#188 How Much Do We Know About American Teachers?

#188 How Much Do We Know About American Teachers?

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 take a quiz straight from Education Weekly.  The quiz asks questions from teacher salary, to teacher PD preferences.   The […]

#187 What is College Readiness?

#187 What is College Readiness?

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 just took some students to visit a few colleges and universities.  The visit propagated the question, “Are schools effectively readying their students for college?” […]

#186 It’s That Time of Year: To Stay or To Quit

#186 It’s That Time of Year:  To Stay or To Quit

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.  Every year in the education world, educators are trying to figure out if they should stay at their school or district or leave. Jacob and […]

#183 Does it Matter if Teachers Teach a Love for Reading?

#183 Does it Matter if Teachers Teach a Love for Reading?

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.  Reading workshop is designed to help students to create their reading loves and sponsor a love for reading; however, the other side (so to speak) […]

#180 We Talk About Stress

#180 We Talk About Stress

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 was previously published as a BONUS for Patreon. If you want more episodes like this, or if you just want to support the […]

#179 This is What Schools Need to be Successful

#179 This is What Schools Need to be Successful

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 dialogue about the most essential element for a school to have success. Jacob speaks on how educators must love […]

#177 Will Programs Replace Teachers?

#177 Will Programs Replace Teachers?

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 focus on how education may be changing.  Jacob asks Pam why it seems schools are leaning more on programs […]

#175 Set-up (literally) the Classroom for Success

#175 Set-up (literally) the Classroom for Success

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 dive into how to set-up a classroom.  Jacob explains how a teacher places the desks will make a difference […]

#174 From Memories to Empowered Writers

#174 From Memories to Empowered Writers

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 begin the new year with memories.  They talk about food, grandparents,as well as the differences between country life and city life.  The […]

#173 From Ancient Discoveries to Keeping Kids Learning

#173 From Ancient Discoveries to Keeping Kids 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, Jacob and Pam think about all that hinders learning in the classroom from no time to mandates and many other factors that […]