The Arts of Language Podcast

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Episode 321: Advanced Style, Part 1 May 12, 2022

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This week's podcast moves beyond sentence openers and dress-ups. Andrew and Julie discuss the advanced style techniques. Providing examples, Andrew goes through quite a few of them. To name some, he discusses dual -ly adverbs, alliteration, parallelism, metaphor, and more! Learn how the goal with these techniques is not to make better writing right now but to help form better writers.

Referenced Materials:

Teaching Writing: Structure and Style [Premium Membership]
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
"IEW's Premium Membership: Incredible Results, Digital Convenience" by Nathan King
Dress-Ups, Decorations, and Delightful Diversions by Lori Verstegen (discontinued)
Advanced Decorations, Metaphorical, & Allegorical Writing by Dr. James B. Webster
"However Imperfectly: Lessons learned from thirty years of teaching" by Andrew Pudewa

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Episode 320: Ask Andrew Anything May 04, 2022

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With another tenth episode comes another Ask Andrew Anything! This week Andrew responds to questions submitted by our podcast listeners. From inquiries on audiobooks to questions on student engagement, Andrew answers with experience and insight.

Referenced Materials:

"Nurturing Competent Communicators" audio talk by Andrew Pudewa
A Tale of Two Citiesby Charles Dickens
However Imperfectly by Andrew Pudewa
Leadership Educationby Oliver DeMille
The One-Life Solutionby Dr. Henry Cloud
IEW's Schools Division
Taming the Techno-Beast by Todd Wilson
"Copywork, Narration, and Dictation"
Structure and Style® for Students
"Nurturing Success: Serving Schools of Every Kind"

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Episode 319: Nurturing Success - Serving Schools of Every Kind Apr 27, 2022

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Is IEW for homeschoolers? Or is it for full-time classroom teachers? Does it work well in a hybrid-school model? The short answer is yes! This week, Andrew and Julie unpack how IEW's Structure and Stylemethodology came to be and discuss how the method of teaching writing is successful in any educational setting.

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Episode 318: Copywork, Narration, and Dictation Apr 20, 2022

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Being able to write and speak effectively are important language skills that many teachers and parents hope to instill in their students. This week, Andrew and Julie discuss copywork, narration, and dictation as practices to cultivate the arts of language in students. From increasing fluency in writing to exercising the memory, learn about the different benefits that each of these practices can have.

Referenced Materials:

"Cultivating Language Arts: Preschool through High School"
"The Goodness of Memory"
- Podcast Series: Part 1 | Part 2
Printing with Letter Stories
Cursive Knowledge
Anna Ingham
Usborne Official Knight's Handbookby Sam Taplin
The Phonetic Zoo
An Essay Towards a Philosophy of Education: A Liberal Educationby Charlotte Mason

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Episode 317: Managing Burnout Apr 13, 2022

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As the end of the school year approaches, it can be challenging to stay motivated to energetically finish out the semester. If you're like many teachers and parents, you're experiencing burnout. In this episode Andrew and Julie offer encouragement and share seven strategies to help manage burnout so that you can end the year on a good note!

Referenced Materials:

"Managing Burnout"
Ben Greenfield Life
- Ben Greenfield Interviews His Mom
Huberman Lab Podcast
- Optimizing Workspace for Productivity, Focus, & Creativity
"The Seven Keys of Great Teaching" by Oliver and Rachel DeMille
Victus Study Skills System by Susan Ison
Why We Sleepby Matthew Walker

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Episode 316: Catching Up on Conventions Apr 06, 2022

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From March to July you can expect Andrew to be traveling to different homeschool conventions across the nation. At these conventions Andrew presents talks that really any educator can glean from. This year Andrew has several new talks. Tune into this episode to get a preview of what his new talks are about!

Referenced Materials:

"Catching Up on Conventions"
Andrew's Engagements
Sarah Mackenzie
- IEW's Podcast with Sarah Mackenzie
- Sarah's Podcast with Andrew Pudewa
The Read-Aloud Family by Sarah Mackenzie
Teaching from Rest by Sarah Mackenzie
IEW Webinars
Conquering Corrupt Cultureaudio talk by Andrew Pudewa
"Culture, Curriculum, and Care"
- Podcast Series: Part 1 | Part 2

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Episode 315: Homeschool 101 – A Conversation with Karla Canon Mar 31, 2022

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Continuing the Homeschool 101 series, Andrew and Julie welcome homeschool mom, YouTuber, and IEW affiliate Karla Canon. Homeschooling her three children, Karla has witnessed the benefits of home education and enjoys sharing her wisdom with others. In this episode Karla shares how homeschooling has allowed her to individualize education in a way that motivates her children to learn and discusses how IEW has impacted her children's ability to communicate effectively.

Referenced Materials:

"Homeschool 101 - A Conversation with Karla Canon"
Karla Canon's YouTube Channel
Classical Conversations®
The Blended Sound-Sight Program of Learning by Anna Ingham
Dr. James B. Webster
"You Don't Have to Like It ..." by Andrew Pudewa
Magalog
Ellie Diaz
Fix It!™ Grammar

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Episode 314: Imitation as the Foundation for Innovation, Creativity, and Development Mar 23, 2022

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In and outside of the classroom, we want our students to be creative in their skills. However, before students can create, they must first have a foundation to build upon. This week, Andrew and Julie talk about how imitation is the first step in learning any new skill, and they discuss the way in which imitation gives students the tools so that they can create or innovate within their new skill.

Referenced Materials:

Mike Rowe's YouTube Channel
- TED Talk with Mike Rowe
However Imperfectlyby Andrew Pudewa
Articles by Andrew Pudewa

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Episode 313: Announcing the 2022 Arts of Language Magalog Mar 16, 2022

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Recently IEW released its annual magalog, a portmanteau of magazine and catalog. Tune in this week to learn about some of the content inside of this year's magalog. Additionally Andrew and Julie discuss the testimonies featured in the magalog, and Andrew reads letters that he received from students.

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Episode 312: Learning about Laughter Mar 09, 2022

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From when Andrew studied under Shinichi Suzuki, he remembers the great teacher using humor while he taught. Grateful for the humor, Andrew asks, "What makes something funny?" Join us this week as Andrew explains the health benefits of humor, discusses its value in a classroom setting, and shares the different components that make things humorous.

Referenced Materials:

Structure and Style® for Students
- Year 1 Level B
Shinichi Suzuki
Humor in Teachingaudio talk by Andrew Pudewa
Anatomy of an Illness by Norman Cousins
The International Society for Humor Studies
"The Ingenious Little Old Man" by John Bennett
The Napoleon of Notting Hill by G.K. Chesterton
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
"Andrew's Joke of the Month" YouTube Playlist

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