Leslie K. Maniotes

Leslie K. Maniotes, Ph.D., over the past 15+ years Leslie has become a premier subject matter expert on all things inquiry. Now she serves BLV Consulting as the lead inquiry education consultant providing professional development, coaching and guidance to educators and school leaders worldwide. See the guidedinquirydesign website.

Leslie holds a PhD in curriculum and instruction (2005 CU, Boulder). Her research on the Third Space in learning has served as a critical touchpoint to GID bolstering the focus on student engaged learning. Maniotes is a skilled coach and knowledgable in effective teaching practices. She has served rural and urban Title One schools in the US as a teacher effectiveness coach, a K–12 literacy specialist, Reading Recovery and classroom teacher. Leslie was one of the first to obtain National Board Certification in Early Childhood 1996. Leslie, always a teacher, has over a decade of K-12 classroom experience as well as at the university level. She earned her Master's degree in reading K12 from the University of North Carolina in 1999. Her published works include the five books in Libraries Unlimited's Guided Inquiry series and many chapters and articles on inquiry based learning, literacy, and on the concept of third space in education. @lesliemaniotes @inquiryk12 @guidedinquirydesign