I have learned so000000 much about GID through working with my school librarian. My students and I have had many successes with GID because of our school librarian. And there is no doubt that I am a better teacher because of collaborating with Anita Cellucci (@LibraryWHS)–our school librarian. A pathetic confession: over twenty years ago, […]
Vulnerability in GID
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity…” –Dr. Brene Brown, research professor/author Happy Summer! My name is Kathleen Stoker and I am a high school English/Journalism teacher. I teach in a small town 40 minutes west of Boston, MA. I […]
Exploring Methods: Trial and Error
In the comments of my first post this week, I explained that the open and immerse primarily take place in the English IV classrooms as students address social issues through companion texts and other medias related to their curriculum. In November, seniors are ready to explore social issues, which takes place the in the library. […]
Bridging GID from Middle to High School
Hello, my name is Christie Gudowski, and I serve as the school librarian at Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio, Texas. Reagan enrolls approximately 3,600 students in a suburb of the city with a predominately hispanic and white population and 12% SES, according to the state report card. I became interested in Guided Inquiry […]
A Year of Firsts!
Hello everyone! My name is Rachelle Johnson and I am the guest blogger this week. I am a Secondary Science Teacher in Norman, Oklahoma. I teach Biology and Zoology at Norman High School (GO TIGERS!). Not only is it my first year doing a Guided Inquiry unit; it is also my first year at NHS […]
Inquiry is Fluid and Flexible: Part 2
Yesterday I attempted to discuss this wiggly topic of how GID is not lockstep. In GID, our job is to guide students to find their own direction for inquiry in this fluid flexible process. So, what are some key concepts that you can keep in mind as you try to follow the students and stay […]
Top Posts in 2017! Thanks to all bloggers and readers!
Hi GID’ers! As we close out another year of our blog we want to celebrate all the innovative educators who committed to sharing their reflective practice with us and our community! We are making a difference, telling positive stories about our work in schools and helping others to find new ways to innovate and think […]
Greetings from Oklahoma
Howdy, from the Sooner State! My name is Jamie Johnson and this is my first G.I. blog post! I have been an elementary school librarian in Norman, Oklahoma for sixteen years. I started learning about Guided Inquiry in the spring of 2015 when Leslie Maniotes shared her knowledge and experiences with librarians and gifted resource […]
Keyword Inquiry Log
In my second post, I shared how Sarah worked with me and Karen to implement concept-based research as well as question-driven inquiry. Now we’ll shift to discuss how students conduct research in the Gather phase. I just finished my 4th year working as a school library media specialist, and I was a high school […]
It All Starts With A Question…?
Greetings from South Carolina! My name is Jamie Gregory, and I am a public high school media specialist in the Upstate of SC at James F. Byrnes High School. I taught high school English for 8 years (including 1 year of French) and just finished my 4th year as a media specialist. I completed my […]
