You can listen to this full episode right now by supporting us on Patreon. Welcome everyone to the Craft & Draft podcast! We are so excited to bring you what we love, talking with you about workshop, literacy, writing, reading, and real world teaching. How do you know your students are progressing before the final […]
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#163 Checkpoints for Progress (pt.1)
You can listen to this full episode right now by supporting us on Patreon. Welcome everyone to the Craft & Draft podcast! We are so excited to bring you what we love, talking with you about workshop, literacy, writing, reading, and real world teaching. How do you know your students are progressing before the final […]
#156 Teaching with LIMITED Resources
Welcome everyone to the Craft & Draft podcast! We are so excited to bring you what we love, talking with you about workshop, literacy, writing, reading, and real world teaching. In this episode, Jacob and Pam address how to keep teaching when resources are limited. They each identify possible reasons for the situation and then […]
#152 New School Year… New Us?
Welcome everyone to the Craft & Draft podcast! We are so excited to bring you what we love, talking with you about workshop, literacy, writing, reading, and real world teaching. August is here and the new school year is around the corner! In this episode, Jacob and Pam discuss how the new year brings new […]
#151 Workshop and Special Needs Students
Welcome everyone to the Craft & Draft podcast! We are so excited to bring you what we love, talking with you about workshop, literacy, writing, reading, and real world teaching. In this episode, Jacob and Pam explore how reading and writing workshop enable teachers to comply with the accommodations and modifications of their special needs […]
#144 The Art of Presentation
Welcome everyone to the Craft & Draft podcast! We are so excited to bring you what we love, talking with you about workshop, literacy, writing, reading, and real world teaching. Today, Jacob gave several presentations at a workshop for a nearby district. He enjoyed his day, so he is ending it with some reflection. In […]
#142 PD Books, Our Book, and Reading Conferences Q&A
Welcome everyone to the Craft & Draft podcast! We are so excited to bring you what we love, talking with you about workshop, literacy, writing, reading, and real world teaching. In this episode, Jacob and Pam answer questions from our listeners: Back in 2020 you guys did a podcast on Top PD books to buy. […]
#137 Lessons Through Skills, Genres, or Themes?
Welcome everyone to the Craft & Draft podcast! We are so excited to bring you what we love, talking with you about workshop, literacy, writing, reading, and real world teaching. During a high stakes season, Pam is wondering what would be best: base her lessons on skills, genres, or themes. Curriculum will follow one of […]
#134 Curb Cheating in the Classroom
Welcome everyone to the Craft & Draft podcast! We are so excited to bring you what we love, talking with you about workshop, literacy, writing, reading, and real world teaching. Technology makes cheating in the classroom easier than ever before! In this episode, Jacob and Pam talk about cheating and what they do about it. […]
#130 Choice: Why It’s a Must
Welcome everyone to the Craft & Draft podcast! We are so excited to bring you what we love, talking with you about workshop, literacy, writing, reading, and real world teaching. It seems ‘choice’ is under attack in our classrooms. Workshop teachers are finding themselves defending why they allow students freedom to choose their books to […]