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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 out...

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’t ...

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 o...

Episode 535: Unbound with Jonathan Brush

Episode 535: Unbound with Jonathan Brush

Episode 535 · · 27:26

 In this Homeschool 101 episode, Andrew Pudewa sits down with Jonathan Brush to learn more about the Unbound program, a Christian hybrid education company that prepares high school s...

Episode 534: Virtual Teaching Writing Structure and Style

Episode 534: Virtual Teaching Writing Structure and Style

Episode 534 · · 20:46

 Jeff Nease joins Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker in the studio to share his excitement about the Virtual Teaching Writing: Structure and Style® workshop which will be held August 4–6...

Episode 533: IEW Annual Educators’ Conference

Episode 533: IEW Annual Educators’ Conference

Episode 533 · · 11:08

 While this episode may be short and sweet, it is full of information about the IEW Annual Educators’ Conference taking place July 25 online and on site in our studio. Listen to Andr...

Episode 532: Peeking behind the Curtain with Denise Kelley

Episode 532: Peeking behind the Curtain with Denise Kelley

Episode 532 · · 25:31

 In this Laying the Foundation episode, Julie Walker talks with Denise Kelley, IEW’s director of product development, about the process of updating Teaching Writing: Structure and St...

Episode 531: From Violins to Verbs – The Suzuki Method and IEW

Episode 531: From Violins to Verbs – The Suzuki Method and IEW

Episode 531 · · 24:02

 Listen to this episode to learn Andrew Pudewa’s history of training with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki and how Andrew recognized in Dr. Webster’s Structure and Style® methodology a kind of Su...

Episode 530: Live Ask Andrew Anything

Episode 530: Live Ask Andrew Anything

Episode 530 · · 22:21

 Andrew Pudewa answers your questions about the difference between editing and grading a paper, what “hands off content” means, and how to help students improve their use of dress-up...

Episode 529: Serving Independent Study Schools with Debbi Hall

Episode 529: Serving Independent Study Schools with Debbi Hall

Episode 529 · · 16:43

 In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker interview Debbi Hall, IEW’s Educational Consultant for Independent Study Schools/Programs. They discuss what independent study school...

Episode 528: The Power of Asking Questions

Episode 528: The Power of Asking Questions

Episode 528 · · 22:06

 In this Laying the Foundation episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss one of the foundational skills that IEW teaches along with writing—asking questions. Andrew reviews the...

Episode 527: Navigating the Four Deadly Errors in the Classroom, Part 2

Episode 527: Navigating the Four Deadly Errors in the Classroom, Part 2

Episode 527 · · 25:12

 Go to Part 1.In the second part of this recording from the 2026 IEW Winter Retreat, a panel of Schools Department team members join Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker to continue discus...

Episode 526: Navigating the Four Deadly Errors in the Classroom, Part 1

Episode 526: Navigating the Four Deadly Errors in the Classroom, Part 1

Episode 526 · · 31:11

 Go to Part 2.In this recording from the 2026 IEW Winter Retreat, a panel of Schools Department team members join Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker to discuss tips and tricks for avoidi...

Episode 525: Boundless Learning with Ben Greenfield

Episode 525: Boundless Learning with Ben Greenfield

Episode 525 · · 29:07

 In this fast-paced episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker chat with Ben Greenfield, who was in one of Andrew’s first writing classes. The discussion covers an array of topics, from...

Episode 524: Are Students “Quiet Quitting”?

Episode 524: Are Students “Quiet Quitting”?

Episode 524 · · 21:44

 Is the workplace trend of quiet quitting spilling over into education? Join Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker for a discussion about motivation and how to help kids develop greater att...

Episode 523: Word Lists and the Invention of Portable Walls

Episode 523: Word Lists and the Invention of Portable Walls

Episode 523 · · 20:18

 “If the children can’t go to the walls, the walls must come to the children.” Listen to this episode to learn the history of the popular Portable Walls™ products. Andrew Pudewa and ...

Episode 522: How the Word Because Promotes Thinking

Episode 522: How the Word Because Promotes Thinking

Episode 522 · · 20:38

 “Don’t start a sentence with because!” is a common refrain among teachers. In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss why this word is important and how it fits into IE...

Episode 521: Announcing the 2026 IEW Writing Contest

Episode 521: Announcing the 2026 IEW Writing Contest

Episode 521 · · 16:58

 In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss the prompts for the annual IEW Writing Contest. Listen to this episode to learn why does IEW have a writing contest, what the...

Episode 520: Live Ask Andrew Anything

Episode 520: Live Ask Andrew Anything

Episode 518 · · 37:01

 How do you motivate your students to do more than the bare minimum? Are there ways to help your students write better topic-clincher sentences? Join Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker a...

Episode 519: The Value of Grammar

Episode 519: The Value of Grammar

Episode 519 · · 25:53

Why is it important to teach grammar? How does grammar help with comprehension and skills beyond just knowing the parts of speech? Listen as Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker dive into ...