The Define YOUniversity Podcast with Lindsay Titus

Join me this week as we continue the Share Your Stories series with teacher, coach, presenter, author, and so much more, Elisabeth Bostwick! Join us in the jam-packed episode where we cover everything from what school was like growing up, to tips and tricks for returning in the fall, to how to start project based learning or passion projects in the classroom! We cover all things connection, innovation, and student led learning! After listening, make sure to connect with Elisbeth on all social media platforms too!

If you’re looking to continue connecting with additional educators in a way that will leave you feeling energized, efficient, and excited, join the Creative Connections membership today! This monthly membership program designed for you, the educator looking to connect with educators to gain relief from all the overwhelm and have an organized place to seek information, gain answers, and share insight with educators from across the United States! Membership is open for enrollment now! Click here for more information!

I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I loved recording it for you! If you would like to nominate an educator to be on the podcast during this series, head on over to my website www.defineyouniversity.com, click on the podcast link and send me a message! I’d love to hear from you!

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Ever wonder what it is that a behavior specialist does during the day?

Been considering a role change in your district and curious what a coach or specialist does?

Interested in learning more about the skill sets used by a behavior specialist?

Great questions! And all three are covered in today’s episode!

Today’s episode unpacks 5 actions that occur on most days during my work as a behavior specialist for a public school district! Follow along as I share insights and ways to use professional development, data, meetings, observations and communication to your advantage to increase empowerment with the staff you are working with!

The saying is true that no two days are the same, but one thing I know for certain every day is that I am living into my true purpose and passion and I am excited to share it with you in today’s episode!

How to finish out the current school year strong?

How to make the best of my summer?

What do I do about fall?

For a minute I thought maybe I was the only one having all these questions swirling around in my head lately! Until I heard from so many of the DEFINE YOU crew that you too are having these same thoughts! Isn’t it the best to know we aren’t alone!

In this week’s episode I’m sharing my answers to these three questions, by breaking them down into three parts! For each question I’m sharing ideas related to mindset, to the language I can choose to use, and action steps I can take for each!

I hope this episode provides you with a sense of relief from all the overwhelm that can be a part of our day, and will help you to reignite your confidence in entering into the continued unknown, and also reconnect you to your true purpose as an educator!

If you are feeling like the only one with these thoughts, know that I was there too! And I’m here to tell you, you are not alone! In fact, that was a major reason I created CREATIVE CONNECTIONS! A monthly membership program designed for you, the educator looking to connect with educators to gain relief from all the overwhelm and have an organized place to seek information, gain answers, and share insight with educators from across the United States! Membership is open for enrollment now! Click here for more information!

Ever wonder what step to take first when it comes to behavior change and connection with your students?⁣⁣

Me too!⁣⁣

But you don’t have to wonder anymore!

⁣⁣I’m sharing my four steps in today’s podcast episode! And they may not be what your expected!⁣⁣My four steps to foundational behavior change include, what I call:

External YOU

Environment

Internal YOU

Teaching the Student

Curious to what this all means? Listen along and you’ll not only find out what each step means in relation to what you do every day as an educator, but also action steps to take for each step!

The SHARE YOUR STORY series has begun at DEFINE YOUniversity! I am so excited to start bringing on guests to the podcast to share their story to inspire, encourage, and provide insight into so many educational topics!

The first guest to be on the DEFINE YOU podcast is none other than Shannon Fisher! Shannon is an integrated preschool teacher raising three boys under 4 at home, so if anyone knows children ages 3-5 years old, it’s Shannon! Come join us as Shannon shares her story, her mission as an educator, and her core values of including ALL children into our classrooms! Shannon has a heart of gold, and is a true educator at heart! I am so excited for you to hear her story!

Be sure to follow Shannon on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @playteachinspire and check out her blog at www.playteachinspire.com!

I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I loved recording it for you! If you would like to nominate an educator to be on the podcast during this series, head on over to my website www.defineyouniversity.com, click on the podcast link and send me a message! I’d love to hear from you!

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This week’s episode was inspired by a recent podcast I listened to that was all about the five thoughts that hold women back in their business. As I sat there listening along, I couldn’t help but make several connections between this business podcast and my role as an educator. And pretty quick after that, this podcast episode was born!

Millions of thoughts run through our minds every single day, and yet some are way more powerful than others. During today’s episode I am sharing my top 5 thoughts that I believe hold educators back. And of course, I’m sharing how we can change those thoughts the simple and easy way!

I’d love to hear which ones resonated with you the most and what you do to turn those thoughts around when they appear for you!

I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I loved recording it for you!

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This week’s episode is a book review of what might be my new BFF…not really, but it’s a close. When I say I couldn’t put this book down, I couldn’t put this book down! So what book am I talking about on today’s episode? Great question! The book is: The Coaching Habit: Sat Less, Ask More + Change the Way You Lead Forever. The author, Michael Bungay Stanier teaches seven questions that create an efficient dialogue between you and someone else, to truly create a larger impact and yet leave you without a ton of things added to your own to-do list!

I don’t know about you, but life as an educator can be tough! And if you’re an educator that is a people-pleaser, ohh don’t get me started! As a graduated people-pleaser, I love this book because not only does it provide tangible steps to take to coach others, it does so in a way that no only leaves you feeling productive and influential, but it allows the person you are coaching to be empowered and courageous! Isn’t that the best of both worlds?!

This episodes goes through the two parts of the book, and highlights the seven questions, that lead to an effective coaching session. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention the best part! The coaching happens in 10 minutes or less! Sign me up!

I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I loved recording it for you!

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Episode 15 is here and it might be my favorite Q + A so far! So many of the questions I’ve been receiving lately have been about how I am keeping my mindset positive during COVID-19 (spoiler alert…I’m living the emotional roller coaster too!) and so I wanted to share with you today my answers to the following questions:

How do I stay motivated to go beyond the “do it later” syndrome?

How do I handle the emotional roller coaster I’ve been on?

How can I help a student to engage in e-learning? What should I do first?

Join along as I provide my answers to these three questions, and some other tips + tricks along the way too!

In this episode, I mentioned my upcoming webinar all about habits + goals. You can find more information about this webinar at: https://define-youniversity.mykajabi.com/offers/nJKXxcU4

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One of my favorite things to do is to meet a friend for coffee and chat and catch up! Well, with all going on in the world today, that may not be possible. I can either choose to focus on what I can’t do, or I can focus on what I can. And one thing I can do, is have a virtual coffee chat with you! So that’s what today’s episode is all about!

In this week’s episode I’m sharing the 5 things I would share with you if we were meeting for coffee today!

We’re covering the emotional roller coaster I’ve been on, what movie I’ve watched so much that I can recite every line, how I shifted my mindset from home schooling to home learning. We’re even covering my thoughts on cooking and what my biggest take away is from all of this!

So go grab you’re coffee (or tea or water) and listen along as we go on a virtual coffee date!

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