Arran Hamilton is group director of Education at Cognition Learning Group. Previously he has held senior positions at Cambridge University Press & Assessment, the Education Development Trust, the British Council, and a research fellowship at Warwick University. His core focus is on translating evidence into impact at scale. He has overseen the design, delivery, and evaluation of large scale education improvement programs across the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, East Asia, and the Middle East.
Dylan Wiliam needs no introduction but I’m going to give him one anyway. Dylan is emeritus professor of Educational Assessment at the Universith College London Institute of Education. He started his career teaching in inner-city London schools before transi- tioning to educational research. He was dean of the School of Education at King’s College London, senior research director at the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, US, and deputy director of the Institute of Education, University of London. Dylan is particularly well known for his work on Formative Assessment and I’m delighted to say that this is Dylan’s second appearance on the ERRR podcast, and it’s just as good as the first which was a particularly popular episode.
In this episode of the ERRR podcast we’re discussing Arran Hamilton, John Hattie, and Dylan Wiliam’s new book: Making Room for Impact – A De-implementation guide for educators.
Often in education we talk about which programs, initiatives, or practices we should be incorporating into our practice, but rarely do we talk about what we need to give up to make space for those new practices. Even more rarely do we consider structured approaches to work out what to de-implement, how to do it, and how to measure success. But luckily, today is just one of those rare occasions.
I was super impressed by the clarity and structure of the book, Making Room for Impact, and there were many, many fantastic tips and frameworks within that anyone interested in structured de-implementation will find supremely helpful. Further, this was just an awesome discussion with Arran and Dylan, two super smart guys who have thought deeply about education. I hope you love this episode!
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Links/resources mentioned in the show
- Dylan recommended the podcast Econtalk
- Ollie's Books, Cognitive Load Theory in Action and Tools for Teachers
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