Dr. Mancuso has been a science educator in Rochester, New York for 20 years. He is a frequent presenter at regional and national NSTA conferences.  He provides consultant services and professional development to science departments and school districts across the country.  His research focuses on 3-Dimensional learning and its effective design and implementation into an NGSS aligned curriculum and classroom, with a specific focus on phenomena as it influences engagement and learning outcomes.

He has also developed a series of fully developed, NGSS-aligned classroom kits that are currently offered by Ward’s Science.  He is also the author of Phenomena-Driven Inquiry, a comprehensive book on NGSS-aligned strategy, resources, and 3-Dimensional lessons.

Phenomena-Driven Inquiry and the POQIE (Predict, Observe, Question, Investigate, Explain) model introduce a powerful strategy for the investigation of scientific phenomena in the classroom. Representing 15 years of research and field-testing, the strategy centers on phenomena-driven inquiry investigations that guide students as they make sense of discrepant event phenomena following authentic, student-generated questions sparked by the unexpected and startling nature of our world.

The book is divided into two parts.  In Part 1 you’ll learn every facet of Phenomena-Driven Inquiry, including a detailed in-depth description of each phase, the philosophy and theory behind them, and strategies to most effectively implement the model into your existing curriculum.  Part 2 is packed with an extensive array of nearly 100 phenomena-driven 3-Dimensional lessons encompassing every discipline of science.