Craft & Draft
by Jacob Chastain & Pam Ochoa
Latest episode
Greatest Hits: That Summer PD Vibe!
Greatest Hits: That Summer PD Vibe!
About this podcast
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.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 234 episodes
- Greatest Hits: That Summer PD Vibe!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…
- #229 Cheating and A.I. — What Are We To Do?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…
- #228 Allow Students to Discover ReadingWelcome 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…
- #227 Teaching Frustrations: What to Do…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…
- Greatest Hits: Culture of the Writing WorkshopHey everyone! Sorry for the delay in an episode. Pam’s new schedule and Jacob’s have conflicted more than normal! We will be back to the regular schedule soon! In the meantime…
- #226 Skill vs Comprehension Reading InstructionWelcome 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…
- #225 Pam’s New Adventure!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…
- #224 Keeping the Joy of Writing InstructionWelcome 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…
- #223 Objectives: Posted or Not Posted?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…
- Greatest Hits: Paper is Still KingThis episode was previously published Sep. 18th, 2020 — right as we were getting back into our classrooms from the Covid shutdowns. We cover A LOT in this episode, and it holds…
- #222 Standard Based Learning with a Twist of AssessmentWelcome 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…
- #221 STAAR Writing SupportWelcome 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…
- #220 State of Schools in 2025Welcome 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 Christmas Break · 2 minHey everyone! We just wanted to make this quick post. All will be well. Just lots of changes coming and Jacob needs some time, and Pam is on vacation for a few weeks. Stay tuned!…
- #219 Leading Your DepartmentWelcome 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…
- #218 Staying Strong During the Fall SeasonWelcome 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…
- #217 Spicing Up Direct InstructionWelcome 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…
- #216 Balancing Direct Instruction with Facilitation (repost)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…
- #215 Building Relationships Through ContentWelcome 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…
- #214 Receiving Feedback and Advocating for WorkshopWelcome 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…
