Premium Members’ Best Practices – Survey Results
In May 2024, IEW sent out a Best Practices Survey to all of our Premium Members, asking them for suggestions or ideas that they found to be most useful in their classrooms. The results... read more
Do Hard Things
As we continue to furnish our minds with the power that comes from writing words this July, let us revisit a timeless article from Andrew Pudewa that encourages a better perspective to a... read more
Furnishing the Mind: The Power of the Written Word
“The pen is mightier than the sword.” Akhiar, a 7th century BCE Assyrian sage, first used this popular idea. Author Edward Bulwer-Lytton coined the specific wording of the quote commonly used today in... read more
IEW’s Highest Level of Student Support
Registration for Fall 2025 opens April 1, 2025. IEW® Online, which started in 2011 with just two instructors and a handful of classes, is not just another online writing class. Our foray into the... read more
How to Progress: Structure and Style for Students
Structure and Style® for Students (SSS) video-based courses build on each other. Although many begin at Level A, older students who have used other curricula may begin at Year 1 of Level B... read more
Product Spotlight: Theme-Based Writing Lessons
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 theme-based... read more
Preparing for College and Career
In the 1970s Dr. James B. Webster began each of his university history classes with lessons from his program Blended Structure and Style in Composition because his students could not write well enough... read more
Planning an IEW Lesson for Multiple Grades
We live in a time where there are many options for educating our students. Since the pandemic more and more families have chosen to educate their children in nontraditional settings. Many of these... read more
A Classic Resource
Which IEW product has been around nearly as long as the Teaching Writing: Structure and Style (TWSS) seminar? The Writing Source Packet is one of the original resources that IEW produced for parents... 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
Theme-Based or Video-Based? Either Is a Win-Win!
Whether you use one of IEW’s theme-based courses or a Structure and Style for Students video-based course, it is a win-win for your students. While both use a spiral method to teach the... read more
Premium Members’ Best Practices – Survey Results
In May 2024, IEW sent out a Best Practices Survey to all of our Premium Members, asking them for suggestions or... read more
Do Hard Things
As we continue to furnish our minds with the power that comes from writing words this July, let us revisit a... read more
Furnishing the Mind: The Power of the Written Word
“The pen is mightier than the sword.” Akhiar, a 7th century BCE Assyrian sage, first used this popular idea. Author Edward... read more
IEW’s Highest Level of Student Support
Registration for Fall 2025 opens April 1, 2025. IEW® Online, which started in 2011 with just two instructors and a handful of... read more
How to Progress: Structure and Style for Students
Structure and Style® for Students (SSS) video-based courses build on each other. Although many begin at Level A, older students who... read more
Product Spotlight: Theme-Based Writing Lessons
IEW offers many excellent programs for language arts. Among them are products dedicated to written expression, speaking, literature, spelling, and handwriting.... read more
Preparing for College and Career
In the 1970s Dr. James B. Webster began each of his university history classes with lessons from his program Blended Structure... read more
Planning an IEW Lesson for Multiple Grades
We live in a time where there are many options for educating our students. Since the pandemic more and more families... read more
A Classic Resource
Which IEW product has been around nearly as long as the Teaching Writing: Structure and Style (TWSS) seminar? The Writing Source... 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
Theme-Based or Video-Based? Either Is a Win-Win!
Whether you use one of IEW’s theme-based courses or a Structure and Style for Students video-based course, it is a win-win... read more
