Fix Your Tier 1 Instruction

Applying the Science of Good Instruction to the Art of School Leadership

David Corvi

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040806241
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Administration

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Meet the Author
• Acknowledgments
• 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
• References