Whole Child Celebrating a Newfound Purpose in Education
Tara Linney
In 2020, we saw an elevated level of tension affecting many around the world. With all the stress-filled experiences that educators were facing on the daily BEFORE the pandemic, those stressors became amplified once the new limitations went into effect. From this new challenge, I saw an opportunity to create some calm in our overall education space, thus the creation of TL Specialists, LLC. The mission of TL Specialists, LLC is as follows: TL Specialists LLC is an equity-minded education organization established to provide personalized training for schools and districts around the world. In a time where the education system is facing one of its biggest pivots of the era, we are here to deliver personalized educational technology training to your school’s educators with a focus on SEL and equity to help prepare communities for this new shift to a hybrid world. We, as educators, know that it is hard to learn when we’re feeling anxious. Thus, I saw an opportunity in the field to create stress-free learning environments, wherein grace, patience, and calmness are a part of every training session. By modeling and integrating self-care and SEL practices into training sessions, learners are put at ease, and knowledge is acquired more easily. This is WINTER 2020 | VOLUME 66 | NUMBER 4 | PAGE 12
