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Empowered Educator® provides research-based, transformational support that prioritizes the social/emotional health of our educators to achieve systemic, long-term success for the entire school community.
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How can we expect our students to grasp social/emotional learning if we’re not able to lead by example? Empowered Educator shifts the focus from students to teachers and ventures way beyond
surface-level self-care to address the power of holistic social/emotional health.
In order to teach social/emotional learning, educators need to understand and model it themselves.
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Jen inspires educators to connect to their “why” through a range of engaging topics, thought-starters and practical advice. Jen brings her energy, humor, and 15 years of classroom expertise to her interactive professional development opportunities — each tailored to your school’s specific needs.
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Jen's keynote presentations inspire educators to connect to their "why" through a range of engaging topics, thought-starters, and practical advice. Jen brings her energy, humor, and 15 years of classroom expertise to her interactive speaking experiences - each tailored to your school's specific needs.
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Empowered Educator® is a social/emotional workshop series designed for schoolwide application. This research-based, fully comprehensive program leverages mindset, emotional intelligence, and cognitive neuroscience to transform the social/emotional well-being of the adults in your school.
As a school leader, the continuous pressure makes it difficult to show up for your school community the way you'd like to. This Collective was created to provide you with the support, tools, and strategies you need when you need them, so you can demonstrate professional excellence and personal well-being on your own terms.
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After 15 years in the classroom, Jen founded Empowered Educator® in 2020 as a response to teacher burnout during the pandemic. She is known for bringing her energy, humor and expertise in her presentations while inspiring educators to stay connected to their “why.” Jen is a certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioner and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology.
Since its inception, Empowered Educator® has reached thousands of teachers and school leaders all over the world. Jen has been featured in Authority Magazine, Medium, Thrive Global and Voyage MIA. She is the author of the Amazon bestseller, A Place in the Staff: Finding Your Way as a Music Teacher, and was on the TEDx stage with her talk, Generational Change Begins with Empowered Teachers. Jen's podcast, Take Notes, is in the top 3% of global podcasts.
Jen’s insatiable curiosity continues to make Empowered Educator programming relevant and reflective of the most up-to-date research in mindset, leadership and cognitive neuroscience. Her willingness to foster important conversations creates safe spaces for educators to talk about their concerns and actively solve problems. She is deeply committed to helping educators regain agency in how they show up for themselves and their school communities every day. Check out her news interview with NYC's Pix11.
Jen fundamentally believes that when teachers learn how to show up for themselves, it transforms how they show up for their students.
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Beginner Guided Meditations
Beat the Burnout edWebinar
Your days are stressful, and you can't seem to turn off your mind-even in the middle of the night! You might have tried meditation before, but can't seem to get the hang of it (or think you're not so good at it!). These beginner meditations were created with that in mind. This will help you manage stress, increase patience, and feel confident starting a meditation practice.
As educators, you're in the business of making generational change. You have the most important job in the world, yet when you come from a place of stress, frustration, and exhaustion, you're unable to show up for your students as your best self. Here you'll understand the function of stress and how to navigate through it in ways that are healthy, safe, and productive for both you and your students.
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