Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Century

CAROL COLLIER KUHLTHAU is distinguished professor emerita of Library and Information Science at Rutgers University, where she directed the graduate program in school librarianship, rated number one in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Kuhlthau is internationally recognized for her groundbreaking research on the information search process. The ISP model of thoughts, feelings, and actions in six stages of information seeking and use continues to impact theory and research worldwide in the field of human information behavior. She is founding director of the Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries at Rutgers University. Her published works include Seeking Meaning: A Process Approach to Library and Information Services, second edition, and Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Century. LESLIE K. MANIOTES is a premier subject matter expert on inquiry learning. She serves BLV Consulting as CEO and as the lead education consultant providing professional development, coaching and guidance to educators and educational leaders worldwide. Leslie holds a PhD in curriculum and instruction from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research on the Third Space in learning has served as a critical touchpoint to GID bolstering the focus on student engaged learning. ANN K. CASPARI is education specialist at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum and director of a professional development program for preschool teachers in the District of Columbia Public Schools on inquiry science for young learners. With more than 20 years of experience in museum education, Caspari has worked in diverse institutions such as the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., Calvert Marine Museum in Maryland, and the Paul Revere House in Boston. She was senior museum educator at the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center for nine years where she led professional development seminars for educators and museum professionals in using museum resources with young children.