News and musings from the IEW Blog Team https://iew.com en All rights reserved https://iew.com/support/blog/what-it-means-to-fully-support-a-teacher   Earlier this year you sent a box of doughnuts for the staff break room. Now with the end of the school year approaching, you have already purchased a gift bag full of themed goodies to present on the last day. As I surveyed seven teachers, including from IEW Online instructors, co-op teachers, traditional classroom teachers, and homeschool moms, they all said they are thankful for these thoughtful gestures. However, they also shared with me Teacher 101 What It Means to Fully Support a Teacher Thu, 07 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Blog RSS the IEW Blog Team https://iew.com/support/blog/iew-schools-registry-has-been-updated   The IEW Schools Registry is a resource for parents and teachers looking for schools that implement the IEW methodology and curriculum in their classrooms through accredited IEW instructors. A well-trained IEW teacher preserves the fidelity of the IEW teaching methodology to successfully help students become confident and competent communicators and thinkers.  In increasing numbers, schools are choosing IEW’s Structure and Style method to improve writing instruction in their classrooms. Schools benefit from being included IEW Method The IEW Schools Registry Has Been Updated! Mon, 04 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Blog RSS the IEW Blog Team https://iew.com/support/blog/writing-app-every-student-needs   What is the best thesaurus for student writers? You might expect me to recommend a traditional thesaurus or an online tool. But, the best one I have found is actually an app: IEW Writing Toolbox. In January 2026, IEW released the IEW Writing Toolbox app for Apple and Android. If you teach writing or have students learning the IEW method, this little app may quickly become your favorite tool.  Recently my college freshman was Writing The Writing App Every Student Needs Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Blog RSS the IEW Blog Team https://iew.com/support/blog/structure-style-students-schools-pathway   With its video-based instruction, Structure and Style for Students (SSS) offers schools a powerful tool for teaching writing that supports both teachers and students, especially when they are implementing Structure and Style methodology for the first time. Schools have two options for how to use the videos of IEW’s founder and director Andrew Pudewa teaching each lesson to a classroom of students. Teachers can use the videos as models for instruction as they teach IEW Method Structure and Style for Students: Schools Pathway Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Blog RSS the IEW Blog Team https://iew.com/support/blog/accreditation-progress-whats-on-your-bingo-card   It started with a question. Every year our daughter Grace poses the question “What is on your bingo card this year?” Instead of New Year’s resolutions, she encourages goals, fun experiences, and opportunities to learn and grow all wrapped up in a bingo card for that particular year. For me this was the year I put Accomplished IEW Instructor on my bingo card. I had the desire to further myself professionally as a teacher Writing Accreditation Progress: What’s on Your Bingo Card? Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Blog RSS the IEW Blog Team https://iew.com/support/blog/IEW-annual-educators-conference   On July 25, 2026, we warmly invite you to attend the IEW Annual Educators’ Conference. This special online and in-person event is a great way to invest in yourself as you transition toward summer and all of the academic planning for the upcoming school year. Conference attendees will join from all over the world, creating many opportunities for collaboration and encouragement. Beginning at 9:00 AM Central Time, the day will be filled with four Classes Events IEW Annual Educators’ Conference Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Blog RSS the IEW Blog Team https://iew.com/support/blog/expanding-your-stock-words-through-word-lists   “For there is no doubt that I have lots of words inside me; but at moments, like rush-hour traffic at the mouth of a tunnel, they jam” (John Updike). Some students are like Updike, with lots of words inside them. Others may not have as many inside them or may lack the tools to free up the traffic jam of words. Playing with words and developing word lists help students increase their vocabulary, add Writing Expanding Your Stock of Words through Word Lists Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Blog RSS the IEW Blog Team https://iew.com/support/blog/tips-onboarding-new-iew-teachers   As more and more schools discover the beauty of IEW’s methodology for teaching students to write, administrators, department heads, and coaches are faced with the need to onboard new teachers. The best way to do this is to work with the Schools Department Team, who will help you customize the process for your school. These are some general guidelines for onboarding new teachers from my experience as an administrator. Onboarding teachers who will be Teacher 101 Tips for Onboarding New IEW Teachers Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Blog RSS the IEW Blog Team https://iew.com/support/blog/product-spotlight-strengthening-structure   In 2025 IEW published a brand new product, Strengthening Structure: Models for Teaching IEW Structural Units. Andrew Pudewa has often stated that while the stylistic techniques may be flashy and fun, the structural models are the strength of the Structure and Style method. Strengthening Structure provides instructors with an easy-to-use reference for each structural unit.  Each unit section begins with an article that explains the purpose of that unit. Following the article is the Product Spotlight: Strengthening Structure Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Blog RSS the IEW Blog Team https://iew.com/support/blog/delving-into-decorations-iew-style   As students move through IEW’s structural units at a regular pace, they also learn to insert various stylistic techniques along the way. Initially students learn to insert dress-ups, beginning with the -ly adverb. Once that is mastered, the next dress-up is introduced and practiced. Sentence openers are another form of stylistic technique, providing students with a toolbox of ways to vary syntax. Examples include opening sentences with a prepositional phrase or an -ly adverb. Writing Delving into Decorations IEW Style Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Blog RSS the IEW Blog Team