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 creativity and how to utilize it in the workshop. Pam shares how creativity can be taught while Jacob […]
Category Archives: Philosophy & Big Ideas
#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 […]
#106 Grammar 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. In this episode, Pam and Jacob answer a question about how to grade authentic writing with the standard as the core focus. They then dive […]
#104 Continuing the Workshop Journey
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. Another year has begun! Jacob and Pam spend a bit of time sharing how the new year is going. Jacob shares how his new journey […]
#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 […]
#101 Jacob is an Assistant Principal, What Now?
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. One thing is always true about education–each new year brings changes! This year Jacob and Pam are facing changes, also. In this episode, Jacob has […]
#99 Why The Workshop Process Works
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. No matter how many times Jacob and Pam work with students and adults using the process for writing, they are continuously amazed at how it […]
#97 Doors Open to Kids who Independently Read
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 discuss reading growth, sustained reading opportunities and how literacy impacts our students. Pam shares how she implements multiple reading opportunities during the […]
#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 […]
#93 Advocating for Kids and Yourself
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 joining to talk about—what they say is often overlooked in conversations around education—advocating for kids and yourself. Sometimes, you have […]