Our Mission
ObserverTab, LLC delivers formative and summative professional growth for teachers and administrators through …
Data-driven online tools including ObserverTab and GoalTab
On-site workshops and facilitations including guided walkthroughs for teachers, and building or district administrators.
Training for administrators on the use of evaluation tools based on state education teaching practices.
Customized solutions including Diagnostic Audits for school improvement programs and targeted interventions.
Our Team
Gary Forlini,
Author, Managing Partner
Gary Forlini
Gary began his career in the secondary and college classroom before founding Research in Media to test and develop research-based, practical professional materials for teachers, administrators and students. In recent years, he created ObserverTab and GoalTab to simplify the collection of data to drive formative and summative teacher growth and inform personalized professional learning. His educational publications include Help Teachers Engage Students, Class Acts, Grand Designs, Communication in Action (Pearson), Grammar and Composition (Prentice Hall) and SAT Home Study.
Annette Brinkman, Author, Consultant, Workshop Facilitator
Annette Brinkman
Utah’s first Early Childhood Specialist, becan her career in the classroom and then in school administration as an elementary principal in Alpine School District, Associate Director in the Teaching and Learning Department of Utah’s Granite School District, and serving in site-based staff development postitions in a variety of school districts. Annette personally conducts both virtual and in person training of administrators to assist new and struggling teachers as well as coaches and mentors. She is a frequently requested speaker at national conferences and is co-author of Class Acts, Grand Designs, and Help Teachers Engage Students.
Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift, not a hard duty. - Albert Einstein
Ellen Williams, Author, Consultant, Workshop Faciiitator
Ellen Williams
University professor and co-director of BYU’s Leadership Preparation Program and Principals Academy, Ellen began as a classroom teacher then served as an elementary principal and district administrator before moving on to her work at the university and consulting. Her work forcused on assessing the culture of professional elarning communities and instructional leadership. She has published in scholarly journals such as Mentoring and Tutoring, UCEA Journal of Case Studies, The Researcher, and the International Journal of Leadership in Education.
Paul Shepherd, Administrator Coach, Program Developer
Paul Shepherd
Paul brings his experience as an elementary teacher, district curriculum specialist, elementary principal, school administrator, and district level director in one of Utah’s largest districts, Granite School District, to lead ObserverTab’s program development as well as support teachers professional learning and coaching for administrators. His service as a member of the Public Education Standing Committee and Higher Education Appropriations Committee in the Utah State Legislature served to broaden his understanding of professional learning from all stakeholders and provide insights to support facilitation of teacher growth and consultation with administrators for effective school management, or to set clear learning expectations with data to drive performance in today’s hybrid learning.
Education is the greatest profession in the world. I love working with teachers and administrators to help them improve their craft. - Paul Shepherd
Brian Ust, Technical Support and Social Media Specialist
Brian Ust
ObserverTab’s technical support and social medial specialist, Brian has had a lifelong devotion to the arts and education. Working with the company from its inception, he has brought those talents to customer support and product promotion.
It never gets easier, you just get better! - Brian Ust
For Technical Support, Contact Us At: (929) 265-4131.