#208 Standards: Academic or Kid Friendly

#208 Standards: Academic or Kid Friendly

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 whether or not teachers should use the academic language of the standards with their students.   Pam shares how […]

#201 The Knowledge Gap Has Gaps

#201 The Knowledge Gap Has Gaps

Welcome to Craft & Draft, where we explore the art of teaching and the science of learning. In today’s episode, hosts Pam Ochoa and Jacob Chastain continue their summer book study of “The Knowledge Gap” by Natalie Wexler. Jacob and Pam as they share their final thoughts about the book, The Knowledge Gap.  They each […]

#200 The Knowledge Gap Book Study Finale and Our Thoughts

#200 The Knowledge Gap Book Study Finale and Our Thoughts

Welcome to Craft & Draft, where we explore the art of teaching and the science of learning. In today’s episode, hosts Pam Ochoa and Jacob Chastain continue their summer book study of “The Knowledge Gap” by Natalie Wexler. Join them as they explore chapters eleven, twelve and the epilogue in section three, “How We Can […]

#199 Chapters 9-10 of The Knowledge Gap (Book Study)

#199 Chapters 9-10 of The Knowledge Gap (Book Study)

Welcome to Craft & Draft, where we explore the art of teaching and the science of learning. In today’s episode, hosts Pam Ochoa and Jacob Chastain continue their summer book study of “The Knowledge Gap” by Natalie Wexler. Join us as they explore chapters nine and ten in section three, “How We Can Change: Creating […]

#198 Chapters 7-8 of The Knowledge Gap (Book Study)

#198 Chapters 7-8 of The Knowledge Gap (Book Study)

Welcome to Craft & Draft, where we explore the art of teaching and the science of learning. In today’s episode, hosts Pam Ochoa and Jacob Chastain continue their summer book study of “The Knowledge Gap” by Natalie Wexler. Join us as they explore chapters seven and eight in section two, “How We Got Here: The […]

#197 Chapters 4-6 of The Knowledge Gap (Book Study)

#197 Chapters 4-6 of The Knowledge Gap (Book Study)

Welcome to Craft & Draft, where we explore the art of teaching and the science of learning. In today’s episode, hosts Pam Ochoa and Jacob Chastain continue their summer book study of “The Knowledge Gap” by Natalie Wexler. Join us as they explore the second three chapters of section one, The history of the Reading […]

#196 Chapters 1-3 of The Knowledge Gap (Book Study)

#196 Chapters 1-3 of The Knowledge Gap (Book Study)

Welcome to Craft & Draft, where we explore the art of teaching and the science of learning. In today’s episode, hosts Pam Ochoa and Jacob Chastain kick off their summer book study diving into “The Knowledge Gap” by Natalie Wexler. Join us as we dissect the first three chapters, delving into how reading is often […]

#195 The Knowledge Gap Book Study (Join Us!)

#195 The Knowledge Gap Book Study (Join 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.  This summer on the podcast, Jacob and Pam will discuss the book, “The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System–And How to […]

#194 Is the Knowledge Gap Real? (Book Study Intro)

#194 Is the Knowledge Gap Real? (Book Study Intro)

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 talk about their idea of what “The Learning Gap” is and whether or not it is real.  Jacob looks […]