#189 What is an Assignment?

#189 What is an Assignment?

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.  ‘What is an assignment?’ seems like a simple question, until it is discussed.  In this episode Jacob and Pam dive into the ‘What is an […]

#176 GT and STAAR Writing HELP

#176 GT and STAAR Writing HELP

THIS EPISODE WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED FOR THE SHOW’S PATREON SUPPORTERS. If you enjoy this, please consider supporting the show here and get many more episodes and training videos NOT released on free feeds. Welcome everyone to the Craft & Draft podcast! We are so excited to bring you what we love, talking with you about […]

#170 A Journal System that WORKS (Tutorial)

#170 A Journal System that WORKS (Tutorial)

Several of the Craft and Draft listeners have requested more information regarding how to set-up the Craft and Draft Notebook System They begin with the first page of the Craft Book. Jacob shares how he has his students organize their Craft Book from the table of contents to the individual mini-lessons, and includes how students […]

#169 Capturing Where We’ve Been LIVE (pt.2)

#169 Capturing Where We’ve Been LIVE (pt.2)

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. As school moves into the holiday season, many teachers are wondering what they need to do to maintain growth and move the students forward.  In […]

#168 Capturing Where We’ve Been LIVE (pt.1)

#168 Capturing Where We’ve Been LIVE (pt.1)

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. As school moves into the holiday season, many teachers are wondering what they need to do to maintain growth and move the students forward.  In […]

#167 Nuances, Complexities, Science of Reading, and More

#167 Nuances, Complexities, Science of Reading, and More

Support the show on Patreon to get access to bonus episodes, training videos, and so much more. Click here to join our community.  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. This episode […]

#164 Checkpoints for Progress (pt.2)

#164 Checkpoints for Progress (pt.2)

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 […]

#163 Checkpoints for Progress (pt.1)

#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 […]

#125 What Data Matters?

#125 What Data Matters?

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.  Pam has a problem trying to sort out the data that most matters to her Reading and Writing Workshop.  Jacob, who reviews data from a […]

#119 The STAAR Short Constructed Response Strategies

#119 The STAAR Short Constructed Response Strategies

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, Pam shares how she is addressing the new short constructed responses on the STAAR test, required from the redesigned. She discusses the […]