Editorial cover on EvalScribe cream reading "Teachers know in thirty seconds.", kicker "Post-Observation Feedback", with two tags (The Research; For School Leaders) and three chips (30 sec to tell if you watched; 0.49 SD coaching's effect on instruction; One step not seven), over a subhead on what makes feedback change teaching. Footer: "Specificity isn't a technique. It's evidence of attention."

What Teachers Actually Want from Post-Observation Feedback

EvalScribe
June 13, 2026
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Anthony D. Neely, Ph.D.

Anthony D. Neely, Ph.D.

Anthony Neely is the Founder of EvalScribe, a veteran educator, an AI integration consultant for teaching & learning, researcher, & author.

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