Jay McTighe of 'Understanding by Design' fame was recently in Melbourne and he talked to Inquiryschools about the three books in the UbD series and the concept of 'Backward Design'. You can view a short excerpt of the conversation here, and the full version at www.inquiryschools.net.

One year ago today on April 13, 2007, Marie Clay passed away in Auckland New Zealand. Somehow it feels right to choose this day for my first Blog of 2008, in memory and celebration of Marie’s legacy. Last year, Graham McEwan, Chair of the Marie Clay Literacy Trust wrote; ‘Marie’s decision to focus on struggling learners and the resulting development of the Reading Recovery early intervention changed how the education community worldwide viewed these children’s chances of becoming literate....… Continue