#152 New School Year… New Us?

#152 New School Year… New 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.  August is here and the new school year is around the corner!  In this episode, Jacob and Pam discuss how the new year brings new […]

#150 Working with Difficult Colleagues (pt.2)

#150 Working with Difficult Colleagues (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. In this two part episode, Jacob and Pam answer a question about the day in the life of a workshop teacher’s classroom during part one.  […]

#146 We Rate ChatGPT Lessons for English Language Arts

#146 We Rate ChatGPT Lessons for English Language Arts

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 look at GPTChat and try out some lesson ideas. Jacob queries Pam on how she used it […]

#145 Artificial Intelligence is Here to Stay

#145 Artificial Intelligence is Here to Stay

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.  Join Jacob and Pam on an eye-opening journey as they delve into the fascinating and thought-provoking topic: ‘Should teachers fear technology in classrooms?’ In this […]

#144 The Art of Presentation

#144 The Art of Presentation

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, Jacob gave several presentations at a workshop for a nearby district.  He enjoyed his day, so he is ending it with some reflection. In […]

#143 On Endings… and Beginnings

#143 On Endings… and Beginnings

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 is an assistant principal, which means he will be at work next week closing out the year. He will be reflecting […]

#142 PD Books, Our Book, and Reading Conferences Q&A

#142 PD Books, Our Book, and Reading Conferences Q&A

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 answer questions from our listeners: Back in 2020 you guys did a podcast on Top PD books to buy.  […]

#141 Helping Students Build Confidence

#141 Helping Students Build Confidence

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 how to help students build their confidence.  Students who struggle throughout school often shut down.  When this happens, […]

#140 When We Face Difficult Times

#140 When We Face Difficult Times

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.  Everyone has or will face times when life is just difficult.  When those difficult times show their ugly heads, we still need to teach.  The […]

#139 The Interview: What Makes It Great!

#139 The Interview: What Makes It Great!

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 asks Jacob a question: “Jacob how do you know as an assistant principal when the teacher you are interviewing is the person for the […]