Erica Battle

Erica Battle is an education consultant, speaker, and author focused on social-emotional learning and teacher-student relationships. According to publisher and professional profile information, she is the founder of Life Changes in Progress Educational Consulting and has served in roles including classroom teacher, instructional specialist, teacher mentor, and director of response to intervention, with experience supporting educators and schools across the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Battle is the author of Who Are You? A Guide to Help Adolescents Navigate Through the Social and Emotional Issues of Life and The Trusted Teacher: A Reflective Guide for Impactful Relationships With Secondary Students. Her work on The Trusted Teacher centers on her IMPACT framework, which emphasizes intentional, meaningful, practical, authentic, consistent, and teamwork-based practices for building stronger relationships with secondary students.