About the Teacher Care Network
A Note From Dr. Jen Johnson, Founder of TCN
Dear Educators,
In 2020, I founded the Teacher Care Network because I was concerned about the emotional health and safety of teachers. When I started this work, I had no idea we were a few months away from a public health crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic.
With a record-breaking teacher shortage, student learning loss, and increased mental health concerns among students and educators, education - as a system - is feeling the impacts of the post-pandemic world. In my online support community of over 1000 educators, and through consulting with schools across the U.S., one thing has become clear – educators are experiencing significant levels of burnout and telling them to do “self-care” isn’t cutting it.
I help districts and educators shift from surviving to thriving using evidence-based practices that are effective and sustainable.
I do that in two ways: 1) empowering individual educators by teaching them evidence-based strategies to change their personal experience at work, and 2) working with organizations to make strategic, data-driven plans to mitigate drivers of burnout.
If we are going to save education – a system which is the hallmark of our democracy and one that is worthy of saving – we have to prioritize educator well-being and implement evidence-based solutions in innovative ways.
Email my team today to set up a call where we discuss how I can help your organization strategically reduce burnout and retain teachers.
Jen Johnson, PhD
Who is Dr. Jen Johnson
Dr. Johnson is a former special educator and teacher burnout expert. Dr. Johnson worked in public schools as a Deaf Education teacher and an Instructional Specialist in Special Education before transitioning into higher education where she worked as a Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas and Student Teaching Supervisor at Texas Woman's University.
Dr. Johnson founded the Teacher Care Network in 2020 and has worked with school districts, individual schools, and programs to improve the emotional health, retention, and work satisfaction of staff through strategic planning & programming.
Dr. Johnson lives in North Texas with her husband and 4 year old son. She enjoys doing stitching embroidery, watching baking show, and being outdoors with her family. She implements the THRIV model in her own life and is a work in progress.