Much professional learning focuses on interventions or isolated strategies without strengthening Tier 1 instruction—the everyday experience of every learner. David Corvi addresses this gap by presenting a practical, research-aligned instructional framework—originally designed for K–12 classrooms—and reimagining its use in adult learning and instructional leadership.
This first-of-its-kind book repositions school and district leaders as the teachers of teachers, providing a field-tested framework you can use to design professional learning, lead classroom observations, coach educators, and build a culture of collective efficacy. The framework emphasizes clarity of learning objectives, engagement strategies, instructional delivery, practice opportunities, checks for understanding, and targeted feedback—all transferable from student to adult learning. Importantly, coaching and evaluation are aligned as integrated leadership functions, not competing ones. Throughout, there are reflection prompts, case studies, checklists, self-assessments, and other tools that can be implemented immediately.
With this book’s unique way of mapping a research-based Tier 1 instructional framework to the structure and delivery of professional learning, you will be able help all of your teachers grow—and their students will grow as a result.
Much professional learning focuses on interventions or isolated strategies without strengthening Tier 1 instruction—the everyday experience of every learner. David Corvi addresses this gap by presenting a practical, research-aligned instructional framework, and reimagining its use in adult learning and instructional leadership.
Introduction
1. The Role of the School Leader
2. What Is Good
Instruction?
3. You Are the Teacher of Teachers
4. Leading Adult Learning:
From Telling to Doing
5. Planning and Next Steps: From Intention to Action
6.
Conclusion: Leading Adults with Clarity, Curiosity, and Commitment
David Corvi has spent the past 15+ years as an educational leader in some of our nations most underserved and under resourced communities. During those years, he served as a teacher, athletic coach, dean, principal, and consultant. Currently, David is a Leadership Coach for Lynch Leadership Academy out of Boston College where he provides professional training and executive coaching to aspiring and sitting school administrators.