The CRAFT

The podcast & research collections

Once Upon a Study

One question. Answered through research. Plot twists: included.Every collection starts with one podcast episode, then gives school leaders the whole story behind it, so you can act on evidence instead of headlines.

In circulation & on order

The first season

  1. Dec 2026

    Collection: AI Guidance

    What should our district's AI guidance actually say?

    Preview the collection →

    Up next
  2. Jan 2027

    Collection: Engagement

    What really moves student engagement?

    Coming soon

    Methods + Science of Learning
  3. Feb 2027

    Collection: Before You Cut It

    Which programs does the evidence say to protect when budgets tighten?

    Coming soon

    Assessment & Evidence + Leadership
  4. Mar 2027

    Collection: Reading

    What does the research say works for reading?

    Coming soon

    Science of Learning

The collection arc

Set in four acts

Act 1

The Episode

The Once Upon a Study episode opens the collection with the leader question.

Act 2

The Chapters

Each study's plot, told through Chapter Cards.

Act 3

The Twist

Where the evidence pushes back.

Act 4

The Full Story

Everything together, with the theme: The End or To Be Continued.

How every study is read

The story elements

Every study is broken down using story elements every K-12 educator already teaches.

Setting
Where, and with whom. Answers “Does this apply to my school?”
Characters
The teachers, students and researchers inside the study.
Plot
What they tried and what happened.
Conflict
Where the evidence pushes back. We call it The Twist.
Perspective
Whose point of view the study captures, and whose it leaves out.
Style
The study design, and its evidence strength in plain words.
Theme
What all the studies add up to: The End or To Be Continued.

Evidence Label

To Be Continued

Body of research
3 to 5+ studies
Study designs
Experiment, case study, survey
Use with caution
Every collection says plainly how strong the evidence is. “To Be Continued” means emerging or mixed; we revise the collection as new studies appear.

The End

The studies agree and are strong enough to act on.

To Be Continued

Evidence is emerging or mixed.

The story is free. The tools to act are for members.

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