Professional Development
Builds educator confidence and sets teachers up for success.
Student Engagement
Students activate curiosity to question, reflect, and research their interests.
Instructional Design
A clear path for interdisciplinary inquiry-based learning.
Teacher Effectiveness
Techniques and strategies to guide and facilitate student driven inquiry.
GID Academy Online Learning

About GID Academy
come to be inspired by the author/expert as you learn about this research based best practice. Elevate inquiry for your students, wherever you are. Learn how to use GID with Dr. Maniotes as your guide in our online courses today. Now available, for PK-20 educators.

Featured Course
STEM & GID – This course was created for the Teacher Innovator Institute at the National Air and Space Museum. Join this course to design deeper inquiry into your STEM program today!

FREE Welcome Course
Welcome to the GID Academy! This is an introduction course so you can create an account and begin to sign up for our GID Academy courses. In the 4 short videos Dr. Leslie Maniotes welcomes all and provides some basic information about the courses.
FEATURED ARTICLE RETHINKING THE 2000 ACRL STANDARDS, By Carol C. Kuhlthau Read Now
GID K12 Information Literacy in Use
Dr Carol Kuhlthau describes Information in Use and information literacy from the youngest students to high school. In Guided Inquiry Design® we learn by doing and engaging in the process that is guided by our librarians and teachers.
Experience from the Field
GID helps students become independent learners
GID helps students address their misconceptions in science
GID offers a more authentic learning experience and there is great value in students experiencing uncertainty during learning
All students need access to learning this way
A Parent’s perspective