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Classroom Counsel LLC provides speaking, consulting, and professional learning designed to help educators lead with confidence, clarity, and calm authority. Founded by Ernie Lee, a former attorney, veteran educator, and 2016 Georgia Teacher of the Year, Classroom Counsel supports new teachers, second-career educators, schools, districts, and organizations committed to strengthening the teaching profession. Through practical strategies, relationship-centered guidance, and experience-based wisdom, Classroom Counsel helps educators move beyond survival mode and build classrooms where both teachers and students can thrive.

The mission of Classroom Counsel LLC is to help educators lead with confidence, clarity, and calm authority. Through speaking, consulting, and professional learning, Classroom Counsel equips teachers, schools, and organizations with practical strategies, relationship-centered guidance, and experience-based wisdom that strengthen classrooms and support the educators who lead them.

Classroom Counsel supports new teachers, second-career educators, teacher preparation programs, schools, districts, and organizations committed to strengthening the teaching profession. Whether working with an individual educator, leading professional learning for a faculty, or speaking to a statewide audience, Ernie Lee helps educators build the confidence, clarity, and calm authority needed to create strong classrooms from the start.

The name Classroom Counsel reflects Ernie’s belief that teachers need more than advice. They need wise counsel, practical judgment, and steady support as they navigate the complex human work of teaching. Drawing from his background in law, psychology, and education, Ernie helps teachers think clearly, act confidently, and lead classrooms with both structure and compassion.

At Classroom Counsel LLC, our approach is practical, personal, and grounded in real classroom experience. We believe strong teaching begins with clear expectations, steady relationships, professional confidence, and the calm authority to lead students well. Through speaking, consulting, and professional learning, we help educators move from uncertainty to clarity by offering strategies they can use immediately, encouragement that respects the difficulty of the work, and guidance rooted in wisdom, experience, and purpose.

Classroom Counsel is built on a few core beliefs:

• Teaching is deeply human work.
• Strong relationships and clear expectations belong together.
• New teachers need practical tools, not vague encouragement.
• Classroom management begins with identity, purpose, preparation, and presence.
• Educators should not have to merely survive their first years in the profession.

Our work helps teachers develop the habits, language, routines, and professional confidence that allow them to lead classrooms with calm authority.

Ernie Lee is an educator, speaker, writer, and founder of Classroom Counsel LLC. Named the 2016 Georgia Teacher of the Year, he helps teachers and school leaders build classrooms marked by confidence, clarity, trust, and purpose.

A former attorney with a background in psychology, Ernie brings a rare blend of legal insight, classroom experience, civic leadership, and practical wisdom to his work with educators. Based in Savannah, Georgia, he speaks and consults nationwide, helping teachers and school leaders build confidence, strengthen relationships, and create classrooms where students and educators can thrive.

Calm Authority: Building Classroom Confidence from Day One is Ernie Lee’s forthcoming book for new and second-career teachers who want to lead their classrooms with confidence, clarity, and purpose. Drawing on his experience as a teacher, attorney, speaker, and teacher leader, Ernie offers practical guidance on classroom management, student relationships, professional identity, and the steady presence teachers need to succeed. The book helps educators move beyond survival mode and develop the calm authority that allows strong teaching, meaningful relationships, and effective classrooms to take root.

Classroom Counsel LLC offers speaking, consulting, and professional learning for schools, districts, universities, conferences, and education organizations. Ernie Lee works with educators and leaders to provide practical, experience-based guidance on classroom management, teacher confidence, student relationships, civic education, professional identity, and the transition into teaching. Whether through keynote addresses, workshops, teacher induction support, or customized consulting, Classroom Counsel helps educators build the calm authority, clarity, and confidence needed to lead strong classrooms and sustain meaningful work in education.

Bring Ernie Lee and Classroom Counsel LLC to your school, district, university, conference, or organization for practical, encouraging, and experience-based support for educators. Ernie is available for keynote addresses, workshops, professional learning sessions, teacher induction programs, consulting, and customized presentations designed to help educators lead with confidence, clarity, and calm authority. To discuss availability, speaking topics, or ways Classroom Counsel can support your educators, contact Ernie to start the conversation.