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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Welcome everyone to the Craft & Draft podcast! We are so excited to bring to you what we love, talking with you about workshop, literacy, writing, reading, and real world teaching. Everyone is headed for the homestretch! With all the demands left for this year and the expectations for next year, it is easy to […]
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 a high stakes season, Pam is wondering what would be best: base her lessons on skills, genres, or themes. Curriculum will follow one of […]
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. Teachers have been told if they are not doing stations or centers then they are not using a workshop. In this episode, Jacob and Pam […]
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. The word context is derived from the Latin word contexere meaning to weave. In a workshop environment the teacher is weaving situations that offer tools […]
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. Technology makes cheating in the classroom easier than ever before! In this episode, Jacob and Pam talk about cheating and what they do about it. […]
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 have noticed that moving into the spring semesters, teachers become overwhelmed with all the demands of teaching. In this episode, Jacob and […]
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. A few episodes ago, Jacob and Pam discussed how to be ready for administrative walkthroughs or observations. In this episode, they talk about Instructional Rounds! […]