Welcome to Craft & Draft, where we explore the art of teaching and the science of learning. In today’s episode, hosts Pam Ochoa and Jacob Chastain continue their summer book study of “The Knowledge Gap” by Natalie Wexler. Join us as they explore the second three chapters of section one, The history of the Reading […] The post #197 Chapters 4-6 of The Knowledge Gap (Book Study) appeared first on Craft & Draft.
Welcome to Craft & Draft, where we explore the art of teaching and the science of learning. In today’s episode, hosts Pam Ochoa and Jacob Chastain kick off their summer book study diving into “The Knowledge Gap” by Natalie Wexler. Join us as we dissect the first three chapters, delving into how reading is often […] The post #196 Chapters 1-3 of The Knowledge Gap (Book Study) appeared first on Craft & Draft.
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. This summer on the podcast, Jacob and Pam will discuss the book, “The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System–And How to […] The post #195 The Knowledge Gap Book Study (Join Us!) appeared first on Craft & Draft.
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 talk about their idea of what “The Learning Gap” is and whether or not it is real. Jacob looks […] The post #194 Is the Knowledge Gap Real? (Book Study Intro) appeared first on Craft & Draft.
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. It’s interview time! Interviews are often scarry, but they do not need to be. In this episode, Jacob and Pam discuss the interview process. Pam […] The post #193 How to Get an English Teaching Job appeared first on Craft & Draft.
lcome 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 school year is coming to a close! How can teachers close their year and keep the learning happening in the classroom? In this episode, […] The post #192 Closing the Year Strong appeared first on Craft & Draft.
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 many topics from how to figure out who you people are in a new campus to how to […] The post #191 How to Study Literature appeared first on Craft & Draft.
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. Do schools ruin poetry? Often…they do. But why? Poetry is an incredible art form. It can be powerful, insightful, and even humorous. So why does […] The post #190 Schools Ruin Poetry appeared first on Craft & Draft.
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. ‘What is an assignment?’ seems like a simple question, until it is discussed. In this episode Jacob and Pam dive into the ‘What is an […] The post #189 What is an Assignment? appeared first on Craft & Draft.
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 take a quiz straight from Education Weekly. The quiz asks questions from teacher salary, to teacher PD preferences. The […] The post #188 How Much Do We Know About American Teachers? appeared first on Craft & Draft.
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 just took some students to visit a few colleges and universities. The visit propagated the question, “Are schools effectively readying their students for college?” […] The post #187 What is College Readiness? appeared first on Craft & Draft.
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. Every year in the education world, educators are trying to figure out if they should stay at their school or district or leave. Jacob and […] The post #186 It’s That Time of Year: To Stay or To Quit appeared first on Craft & Draft.
In this bonus episode for our Craft and Draft patrons we answer Courtney’s question regarding the test taking season. Jacob shares how he begins broad in his workshop and then narrows his scope as his students approach the test. This approach allows him to create a workshop atmosphere full of exploration, discovery and creativity. Pam […] The post #185 Test-Prep Strategies! (Patreon Episode) appeared first on Craft & Draft.
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. It seems that the notion, ‘Students can’t read’ is always at the forefront of public conversations these days. So much so writing instruction seems to […] The post #184 Reading or Writing: What Matters Most? appeared first on Craft & Draft.
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. Reading workshop is designed to help students to create their reading loves and sponsor a love for reading; however, the other side (so to speak) […] The post #183 Does it Matter if Teachers Teach a Love for Reading? appeared first on Craft & Draft.
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. It has been a busy year and the time of essay writing is upon everyone. Educators in all situations are feeling the pressure to get […] The post #182 Essays and Possibilities appeared first on Craft & Draft.
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. This episode was previously published as a BONUS for Patreon. If you want more episodes like this, or if you just want to support the […] The post #181 Why Two Notebooks? appeared first on Craft & Draft.
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. This episode was previously published as a BONUS for Patreon. If you want more episodes like this, or if you just want to support the […] The post #180 We Talk About Stress appeared first on Craft & Draft.
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 dialogue about the most essential element for a school to have success. Jacob speaks on how educators must love […] The post #179 This is What Schools Need to be Successful appeared first on Craft & Draft.
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. This episode was previously unreleased on FREE feeds and was only available for our Patreon supporters. If you want more episodes like this and more […] The post #178 Filler Lessons for the Unexpected Day appeared first on Craft & Draft.