#116 Keeping Kids Engaged at This Time of Year

#116 Keeping Kids Engaged at This Time of 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, Jacob answers whether high school has reset his barometer on what books are great for kids, and then Pam guides the discussion into what […]

#115 It’s Not How You Start, It’s How You Finish

#115 It’s Not How You Start, It’s How You Finish

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 diving into a discussion around rough making it through the ups and downs of a year of teaching… They talk […]

#114 Fostering Creativity in Workshop Teaching

#114 Fostering Creativity in Workshop Teaching

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 […]

#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 […]

#106 Grammar Matters

#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

#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!

#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?

#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

#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

#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 […]