A newsletter for the Guided Inquiry practitioner August 27, 2014

CiSSL Summer Institute This July we had more than 25 educators join us in a 3 day intensive to learn about Guided Inquiry and design units to take back to school this fall. The institute generated great excitement and momentum for the ten teams that attended. As a result, there are educators starting fresh this fall from across the US and Australia using GID in K-12 settings! Go teams!"

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Here are some ways to stay connected to others that are implementing Guided Inquiry.

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You can post questions to the community and get support from me and other practitioners using the approach.  If you post a question, I am committed to responding to you there within 24 hours.  

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You’ll be in touch with frequent updates of ideas/resources. Please participate and share anything you come across that you think might be useful!

Follow me on twitter @lesliemaniotes to keep the conversation going. 

Email me with any questions or to request a workshop in your district or school. lesliekm67@gmail.com

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GID ECHO Early Fall 2014 | Volume 1 | Issue 1

A newsletter for the Guided Inquiry practitioner August 27, 2014

GID Posters from Syba Signs We are really excited to announce a new and exciting partnership with the Australian company Syba signs. This innovative team has worked with the authors of Guided Inquiry to create some unique and beautiful resources for supporting the approach- from word walls, to vinyl posters. These come in a whole variety of colors to match your school, classroom and library theme. An excellent support to your GID program . Visit Syba’s website to find out more.

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FREE EdWeb Webinar

Sept. 16th - 4:00 EST

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Off to a Great Start!: 5 Strategies for opening Guided Inquiry units

How you begin a unit of inquiry can make or break participation, engagement and student motivation to learn.  Join author Leslie Maniotes to learn 5 engaging ways to get you off to a great start!  Learn to kickoff inquiry units using openings that will invite students to learn, grow their curiosity, support student questioning, and build a community of learners. This webinar will provide a quick overview of the design framework as described in the book Guided Inquiry Design: A Framework for Inquiry in Your School (2012) and 5 sample strategies for the Open phase will be explored in depth. The examples will include a variety of content  (Social Studies, Science, Literacy, Humanities, Art) so you can easily apply the strategies to your next unit no matter the content. 

The Guided Inquiry Design Process consists of eight

phases each represented by a unique icon: Open, Immerse,

Explore, Identify, Gather, Create, Share, and Evaluate.

Products developed with permission from Guided Inquiry Design ©: A Framework for Inquiry in Your School by Carol C. Kuhlthau, Leslie K. Maniotes, and Ann K. Caspari. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. Copyright © 2012.

For more information visitwww.sybasigns.com/guided-inquiry

Guided InquiryDesign Resources

Support teaching and learning in your school with

These attractive resources will assist teachers and students explore the world across a range of discipline areas using a common inquiry process.

Guided Inquiry Design Process PostersA set of nine laminated posters.Based on the practical framework for Guided Inquiry as explained in “Guided Inquiry Design: A Framework for Inquiry in your school” These nine laminated Guided Inquiry Design posters will be an excellent visual guide to assist students through the stages of the Guided Inquiry Design Process.

#9515 Nine GI Design posters 8¼” x 11¾” (A4) $92.40#9516 Nine GI Design posters 11¾” x 16½” (A3) $114.00#9517 Nine GI Design posters 16½” x 23½” (A2) $216.00