Join top educator host and creator of the Teach Me, Teacher podcast, Jacob Chastain, and his colleague and Abydos trainer, Pam Ochoa, as they share their expertise on the workshop model within the secondary classroom. Using their versatile Craft & Draft approach to reading-writing workshop as their foundation for creating a powerful secondary workshop, each episode will include deep discussions on the nuances of workshop teaching, fostering authentic readers and writers, and creating an equitable standards-based classroom.
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Jacob Chastain is the host and creator of the Teach Me, Teacher podcast, a former literacy coach, author, speaker, trainer, curriculum writer, and is currently teaching seventh grade English in Ft. Worth Texas.
Jacob believes that educators should be pushing to change what it means to engage students in the classroom, and that teachers are currently in the golden age of education. With the advent of social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, educators all over the world can connect and share ideas to improve their craft.
His award winning Teach Me, Teacher podcast reaches tens of thousands of educators every month across the world, is a top rated podcast on Apple Podcasts, and has featured some of the premier minds and personalities in education on the show.
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Pam Ochoa comes from a family of educators and loved listening to her parents, aunts and uncles discuss school during 
family gatherings. During her 34 years in education, she has taught English Language Arts in grades six through eleventh, Sixth grade Gifted Reading, World Geography, United States History, Texas History, and one year of seventh grade Science. She feels more at home in English. She received her masters in Gifted Education and served as a Gifted and Talented Specialist.
She believes in continuing education, and when teachers are taught how to hone their craft using student focused principles, it transforms classrooms, schools and inspires their students.
Pam is an Abydos Learning International Diamond level trainer and has trained teachers in the teaching of writing and reading for 26 years. She provides professional development for those who want to become more student centered in their instructional approach. She was an Instructional Coach where she worked with Jacob Chastain and collaborated on the Craft and Draft Notebook system. She now teaches seventh graders in Ft. Worth.