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Episode 555: The American Book of Fables with Dr. Matthew Mehan

Episode 555: The American Book of Fables with Dr. Matthew Mehan

Episode 555 · · 29:02

  What is an American fable? Join Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker as they talk to Dr. Matthew Mehan, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Government at the Van Andel Graduate Sc...

Episode 554: Why Indicators Are a Teacher’s Best Friend

Episode 554: Why Indicators Are a Teacher’s Best Friend

Episode 554 · · 23:29

  In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss the brilliance of Dr. Webster’s checklist system and the indicators in particular. By requiring students to mark the stylis...

Episode 553: Streamline Grading with IEW Gradebook

Episode 553: Streamline Grading with IEW Gradebook

Episode 553 · · 19:21

  In the third episode of the series on IEW Writing Tools, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss IEW® Gradebook. A tool to simplify grading had been on Andrew’s wish list for years...

Episode 552: Build Confidence with IEW Checklist Generator

Episode 552: Build Confidence with IEW Checklist Generator

Episode 552 · · 20:23

  In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker highlight the IEW Checklist Generator™ that allows teachers and teaching parents to customize their students’ checklists and to pro...

Episode 551: Enhance Vocabulary with IEW Writing Toolbox

Episode 551: Enhance Vocabulary with IEW Writing Toolbox

Episode 551 · · 20:47

  “We want kids to have access to wordlists because. . . when . . . they see a word, ‘Oh, I think I know what that means!’ So it pops off the list, into their eyes, through their br...

Episode 550: Live Ask Andrew Anything

Episode 550: Live Ask Andrew Anything

Episode 550 · · 27:29

  In this special Ask Andrew Anything episode, Andrew Pudewa answers questions posed by students live in the studio and virtually through videos recorded at conventions. The student...

Episode 549: Ways to Use the Story Sequence Chart

Episode 549: Ways to Use the Story Sequence Chart

Episode 549 · · 35:27

  The Story Sequence Chart introduced in Unit 3 of the Structure and Style® methodology is a powerful tool for learning the structure of a story. Students use this tool for summariz...

Episode 548: Ghostwriting with Joshua Lisec

Episode 548: Ghostwriting with Joshua Lisec

Episode 548 · · 33:24

In this fascinating episode, Andrew Pudewa interviews Joshua Lisec, a ghostwriter who credits much of his success to his training from the Structure and Style® method. Learn about h...

Episode 547: Magnum Opus Magazine✟

Episode 547: Magnum Opus Magazine✟

Episode 547 · · 24:52

  Being published provides a great motivation and boost for students’ confidence. In this episode Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker share some of the IEW Writing Contest winning essays...

Episode 546: Teachers, Do the Assignment

Episode 546: Teachers, Do the Assignment

Episode 546 · · 20:45

  When you give your students an assignment, do you do it as well? In today’s episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss the benefit of occasionally doing the assignment you ar...

Episode 545: Homeschool Trade Association with Seth Dunham

Episode 545: Homeschool Trade Association with Seth Dunham

Episode 545 · · 23:50

  In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker interview Seth Dunham, the president of the Homeschool Trade Association, which exists to support and equip business leaders to max...

Episode 544: Revisiting AI and Education

Episode 544: Revisiting AI and Education

Episode 544 · · 26:31

  Questions are swirling around the topic of AI and its role in education. Teachers and parents are wondering when and how students should use it and whether using AI is beneficial ...

Episode 543: A History of American Education with Robert Bortins

Episode 543: A History of American Education with Robert Bortins

Episode 543 · · 24:15

  Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker are joined by Robert Bortins, CEO of Classical Conversations, to discuss how parental involvement is the best indicator of student success. They tal...

Episode 542: Announcing IEW Writing Companion

Episode 542: Announcing IEW Writing Companion

Episode 542 · · 23:49

  Join Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker for an exciting announcement about a new digital tool—IEW Writing Companion. They are joined by Heidi Thomas, who worked with Joseph Tabenkin t...

Episode 541: Process versus Product

Episode 541: Process versus Product

Episode 541 · · 22:19

  In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker review Andrew’s article “Process versus Product” from However Imperfectly and discuss why the process of learning is just as or eve...

Episode 540: Live Ask Andrew Anything

Episode 540: Live Ask Andrew Anything

Episode 540 · · 36:08

  Do you allow kids to look back at the source for spelling while they write? What are the pros and cons of Structure and Style® for Students versus a Writing Across the Curriculum ...

Episode 539: From the Mailbag

Episode 539: From the Mailbag

Episode 539 · · 21:54

  In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker open the mailbag (or the email inbox) and read letters Andrew has received from students. Listen to this episode to find out from s...

Episode 538: 1000 Hours Outside Challenge with Amy Wormald

Episode 538: 1000 Hours Outside Challenge with Amy Wormald

Episode 538 · · 24:22

Summer is the perfect time to enjoy the outdoors! In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker are joined by Amy Wormald, whose family met the challenge of spending 1000 hours ou...

Episode 537: Getting at the Source

Episode 537: Getting at the Source

Episode 537 · · 23:02

  In this Laying the Foundation episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker talk about how the Structure and Style® methodology removes the most frequent complaint from students: I don’...

Episode 536: A Rich Heritage of Freedom✟

Episode 536: A Rich Heritage of Freedom✟

Episode 536 · · 19:38

  This year marks the 250th anniversary of the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss the rich heritage of thought and compelling writing...