Guided Inquiry Design® is a complete instructional design model featuring the GID process framework and the Inquiry Tools.

Complete and regular use of the GID Inquiry Tools ensures that all students are engaged in the most productive thinking and tasks during each phase of the inquiry process.

The tools are simple in form, yet complex in net result.  

• • • increase student talk and critical thinking,
    • include writing with a purpose and for self reflection,
    • leverage collaboration for resource sharing, ideation, and creation,
    • use charts to visualize and support decision making,
    • teach the importance of maintaining working bibliography throughout the research process
    • Place a strong value on personal learning in concert with a community