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 immediately to strengthen feedback.
Observation tools, feedback guides, and online courses built from our field work across 100+ districts taking you from theory to practice.
AI & TECHNOLOGY
(for scale & efficiency)
AI that strengthens—not replaces—professional judgment
Tepper & Flynn Vetting Tool with Obzerv.ai
Save time without sacrificing quality so leaders 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 start by examining how feedback is currently generated, interpreted, and used—identifying strengths, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
STEP 02
Custom Plan
We design a focused plan to improve feedback accuracy, consistency, and impact—aligned to your goals, calendar, 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.
| Newark, NJ — +77% evaluator accuracy. Evaluator accuracy improved 77% over a four-year implementation. | CT Schools of Distinction (2024–25). Two partner schools earned Connecticut’s highest recognition in the same year. |
| Connecticut DOE — commissioned. Co-authored statewide Observation, Feedback & Support guides used across CT. | Arizona DOE — Elevate Program. T&F frameworks embedded into Arizona’s statewide program in 2023–24. |
| 80%+ client retention. 3 districts re-engaged T&F across three different systems over a decade. | 2,500+ classroom observations. Across 24 districts — the depth that makes our coaching field-tested, not theoretical. |
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
OUR WORK IN THE FIELD
Trusted by districts, state agencies, and national organizations.
Presenting partners, publishing collaborators, and commissioning organizations
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 BLOG
Insights on leadership
INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP
How to move from feedback conversations to actual change
OBSERVATION & FEEDBACK
Why most feedback doesn’t lead to growth (and what to fix)
What leaders miss when collecting evidence in classrooms
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
Since meeting in 2013, what has defined Patrick and Amy as a team is a blending of unique experiences in the field of education coupled with an enduring drive to promote growth in others. Together, they cultivate new levels of learning for those who influence student outcomes through the support of teachers. They bring a diversity in their skill sets that creates a powerful force for change with Amy’s high level of understanding of research-based teaching and learning across disciplines and grade levels and Patrick’s experience in supporting organizational design and shared decision-making. Together, they transform teams by building capacity and redesigning complex systems of schools to ensure sustainability and impact.
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.
