Main Student-Centerd Learning: From the Core 25 Oct 202525 Oct 2025 Student-centered learning. That has such a nice ring to it. It sounds so good that if you mention it in educational circles, people will nod and smile. But while it…
Main Joy in Journey:Why Educators Must Lead with Heart in Challenging Times 29 Jun 2025 It’s Not Business as Usual in Education It’s a difficult time to be an educator. The entire world seems to be dealing with emotional issues, and as society works through…
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 Habit #5: Transform Your Classroom by Doing the Opposite 7 Jun 2025 “There are some things one can only achieve by a deliberate leap in the opposite direction.” — Franz Kafka The Magnetic Pull of Traditional Schooling The other day, I arrived…
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 