Andrew Pudewa is the founder, principal speaker, and director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Presenting throughout North America, he addresses—with clarity, insight, practical experience, and welcome humor—issues relating to teaching, writing, thinking, spelling, and music. His seminars for parents, students, and teachers have helped transform many a reluctant writer and have equipped educators with powerful tools to dramatically improve students' skills.
Although he is a graduate of the Talent Education Institute in Japan (Suzuki Method) and holds a Certificate of Child Brain Development, his best endorsement is from a young Alaskan boy who called him "the funny man with the wonderful words." He and his beautiful, heroic wife Robin are parents of seven, grandparents of six, and educators of their two youngest children at home in Oklahoma’s Green Country.
- Why are boys having so much trouble in the modern classroom?
Teaching Boys & Other Children Who Would Rather Make Forts All Day [Audio Download]
Research shows that not only do boys and girls respond differently to similar environments, children in general like to do what they can do, and they hate to do what they think they cannot do. Citing multiple sources, Andrew Pudewa offers insight into specific ways you can create relevancy for children as you teach them academic as well as life skills. - Schooling is the world's largest business. Yet, the more money we throw at the problem, the worse kids seem to do. Why is this?
Testimony to Oklahoma House Education Committee Regarding Common Core [Article] - Why is writing so hard for most children?
Reaching the Reluctant Writer [Audio Download]
Many children do not like to write. Why? This workshop will answer that basic question and teach a specific and successful method of separating the complex process of writing into the smallest possible steps, making it possible for even the most reluctant writer to produce short but complete compositions.
