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Light Blue Learning
A Polyvagal-Informed Classroom Wellness Platform for K-12
Where Teacher Wellness Meets Student Success
Light Blue Learning empowers K–12 teachers by helping them incorporate the language of the nervous system into their approach to classroom management to transform their classrooms into ones that safeguard well-being and foster healthy student behavior making a lasting difference in their students’ lives.
We know managing a classroom is tough. We exist to make it easier for you!
Endorsed by Polyvagal Institute
“I love the array of information given through Light Blue Learning. It is a database that a teacher can use to find a solution to most problems. I can't imagine a teacher not wanting a tool like this.”
“Light Blue Learning is an outstanding resource for educators who strive to create a learning environment where students feel connected to themselves and the world around them.”
Classroom Wellness
Self-Care
Self-care includes sleep, diet and exercise, spirituality/sense of self in the world, fun with family and friends and hobbies.
Self-care also includes learning how to shift back to the calm, safe state after becoming overwhelmed and exhausted.
Classroom Management
Classroom management includes building safe student-teacher relationships, using healing-based strategies, and thinking about behavior incidents differently.
Adult Emotional Regulation
Adult emotional regulation includes identifying your brain state, regulating your emotions, identifying your triggers, finding glimmers and understanding the conflict cycle.
Support Systems
Support Systems includes support from administration, co-workers, affinity groups, family/friends/significant others, and parents/community.
This is our reflection tool for helping you understand your go-to strategies and discovering new strategies to try!
This is great for tracking your growth!
What does it mean to be Polyvagal-Informed?
“Connection is a biological imperative,” says Dr. Porges.This statement emphasizes that human survival and well-being are fundamentally dependent on social connection, as our nervous systems are literally wired for relationships and co-regulation with others. Relationships—and the safety cues they carry—shape our body states, which in turn influences teaching, learning, and behavior.
We have chosen to base Light Blue Learning on Polyvagal-informed ideas: to help educators build relationships, respond effectively to dysregulation, and care for their own well-being while teaching. We have devoted an entire section under our Classroom Wellness Journey that explains these concepts in further detail.