by Leslie Maniotes | Sep 30, 2025
Middle school students in the Immerse phase of Guided Inquiry Design using maps on a historic tour of Richmond, VA. Thanks to Chesterfield County Schools for the image. Guided Inquiry Design is a proven methodology for inquiry, and offers a comprehensive definition... 
by Leslie Maniotes | Sep 22, 2025
Clearing up the confusion about what “guided inquiry” really means Some models call it free inquiry (like Trevor McKenzie’s pool diagram), while many teachers use the term open inquiry. Either way, both are often mistaken for independence... 
by Leslie Maniotes | May 31, 2025
While exploring the new GID units from the EQuIP Grant gives a glimpse into the power of inquiry-based learning, it’s important to recognize that such deep, authentic implementation doesn’t happen easily or by accident. The success of these units — and the remarkable... 
by Leslie Maniotes | May 5, 2025
About the EQuIP grant As the Educational Quality through Instructional Partnerships (EQuIP) grant project, an exploratory research-to-practice study led by Dr. Lucy Santos-Green came to a close, a lasting legacy was born. The project, funded by the IMLS, set out to... 
by Leslie Maniotes | Mar 15, 2025
In today’s educational environment, teachers and school leaders are often frustrated by the lack of coherence in instructional methods. In a recent EdWeek article titled “Teachers are frustrated by schools’ scattershot approach to instruction,” educators shared...
