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IEW Tools for the Journey: Webinars
As part of IEW’s continued commitment to providing parents and teachers with help for the journey of training students to be confident and competent communicators and thinkers, we are presenting a series of... read more
IEW Tools for the Journey: Schools Department
As part of IEW’s continued commitment to providing parents and teachers with help for the journey of training students to be confident and competent communicators and thinkers, we are presenting a series of... read more
Getting Started with Writing Across the Curriculum
On Day 3 of Twelve Days of Christmas Giving, IEW is giving you a three-week sample from Writing Across the Curriculum. Be sure you are registered for the event to receive the email... read more
Building a Strong Foundation with Units 1 and 2
IEW teaches students to write with structure and with style. Style includes vocabulary. Structure is the elements found in compositions. Throughout the year, students progress through nine structural units. Each year they begin with Units... read more
Using the Story Sequence Chart with Unit 3
IEW teaches students to write with structure and with style. Style includes vocabulary. Structure is the elements found in compositions. Throughout the year students progress through nine structural units. After three to four weeks... read more
Taking Notes with Unit 1
IEW teaches students to write with structure and with style. Style includes vocabulary. Structure is the elements found in compositions. Throughout the year, students progress through nine structural units. Every paper a student... read more
A Buffet of Options
"Which should I choose?" is a common question from parents and teachers exploring IEW's two main options for teaching the Structure and Style® methodology. While some create their own lessons, most prefer ready-made... read more
Structure and Style for Students: Schools Pathway
With its video-based instruction, Structure and Style® for Students (SSS) offers schools a powerful tool for teaching writing that supports both teachers and students, especially when they are implementing Structure and Style methodology... read more
Product Spotlight: Writing Across the Curriculum
IEW offers many excellent programs for language arts. Among them are products dedicated to written expression, speaking, literature, spelling, and handwriting. In this blog post we take a closer look at our Writing... read more
IEW Tools for the Journey: Webinars
As part of IEW’s continued commitment to providing parents and teachers with help for the journey of training students to be... read more
IEW Tools for the Journey: Schools Department
As part of IEW’s continued commitment to providing parents and teachers with help for the journey of training students to be... read more
Getting Started with Writing Across the Curriculum
On Day 3 of Twelve Days of Christmas Giving, IEW is giving you a three-week sample from Writing Across the Curriculum.... read more
Building a Strong Foundation with Units 1 and 2
IEW teaches students to write with structure and with style. Style includes vocabulary. Structure is the elements found in compositions. Throughout... read more
Using the Story Sequence Chart with Unit 3
IEW teaches students to write with structure and with style. Style includes vocabulary. Structure is the elements found in compositions. Throughout... read more
Taking Notes with Unit 1
IEW teaches students to write with structure and with style. Style includes vocabulary. Structure is the elements found in compositions. Throughout... read more
A Buffet of Options
"Which should I choose?" is a common question from parents and teachers exploring IEW's two main options for teaching the Structure... read more
Structure and Style for Students: Schools Pathway
With its video-based instruction, Structure and Style® for Students (SSS) offers schools a powerful tool for teaching writing that supports both... read more
Product Spotlight: Writing Across the Curriculum
IEW offers many excellent programs for language arts. Among them are products dedicated to written expression, speaking, literature, spelling, and handwriting.... read more
Listen to Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker as they discuss the Unit 6: Summarizing Multiple References teaching process. Remembering that this is a process, not a product, teachers need to model the research and writing steps with their students. The skills taught in Unit 6 may seem simple, but they form the foundation for research reports and essays.
Referenced Materials
- Teaching Writing: Structure and Style
- Structure and Style for Students
- Adventures in Writing
- Discoveries in Writing
- Wonders of Science Writing Lessons
- Episode 293: Process versus Product
- Transcript of Podcast Episode 408
If you have questions for Andrew, send them to podcast@IEW.com
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).
If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or info@IEW.com
In this engaging episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss the idea of writing across the curriculum with Dr. Kathleen O’Toole, Associate Vice President for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College. They discuss the exciting partnership IEW has formed with the Hillsdale K-12 program that provides guidance and partnership for classical schools as well as teacher training events. They also share the benefits for students and teachers when writing can be integrated with the overall curriculum.
Referenced Materials
- Dr. James B. Webster
- Teaching Writing: Structure and Style®
- Theme-Based Writing Lessons
- Hillsdale College
- Hillsdale K-12 Education
- Adventures in Writing
- Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence
- K-12 at Home
- Transcript of Podcast Episode 481
If you have questions for Andrew, send them to podcast@IEW.com
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).
If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or info@IEW.com
In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss seven tools IEW provides to help teachers and teaching parents prepare for an excellent school year. Learn about the new support webinars and the history behind the Magnum Opus Magazine. Be equipped and encouraged to start the new school year!
Referenced Materials
- Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
- Webinar Archive
- Adventures in Writing
- Adventures in Writing Support Webinar
- Discoveries in Writing
- Discoveries in Writing Support Webinar
- IEW Blog
- Magnum Opus Magazine
- Newsletter
- Schools Division Newsletter
- Learning Differences? IEW can help!
- Instructor Accreditation
- Customer Service
- Transcript of Podcast Episode 436
If you have questions for Andrew, send them to podcast@IEW.com
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).
If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or info@IEW.com
In this episode Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker answer the question: What should I buy? They simplify the steps for implementing IEW’s Structure and Style materials in your homeschool or classroom.
Referenced Materials
- Freedomshipping
- How to Get Started with IEW
- Request a Magalog
- Structure and Style® for Students
- Free Writing Lessons
- Theme-Based Writing Lessons
- Structure and Style for Students Overview
- Get Started with IEW video
- IEW.com/Schools
- Episode 382: Announcing IEW’s Partnership with Hillsdale College
- Adventures in Writing
- Discoveries in Writing
- Frontiers in Writing
- Wonders of Science Writing Lessons
- Bible-Based Writing Lessons
- Transcript of Podcast Episode 433
If you have questions for Andrew, send them to podcast@IEW.com
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).
If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or info@IEW.com
On November 13, 2023, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker celebrated the 400th episode of the Arts of Language podcast by hosting a live event with nearly 400 guests listening. Andrew answered questions from the live audience on topics such as AI, college preparation, and the long-lasting legacy of IEW. He even told a joke. Listen to this extended podcast and hear about new products that IEW will release soon.
Referenced Materials
- Structure and Style for Students
- Portable Walls Grammar on the Go
- Portable Walls for Structure and Style Students
- Introduction to Public Speaking
- University-Ready Writing
- However Imperfectly
- Premium Membership
- Episode 364: Health and Wellness with Katie Wells
- Cultivating Language Arts — Preschool through High School audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
- Episode 382: Announcing IEW's Partnership with Hillsdale College
- Adventures in Writing
- Discoveries in Writing
- How to Think like Shakespeare: Lessons from a Renaissance Education by Scott Newstock
- Episode 398: Think Like Shakespeare, Part 1
If you have questions for Andrew, send them to podcast@IEW.com
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).
If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or info@IEW.com
In this Live Ask Andrew Anything episode, Julie Walker asks Andrew Pudewa questions submitted by listeners, including how to follow the topic-clincher rule, what to do when a student uses a dress-up incorrectly, how to help visual learners with communication skills, and how to encourage perseverance and excellence. The episode ends with Andrew reading an assignment from one of his current students who claims to hate writing. Be sure to listen all the way to the end!
Referenced Materials
- “Understanding Topic-Clincher Sentences with Unit 4”
- Strengthening Structure Models for IEW Structural Units
- Review of SSS-1A
- “Why Hire an Editor?”
- IEW’s Winter Retreat 2025: A Virtual Writing Workshop for Teachers
- University-Ready Writing
- From Copywork to Composition: Teaching Writing through Imitation audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
- “Process versus Product”
- Adventures in Writing
- Theme-Based Writing Lessons free lessons
- Structure and Style for Students: Year 1 Level A
- Structure and Style for Students free lessons
- Nurturing Competent Communicators audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
- Link to Episode 460 video
- Transcript of Podcast Episode 460
If you have questions for Andrew, send them to podcast@IEW.com
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).
If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or info@IEW.com
In Part 3 of the 500th episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker reflect on the deeper purpose of the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW). They emphasize the accessibility of IEW’s materials and share stories from parents and students illustrating the transformative effects of IEW programs for both homeschoolers and full-time schools. Wrapping up, they reinforce the central idea that IEW is ultimately about teaching students to read, write, speak, and think well—prompting the ongoing question: “What are we really doing here?”
Referenced Materials
- Portable Walls™ for Structure and Style® Students
- IEW Premium Membership
- Checklist Generator™
- Fix It!® Grammar
- Structure and Style® for Students
- Adventures in Writing
- Teaching Writing: Structure and Style (TWSS)
- IEW Online Instructors
- IEW Brand Ambassador Program
- Contact IEW Customer Support
- Chef JoJo Recipe App
- Arts of Language Podcast
- Transcript of Podcast Episode 500 Part 3
500th Episode Giveaway: Receive a free Portable Walls for Structure and Style Students with coupon code E500-PWSS (for the first 500 customers).
If you have questions for Andrew, send them to podcast@IEW.com
Perhaps your question will be answered at the next Ask Andrew Anything (AAA).
If you have questions about IEW products or classes, contact customer service at 800.856.5815 or info@IEW.com
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