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A Weekly Spoonful of Inspiration

by Kristin (Boutross) Patterson “We (IEW) should do our very own podcast.” This sentence was not initially greeted with much enthusiasm, believe it or not. Doubts of not having enough content, or the right... read more

Jan 01, 2017

IEW’s Mission: Teaching Teachers How to Teach Writing

by Julie Walker My IEW® story is simple: I was organizing classes for a group of homeschooling parents and teens in Southern California, and I had no idea how to teach writing. My eldest... read more

Jan 01, 2017

Low-Tech Teaching with High-End Results

by Andrew Pudewa If you attend a large education conference these days, a quick circuit around the exhibit hall makes one fact immediately evident: Everyone and everything is moving high-tech. Apple® likely sports the... read more

Jan 01, 2017

What is IEW? Method not Madness

by Andrew Pudewa Most everyone has an opinion about what good writing is. It’s concise. Correct. Detailed. Winsome. Engaging. Organized. Clear. And most of us can judge to some degree whether what we read... read more

Jan 01, 2016

Common Sense on Standards: Freeing Teachers to Be Teachers

by Andrew Pudewa The idea of standards in education is not new. Since the first Nation’s Report Card in 1969, schools, districts, states, and publishers have been adopting criteria for what should be taught... read more

Jan 01, 2015

Is IEW "Classical"?

by Andrew Pudewa With the rapid rise of interest in classical education in homeschools, hybrid schools, and even full-time schools, we at IEW are often asked if our approach to teaching writing with structure... read more

Jan 01, 2015

Harnessing the Power of Parent Participation with One Activity

by Janet Spitler The Institute for Excellence in Writing encourages parents to participate in their students’ education. Because recent studies prove parent participation is a key factor in students’ success, schools are shedding the... read more

Jan 01, 2014

IEW: The Key to Success

by Pamela White, MA, ABD from Vanderbilt University Forty years ago the better colleges did not have the writing labs that are a ubiquitous feature of college campuses today. Contrary to the pedagogy of... read more

Jan 01, 2014

Process versus Product

by Andrew Pudewa In the 1992 film A River Runs Through It, there is a particularly charming scene which gives us some important insight about the teaching of writing. Early on in the movie,... read more

Jan 01, 2014

Testimony to Oklahoma House Education Committee Regarding Common Core

Occasionally we are asked by concerned teachers and parents what position IEW and Andrew Pudewa take on Common Core. We invite you to read for yourself what Andrew testified to the Oklahoma House... read more

Nov 15, 2013

Thoughts and Words: the Chicken or the Egg?

by Andrew Pudewa One of the few criticisms of IEW’s checklist-based approach to teaching style runs something like this: “Students’ writing can sound ‘forced’ or ‘awkward’ when they are ‘required’ to ‘add’ an adjective... read more

Oct 01, 2013

A Weekly Spoonful of Inspiration

by Kristin (Boutross) Patterson “We (IEW) should do our very own podcast.” This sentence was not initially greeted with much enthusiasm, believe... read more

IEW’s Mission: Teaching Teachers How to Teach Writing

by Julie Walker My IEW® story is simple: I was organizing classes for a group of homeschooling parents and teens in Southern... read more

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Low-Tech Teaching with High-End Results

by Andrew Pudewa If you attend a large education conference these days, a quick circuit around the exhibit hall makes one fact... read more

What is IEW? Method not Madness

by Andrew Pudewa Most everyone has an opinion about what good writing is. It’s concise. Correct. Detailed. Winsome. Engaging. Organized. Clear. And... read more

Common Sense on Standards: Freeing Teachers to Be Teachers

by Andrew Pudewa The idea of standards in education is not new. Since the first Nation’s Report Card in 1969, schools, districts,... read more

Is IEW "Classical"?

by Andrew Pudewa With the rapid rise of interest in classical education in homeschools, hybrid schools, and even full-time schools, we at... read more

Harnessing the Power of Parent Participation with One Activity

by Janet Spitler The Institute for Excellence in Writing encourages parents to participate in their students’ education. Because recent studies prove parent... read more

IEW: The Key to Success

by Pamela White, MA, ABD from Vanderbilt University Forty years ago the better colleges did not have the writing labs that are... read more

Process versus Product

by Andrew Pudewa In the 1992 film A River Runs Through It, there is a particularly charming scene which gives us some... read more

Testimony to Oklahoma House Education Committee Regarding Common Core

Occasionally we are asked by concerned teachers and parents what position IEW and Andrew Pudewa take on Common Core. We invite... read more

Thoughts and Words: the Chicken or the Egg?

by Andrew Pudewa One of the few criticisms of IEW’s checklist-based approach to teaching style runs something like this: “Students’ writing can... read more

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