly from participating districts and technical assistance providers, highlighting real-world lessons learned from applying implementation science to support high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) in mathematics.

👉 Watch the webinar here:
https://lnkd.in/eWVR7UTe
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01/08/2026

🧭 From Data to Action: What Comes Next?

After completing an Initiative Inventory, the next critical step is turning information into intentional action.

Creating an action plan helps teams apply what they’ve learned about their setting's initiatives, capacity, and alignment to identify clear next steps across the stages of implementation.

Rather than stopping at analysis, this tool helps teams prioritize actions, assign responsibility, and plan for progress in a structured, stage-based way.

Collecting data is important, but using it to guide decisions is where real implementation progress is made.
👉 Explore the Implementation Stages Action Plan Resource here:

https://implementation.fpg.unc.edu/resource/implementation-stages-action-plan/

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01/07/2026

🔎 Early-Year Readiness Check: Looking Beneath the Surface

Readiness isn’t one-dimensional. This Readiness Assessment Tool helps teams think systematically about readiness across both change and implementation.

The tool distinguishes between:

🔍 Readiness for Change — including motivation for change and general (foundational) capacity

🔍 Readiness for Implementation — including motivation for a specific intervention and intervention-specific capacity

It also helps teams reflect across key organizational capacity dimensions, such as resources, infrastructure, knowledge and skills, culture and climate, and partnerships—supporting more intentional planning early in the year.

👉 Explore the tool here: