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Teaching ‘A Christmas Carol’

In Uncategorized by Alex Quigley01/09/201615 Comments

Illustrated by Ronald Searle, in Life Magazine, 1960.   Reading a classic novella like ‘A Christmas Carol’ is tricky for our teenage students. Yes, they have likely heard of Scrooge and seen …

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What should elementary schools do with disciplinary literacy?
http://www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/disciplinary-literacy-goes-to-elementary-school#sthash.PQ7VRIh3.dpbs

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This is a really enjoyable read @SteveChiger! The array of literature voices, along with pupil dialogue, really give this book layers - in addition to the practical strategies.

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ProfDanielMuijsDaniel Muijs@ProfDanielMuijs·

Thoroughly recommend this by @FunkyPedagogy to anyone who wants a succinct and practical guide to developing metacognition in the classroom. https://twitter.com/JohnCattEd/status/1418316865957470212

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Alex Quigley

Alex Quigley

I write this blog in a personal capacity.

After fifteen years in the classroom, I now support the cause of education from the other side the school gates. For most of the week I work for the EEF, as National Content Manager, supporting teachers and school leaders to access research evidence.

Additionally, I write edubooks and offer consultancy. Also, I am very lucky to have a column for both TES and Teach Secondary magazine.

Alex Quigley

I am National Content Manager at the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), after fifteen years as an English teacher and school leader. The focus of my work is supporting school improvement and making research  evidence accessible and useable for teachers and school leaders.

I write books for Routledge, including the bestseller, ‘Closing the Vocabulary Gap’. Currently, I am a columnist for both TES and Teach Secondary magazine. I am a ResearchED Trustee & a member of the Chartered College of Teaching Impact Journal board.

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