Our Mission
We believe education contributes to the well-being of a person. This in turn benefits society.
Our mission is to help educators respond to student behavior with clarity, confidence, and care without burning themselves out or lowering expectations. Because when teachers can keep teaching, students get more time for learning. Student behavior shows up differently across teachers, students, and moments and our tools are designed to meet that complexity by helping educators recognize the conditions shaping behavior in the moment.
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Our goal isn’t perfection or constant calm. It’s better decisions that support educators and students, creating more time for learning.
Meet The Team
Founder and CEO
Therese Jilek
Therese is an educator-turned-entrepreneur with 30+ years as a teacher, coach, principal, and director of technology. Her first-hand experiences in these roles gave her clear insight into the real challenges educators face on a daily basis and how to support them. She founded Light Blue Learning to bring nervous-system literacy into everyday classroom practice supporting teacher well-being, nurturing student regulation, and making classroom management more humane and effective. She has completed The Polyvagal Certificate Course: Safety, Connection, and the Human Experience.
Master Educator
Andrea Davenport
Andrea is an experienced educator and instructional coach whose career spans teaching from early childhood through middle school. She has worked with students from pre-K (4-year-old kindergarten) up through 8th grade, gaining broad insight into early- and middle-school pedagogy and child development. In addition to classroom teaching, Andrea has supported learning environments by managing student and teacher devices, reflecting a strong technical and operational aptitude alongside her instructional skills. As a coach and mentor for fellow teachers, she brings a collaborative mindset and a commitment to continuous professional development. Andrea’s track record demonstrates versatility, dedication to student growth, and a capacity to adapt teaching and technology to foster effective learning environments.