#55 Finding and Cultivating Student Voice

#55 Finding and Cultivating Student Voice

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. Neophyte writers struggle to develop their voice or style. Jacob and Pam discuss how they  help students find their writing voices. But before they […]

#54 Expanding Workshop BEYOND the Classroom

#54 Expanding Workshop BEYOND the Classroom

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. This week Jacob and Pam respond to a question from a listener regarding how do teachers need to bring their parents into the workshop […]

#53 Resistors

#53 Resistors

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. After 8 days in the new school year, Pam and Jacob are experiencing what they experience most years—resistor students. These students often avoid reading […]

#52 Our First 3 Days

#52 Our First 3 Days

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. The first week of the 2021-2022 school year is behind us! Jacob and Pam reflect on their first week of school. Now they teach […]

#51 Discussing the Art and Science of Teaching

#51 Discussing the Art and Science of Teaching

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. Coming off of two episodes about Craft & Draft nuts and bolts, we wanted to take a more philosophical approach this week. As our […]

#50 C&D Tutorial Questions Answered

#50 C&D Tutorial Questions Answered

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. We have been thrilled this week with all of the feedback we received about our tutorial on the Craft & Draft journals! So many […]

#49 How to do Craft & Draft – Tutorial

#49 How to do Craft & Draft – Tutorial

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. Several of the Craft and Draft listeners have requested more information regarding how to set-up the Craft and Draft Notebook System In this episode […]

#48 Are There Non-Negotiables of Reading and Writing Workshop?

#48 Are There Non-Negotiables of Reading and Writing Workshop?

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. Structure provides the foundation which enables students to participate rigorously as well as enjoy learning. Designing lessons for such engagement requires the teacher to […]

#47 Is Freedom LESS Rigorous?

#47 Is Freedom LESS Rigorous?

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. How does freedom to learn in the classroom impact rigor? Jacob and Pam think about this question and begin their discussion by defining rigor. […]

#46 Waiting for Change

#46 Waiting for Change

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. Summer is a time to wait and see what will change. Teachers leave for new adventures, new teachers need to be hired, but leadership […]