Featured Articles
Social Media and Social Emotional Learning
When I lead professional development sessions for Love In A Big World , I always ask educators what is influencing the way our students see the world. Regardless of the grade level, the teacher...
Tamara Fyke
Courage in the Face of Uncertainty
For some of us, school is just beginning. For others, we have been back at school for over a month. For all, we must agree that this academic year is already not what we had expected. We are sta...
Tamara Fyke
We Are Resilient
It’s back to school time. Amidst the growing concerns about the Delta variant, students, families and educators are heading back into the routine of daily in-person learning. The stress of healt...
Tamara Fyke
School and District Leaders: Practice Compassionate and Authentic Leadership (on Yourself)
We leaders are under tremendous pressure, not only to do the work of the organization but also to care for those who do the work alongside us. For that reason, our days are long, and the task li...
Tamara Fyke
The Real Key to Teacher Wellbeing and Ultimately, Retention
This past week I led a professional development session for some new teachers at a school with which I have been working for several years. The Executive Principal and Assistant Principal also ...
Tamara Fyke
Hey… Let’s Play
A few years ago, I took my youngest son and his friend to Laser Quest . It’s the best laser tag place I know, full of two-story mazes covered in glow-in-the-dark paint. I had intended to sit an...
Tamara Fyke
Uncertain Times
In June 2017 at the #SEL Conference in Nashville, TN, Tim Shriver stated in his keynote address, “We live in volatile, ambiguous, complex and uncertain times.” He unpacked this statement by ex...
Tamara Fyke
The Circle of Stress
Although we are entering into Year three of pandemic life, there have been some hidden blessings. One is the rising awareness of mental health. From social media to the morning news, everyone is...
Tamara Fyke
Holiday Advice to get through the Holiday almost Stress-Free
Holidays can be stressful no matter your family. But what about families that don’t always get along? Whether it’s past tensions, differing opinions, or general annoyance of bringing the who...
Tamara Fyke
Why SEL is practical to integrate into 21st-century classrooms
Whether you are aware of it or not, you are teaching social-emotional learning (SEL). Your students are watching and learning from everything you do and say. They are learning how to deal w...
Tamara Fyke
Making Use of the After School Window for Wellness
According to the Afterschool Alliance , 6 in 10 parents are more concerned about their children’s emotional wellbeing than they were before the pandemic. Friendships and social connections are...
Tamara Fyke
Finish the Year Strong
Spring Break. For students and teachers alike, this is a much needed rest from the rigors of the classroom before the final chapter of the school year. However, there is a tendency to return ...
Tamara Fyke
We Stand Together
I’m sure you have heard the news of the school shooting that occurred in our hometown of Nashville, TN. Our hearts are broken. And just the other week, my team spoke with a school system who ...
Tamara Fyke
Choosing to be Kind
“Be Kind, for everyone is fighting a great battle.” - Unknown Nice. I don’t like that word. I never have. It feels so vanilla…quite inauthentic. When I was a young girl and my mother tol...
Tamara Fyke
Cultivating Healthy Connections with Students
Over the past 25 years of working with administrators and teachers around SEL, the pushback has been “I don’t have time for that” or “I don’t know what to do” or “I’m not a school counselor.”...
Tamara Fyke
Ch, Ch, Changes: Turn and Face the Change
When I was a little girl, I remember the anticipation and frustration around Daylight Savings Time. It marked the end of the school year nearing, but it also meant that my brother and I were goin...
Tamara Fyke
Advice for Holiday Anxiety
Walk through any store, and you find holiday displays, promoting the purchase of giant inflatables or the latest Tik-Tok trend. The vibrant red and green decorations along with the jingle bel...
Tamara Fyke
Featured Papers
The Learning Counsel presents journals, papers and briefs on critical topics in Digital Education.
Most will require registration in order to access them, but they are all free.
Three Near-Term Innovation Areas for K12
An Essential Audio Ingredient in Today’s Accessible Learning Environments
The Gaps Remaining for District Digital Transition
5 Steps to Fixing the Hidden Traffic of Records Management Overwhelming Schools
From Chaos to Learning Recovery: Going from Manual-Digital All the Way to Efficiency
Hybrid Logistics Security
