Designing Learning for Curiosity

Leslie K. Maniotes, PhD, is co-creator of the Guided Inquiry Design® framework and founder of BLV Consulting. She partners with schools and districts internationally to design professional learning that sustains curiosity and deep thinking through research-based inquiry.

Rachel Lewis is a sixth-grade language arts teacher at Voorhees Middle School in Voorhees, New Jersey. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English and Media Studies from Rutgers University–Camden. Lewis strives to cultivate a lifelong love of reading and writing and to help students see literacy as a lens for understanding the world.

Stacey Fulton is a middle school librarian at Voorhees Middle School in Voorhees, New Jersey. A 26-year educator and former language arts teacher, she holds degrees from Miami University and Villanova University and a school library certificate from Texas Woman’s University. Fulton is passionate about preparing students for future learning through curiosity and critical thinking.