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
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
Here we go again! The Great TWSS Adventure Returns
It’s that time again to start thinking about how to make the next school year even better than the last. Did dress-ups cause any dilemmas? Were your student’s topic-clincher sentences less than terrific?... read more
Training Method Options Part 7: Live On-Site Professional Development: Review and Refinement Day
Making Master Teachers by Designing a Customized Professional Development Day for Your School People love to customize things. Whether it’s selecting the best options for a new car or building the perfect burrito at... read more
Training Method Options, Part 6: Live On-Site Professional Development — Observation and Coaching Day
Making Excellent Writing Teachers through Individual Coaching IEW’s Observation and Coaching Day supports classroom teachers and administrators during implementation of the Structure and Style methodology after initial training (either live or video) has taken... read more
Training Method Options, Part 5: Live On-Site Professional Development – Demonstration and Coaching Day
Over the course of my 34-year career as a classroom teacher, I participated in scores of staff development days, where my colleagues and I were trained in new instructional strategies or learned to... read more
Training Method Options, Part 4B – Live On-Site Professional Development of the Teaching Writing: Structure and Style Two-Day Seminar
Introducing a new writing process to your school or school district can be a huge undertaking—a significant change in the way your students will learn a critical skill. This isn’t possible without your... read more
Training Method Options, Part 4A – Live On-Site Professional Development: Launching Young Writers with Primary Writing with Structure and Style Two-Day Seminar
Primary Writing with Structure and Style was designed specifically with primary teachers in mind. Providing a bridge between Anna Ingham's Blended Sound-Sight Program of Learning and the Structure and Style method, this seminar... read more
Training Method Options, Part 2: Group Video Training with DVDs or Streaming
Not every school has money to spend on live professional development. IEW has a few budget-friendly options to give your teachers the training they need to become great writing teachers! Why not bring... read more
Training Method Options, Part 1: Video Training through Individual Streaming
Finding enough time to train your teachers together can be a challenge. Administrators’ schedules are busier than ever, and teachers have enough to do in their classrooms without making them attend another... read more
More Tips and Tools for Online Instruction
Last year, we published two posts dedicated to the topic of tutoring online, something that many IEW instructors do each week. The posts discussed a variety of helpful tools to use while preparing... 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
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
Here we go again! The Great TWSS Adventure Returns
It’s that time again to start thinking about how to make the next school year even better than the last. Did... read more
Training Method Options Part 7: Live On-Site Professional Development: Review and Refinement Day
Making Master Teachers by Designing a Customized Professional Development Day for Your School People love to customize things. Whether it’s selecting the... read more
Training Method Options, Part 6: Live On-Site Professional Development — Observation and Coaching Day
Making Excellent Writing Teachers through Individual Coaching IEW’s Observation and Coaching Day supports classroom teachers and administrators during implementation of the Structure... read more
Training Method Options, Part 5: Live On-Site Professional Development – Demonstration and Coaching Day
Over the course of my 34-year career as a classroom teacher, I participated in scores of staff development days, where my... read more
Training Method Options, Part 4B – Live On-Site Professional Development of the Teaching Writing: Structure and Style Two-Day Seminar
Introducing a new writing process to your school or school district can be a huge undertaking—a significant change in the way... read more
Training Method Options, Part 4A – Live On-Site Professional Development: Launching Young Writers with Primary Writing with Structure and Style Two-Day Seminar
Primary Writing with Structure and Style was designed specifically with primary teachers in mind. Providing a bridge between Anna Ingham's Blended... read more
Training Method Options, Part 2: Group Video Training with DVDs or Streaming
Not every school has money to spend on live professional development. IEW has a few budget-friendly options to give your teachers... read more
Training Method Options, Part 1: Video Training through Individual Streaming
Finding enough time to train your teachers together can be a challenge. Administrators’ schedules are busier than ever, and teachers... read more
More Tips and Tools for Online Instruction
Last year, we published two posts dedicated to the topic of tutoring online, something that many IEW instructors do each week.... read more
