INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP · K-12 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Build leaders who deliver feedback that improves teaching.
K–12 professional learning for instructional leaders focused on accurate classroom insight and feedback that improves teaching.
Supported by coaching, tools, and AI that improve feedback at scale.
2,500+
Instructional leaders trained
+77%
Evaluator accuracy increase
80%+
Client retention rate
120
Districts across 10 states
THE FEED FORWARD SYSTEM
Improving feedback requires more than training—it depends on how leaders learn, how teams work, and what schools reinforce every day.
Improving feedback requires aligned professional learning, collaborative practice, and a culture that reinforces growth—not isolated training events.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Leaders learn to accurately see what happened in classrooms and give feedback teachers can use to improve practice.
COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE
Teams use shared routines to analyze instruction, strengthen consistency, and reduce variation across classrooms.
CULTURE
Schools build trust and shared expectations so feedback is used, not avoided—and leads to continuous improvement.
We partner with schools to build feedback capacity over time—not through one-day workshops, but through sustained, job-embedded work. Three ways we support that work: coaching, tools, and AI.
CONSULTING & COACHING
(in your schools)
Job-embedded district partnerships
Build leader skill in real classrooms—improving feedback accuracy, clarity, and impact over time.
Multi-year engagements aligned to your goals—observation, feedback, instructional leadership, and culture.
TOOLS & COURSES
(for daily practice)
Practical resources for daily feedback practice
Give leaders concrete routines, templates, and examples they can use now to strengthen feedback.
Observation tools, feedback guides, and online courses built from our field work taking you from theory to practice.
AI & TECHNOLOGY
(for scale & efficiency)
AI that strengthens—not replaces—judgment
Maxmize AI with the Tepper & Flynn Vetting Tool with Obzerv.ai
Leverage AI-driven drafting and coaching to save time without sacrificing quality to focus on what matters most.
HOW WE HELP YOU IMPLEMENT THE FEED FORWARD SYSTEM
A partnership model, not a program delivery model.
We work alongside your leaders in real classrooms—so feedback improves in practice, not just in training.
STEP 01
Discover
We audit your current feedback systems—identifying your district’s strengths and high-leverage growth opportunities.
STEP 02
Custom Plan
We design a focused plan to improve feedback accuracy, consistency, and impact—aligned to your goals and capacity.
STEP 03
Ongoing Support
We provide embedded coaching and tools so feedback practices become part of daily leadership—not a one-time initiative.
PROVEN OUTCOMES
Results you can put in front of your superintendent.
Specific, verifiable outcomes from named districts — because that’s what drives decisions at the district level.
+77% Evaluator Accuracy Improved accuracy over a four-year implementation in Newark, NJ. | CT Schools of Distinction Two partner schools earned the state’s highest recognition (2024-25). |
Commissioned by CT DOE Co-authored statewide Observation, Feedback & Support guides. | Statewide in Arizona T&F frameworks embedded into the Arizona DOE Elevate Program.–24. |
80%+ Client Retention Districts re-engaged across three different systems over a decade. | 2,500+ Observations Field-tested coaching depth across 24 diverse districts.al. |
OUR WORK IN THE FIELD
COMMISSIONED PARTNERS, PUBLISHED COLLABORATORS, AND FEATURED PRESENTERS FOR NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, STATE AGENCIES, AND 120+ DISTRICTS.
WHAT PRACTITIONERS SAY
Trusted by leading researchers and instructional leaders.
The recursive structure and collaborative nature of the experiences invited discussion of pedagogy at a level much deeper than average professional learning.
Dr. Nancy DePalma Assistant Superintendent (Ret.), West Hartford Public Schools
Tepper and Flynn take the most powerful strategy for change we know — feedback — and comprehensively break it down into themes grounded in theory and practice.
Michael Fullan Professor Emeritus, OISE / University of Toronto
Collecting evidence of learning through observation is a difficult skill to master, but Tepper and Flynn have given us the tools we need in this essential resource.
John Hattie Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
THE BOOKS
Our comprehensive guides
Feedback to Feed Forward: 31 Strategies to Lead Learning
Corwin, 2019
VISIBLE LEARNING SUPPORTING RESOURCE
Learner-Focused Feedback: 19 Strategies to Observe for Impact
Corwin, 2020
VISIBLE LEARNING SUPPORTING RESOURCE
The Tepper & Flynn Vetting Tool powered by Obzerv.ai
AI & TECHNOLOGY
AI can generate feedback in seconds.
The question is whether it’s accurate.
- *Feedback Vetting Tool
AI-assisted review of observation notes against
high-leverage feedback criteria. - *Learning Lab
- Self-paced skill builders for coaches and administrators, aligned to T&F frameworks.
- *Mission Possible Time Strategies
AI-integrated planning tools for instructional
leaders managing observation at scale.
WHO WE ARE
Practitioners who wrote the books — and still do the work.
Nearly 30 years of combined experience, thousands of classroom observations, and systems now embedded in state and district work.
AMY TEPPER & PATRICK FLYNN
Authors · Consultants · Instructional Leadership Experts
Amy Tepper and Patrick Flynn bring nearly 30 years of combined experience and thousands of classroom observations to every partnership. Since 2013, they have shifted the field of education by blending unique leadership backgrounds with an enduring drive to promote growth in others.
They don’t just consult; they transform teams by building the capacity of those who influence student outcomes every day.
Ready to shift your people to the next level?
We work side-by-side with you to personalize a plan built around your goals, initiatives, and budget.
