Special Education and GID- About Me!

Hello GID fans! My name is Amanda Biddle. I work at Henry Clay High school in Lexington, KY. Henry Clay is the largest high school in Kentucky with about 2,

Keep Going! – Change the culture of schools to develop conversation

My journey continues… Between 2000 and 2010 I told teachers and students about ISP. We tried in all kinds of ways to adapt what we learnt from it in our

Guided Inquiry in Sweden! My Long Journey Begins here…

I am Lena Fogelberg Carlsson from Sweden! My very first encounter with the theory of the Information Search Process (Kuhlthau) was when I started my education to become a librarian

It is Still Hot in Texas

Writing from Texas this week, I am Jean Pfluger, Upper School Librarian at Duchense Academy of the Sacred Heart, Houston’s only all-girl college preparatory school PK3 through 12th grade. I

Beginning with the end in mind – Student Questions from High School

This week we are talking about student questions, what questions students come up with within the context of a GID unit, and how they relate to and address the content

A GID Chapter: A Practical GID Project for High School Senior Composition

  Once I experienced the Guided Inquiry Design (GID) process with the National History Day (NHD) project, and witnessed the students’ engagement and excitement for research, I knew I had

My GID Prologue

Like every respectable epic story, my tale begins with a prologue.  My name is Andrew Holmes.  If my Twitter profile is to believed (@aholmes1517), I am a philosopher, instructional designer,

A-HA Moment

A-ha moments As I close out my fourth year of the GID project, I am thinking about some of the connections that my students make.  First, I believe that science

Adult Connections

Hello!  I hope that you are all enjoying the beginning of summer.  I am Marci D’Onofrio.  I work at Westborough High School in Westborough, MA teaching ninth grade science.  Up

Questioning the Journey

Working with GID for over four years, has allowed me to reflect on the patterns, challenges and successes of integrating the Guided Inquiry Design Process in our high school. One