#112 How Grade-centric is Your Class?

#112 How Grade-centric is Your Class?

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 and Jacob explore the world of grading. They discuss practical advice, real world examples, and how grades work into workshop (plus […]

#102 We Answer ALL the Questions: A Listener Joins Us!

#102 We Answer ALL the Questions: A Listener Joins 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.  Courtney, a teacher, listener and patron of Craft & Draft, wondered if it would be possible to come onto the show and ask Jacob and […]

#95 Tech, Cross-curricular, and Workshop Questions Answered!

#95 Tech, Cross-curricular, and Workshop Questions Answered!

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.  Jacob and Pam love answering questions from their patrons!  In this episode, they answer two separate questions:  How do you implement technology into the writing […]

#84 How to Build Background Knowledge

#84 How to Build Background Knowledge

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 order for students to infer and understand deeply what they are reading, they need background knowledge, such as vocabulary, literature, current events and experiences. […]

#80 When the Product Hijacks the Lesson

#80 When the Product Hijacks the Lesson

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 discuss what happens when the product outweighs the content. Much too often teachers assign projects or products that hijack […]

#75 Why Are Educators Quitting?

#75 Why Are Educators Quitting?

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. While we love teaching, it seems like many do not—at least currently. Teachers, leaders, and administrators are leaving education in droves. Many are opting for […]

#70 How is Craft & Draft Going for Us This Year?

#70 How is Craft & Draft Going for Us This Year?

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 Pam and Jacob are reflecting on their time with the Craft & Draft journals in their classrooms. What went well and what went wrong […]

#67 Tutorials, Remediation, and Other Trinkets

#67 Tutorials, Remediation, and Other Trinkets

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. Jacob and Pam are back in the classroom after enjoying a week of vacation.  They each share how their week has gone. The students find […]

#57 Establishing Purpose to Increase Learning

#57 Establishing Purpose to Increase Learning

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 and Jacob answer a listener question about setting norms for the workshop, as it connects to setting up Craft and Draft […]

#49 How to do Craft & Draft – Tutorial

#49 How to do Craft & Draft – Tutorial

Welcome everyone to the Craft & Draft podcast! We are so excited to bring to you what we love, talking with you about workshop, literacy, writing, reading, and real world teaching. Several of the Craft and Draft listeners have requested more information regarding how to set-up the Craft and Draft Notebook System In this episode […]