#100 Your First Day of Workshop (and BEYOND!)

#100 Your First Day of Workshop (and BEYOND!)

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 had an amazing opportunity to offer a live virtual professional development workshop.  They were able to interact with listeners and patrons.  The […]

#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 […]

#98 Keeping Authentic Learning the Priority

#98 Keeping Authentic Learning the Priority

Before we begin, make sure to check out our upcoming training all about setting up your first week of workshop for success! Follow this link for more information: Training! 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, […]

#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 […]

#96 Breaking Down State Scores and More

#96 Breaking Down State Scores and More

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.  Teaching Reading and Writing is a daunting task. Teachers need not just teach students to read or write, but they need to ensure that each […]

#95 Tech, Cross-curricular, and Workshop Questions Answered!

#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 […]

#94 Thinking Twice Before Using Outside Resources

#94 Thinking Twice Before Using Outside Resources

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.  During this episode, Jacob and Pam answer the question: How do teachers decide to pull in outside resources into their reading and writing workshops?  Jacob […]

#93 Advocating for Kids and Yourself

#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 […]

#92 Learning from Success

#92 Learning from 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.  Jacob explains how an era is over and how his last day of school went saying goodbye to his students that helped him write his […]

#91 The Writing on the Wall and Looping

#91 The Writing on the Wall and Looping

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 a listener’s questions: How do you go about choosing what writing goes on the wall?   Jacob is outstanding […]