Atomic Teaching Habits… The Atomic Teaching Habits 10-Pack: Small Shifts. Big Impact. 1 Jul 20251 Jul 2025 We’ve completed 10 Atomic Habits, small, powerful shifts that stack into a big impact. None of them are revolutionary. But they’re the kind of things that are forgotten if we’re…
Atomic Teaching Habits… Atomic Teaching Habit #10: Be Authentic in Your Classroom 24 Jun 2025 “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”— Ralph Waldo Emerson That First Classroom Feeling When I was hired…
Atomic Teaching Habits… Atomic Teaching Habit #9: Reflect Often — The 5-Minute Practice That Transforms Your Teaching 15 Jun 202514 Jun 2025 “We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience.”— John Dewey My son, Mac, just turned 10 the other day. I can’t believe I’m even typing that…
Atomic Teaching Habits… Atomic Teaching Habit #8: Transform Your Classroom with Goal Setting 14 Jun 202514 Jun 2025 “Begin with the end in mind.” – Stephen Covey Road Trips and Teaching Have One Thing in Common: A Destination I'm planning a summer family road trip that will begin…
Atomic Teaching Habits… Atomic Habit #6: Let Go and Let Students Create 8 Jun 2025 “You can’t discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – André Gide I have three children, and we like to go out to…
Atomic Teaching Habits… Atomic Teaching Habit #4: Be Real – Make Classroom Learning Authentic 31 May 2025 The Problem with Fake Learning Schools are artificial environments, constructed with the intention of preparing students for the real world. But let’s be honest: we’ve overcorrected. Too much of what…
Atomic Teaching Habits… Atomic Teaching Habit #2: Have Fun 26 May 202526 May 2025 I'm going to share something here that is real. I have a recurring nightmare. It pops up every so often, and every time that it does, I wake up so…
Atomic Teaching Habits… Atomic Teaching Habit #1: Just Smile 25 May 2025 I'm sure you've heard a version of the advice given to teachers, "Don't smile unit Christmas." I think a lot of the teachers I encountered in my life followed this…
Miles O'Shea 