School Leadership Is Complex. Professional Learning Should Reflect That.
School improvement depends on more than good intentions. Leaders need practical tools for observing instruction, developing teachers, building culture, and leading change.
Built for principals, assistant principals, instructional coaches, and central office leaders who observe, evaluate, or develop teachers.
RBT helps leaders learn how to:
- See teaching and learning with greater precision
- Analyze instructional impact on students
- Communicate feedback effectively
- Build shared language across schools and districts
- Create conditions where great teaching can flourish
Grounded in Jon Saphier's decades of work studying and codifying instructional leadership. More from our founder here.
Grounded in Practice
Professional learning designed for the real complexity of teaching — grounded in practice, shared language, collaboration, and continuous growth.
The ATSR course has been the most impactful professional development I have ever engaged in. It provided just-in-time learning that directly enhances instructional leadership and teacher effectiveness. |
Principal6–10 Years as an Administrator |
Find Your Path Start with the Foundation - ATSR
Most leaders begin with Analyzing Teaching for Student Results (ATSR) — the foundation for seeing instruction more clearly, analyzing its impact on student learning, and leading meaningful professional growth.
ATSR equips leaders with a common language for instructional improvement and the skills to provide focused, actionable feedback that helps educators develop their craft.
From there, deepen your expertise in the areas most important to your role.
Whether you're building collaborative teacher teams, strengthening coaching and evaluation practices, or leading improvement efforts across a school or district, each learning experience extends the core skills developed in ATSR and supports lasting instructional improvement.
This course sharpened my skills and added new tools to my toolbox after 30 years in urban public schools — 15 as a teacher, 15 as an administrator. |
Veteran School Leader30 Years in Urban Public Schools |
Why Leaders Start Here
97% of ATSR participants rated their instructor highly effective or better, and 100% improved their ability to analyze teaching and learning.
91% strengthened their instructional leadership, and 91% rated the course highly valuable.
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Build on the Foundation of ATSR
Build on the foundation established in ATSR through RBT's Skillful Leadership programs. Each course deepens leaders' expertise while building on the shared language, evidence-based observation practices, and leadership frameworks introduced in ATSR.
The Knowledge Base
Leaders Need to Coach Well
Effective feedback starts with seeing clearly. There's a common core of research-based professional knowledge about every dimension of good teaching — and leaders who know it can observe with precision, name what's working, and coach toward what isn't.
This isn't a checklist of do's and don'ts. It maps the areas of performance that make up skillful teaching, and the repertoire of moves within each. ATSR gives leaders the shared language to use this map — so feedback is specific, actionable, and grounded in evidence, not opinion.
Built on Jon Saphier's synthesis of research on teaching and leadership — the framework guiding 100+ districts nationwide.
RBT's Other Areas of Expertise
RBT partners with schools, districts, and educational organizations to strengthen instructional leadership, professional culture, and the systems that support high-expertise teaching and learning.
We also provide customized consulting and long-term partnership support tailored to district and organizational goals — including leadership development, teacher evaluation systems, instructional coaching, professional learning design, and district-wide instructional improvement initiatives.