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The Magic of Metaphor

In Explanations, Teaching & Learning, Teaching English by Alex Quigley10/05/20148 Comments

Please take a minute to undertake the following little linguistic task. Grab a pen and a piece of paper. Write down a few sentences that describe yourself in a good mood. …

Alex Quigley

I am Director of Huntington Research School, York. I am also a Research School Developer for the EEF, supporting research schools in the north of England.

When I am not doing research school work, I can be found teaching English as well writing edubooks and articles for TES and Teach Secondary magazine.

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Our Assistant Director of Research School @juliewatsonpsy had a great evening in Doncaster working on role of memory in the classroom.
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@teacherhead (aka Tom Sherrington) has reorganised Rosenshine's ten strategies of his Principles of Instruction report into a more powerful four-stage lesson structure. Genius. Download a pdf from https://t.co/fGIT8N9wX3

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Alex Quigley

I am Director of Huntington Research School, York. I am also a Research School Developer for the EEF, supporting research schools in the north of England.

When I am not doing research school work, I can be found teaching English, as well as writing edubooks and articles for 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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