Author: Jolene Zywica, PhD
The Ins and Outs of Grades in Quest Forward Academies
We have a unique approach to grades. Rather than focusing on a letter, we help students focus more on their learning, skills, and growth.... Read More
To Improve High School, Collaborate with Students
By collaborating with Quest Forward students, we learned more about what they need to set and achieve goals, how to improve their school experiences, and how best to empower their success.... Read More
How can teachers assess engagement?
Learn about how teachers can assess student engagement in a low-stakes way to identify trends and encourage productive reflection with students.... Read More
Engagement Matters
Student engagement is more than class participation, it is the role students play in driving their own learning, and it is essential to student success.... Read More
Why Being Curious Is Essential
Quest Forward Learning is intentionally designed to encourage and support students in being curious through activities such as the habits program and curriculum, quest-based curricula, projects and electives, the design of Quest... Read More
Our Extraordinary First Game
What can you do to become more curious? This was a central question we had in mind when developing content to support students in practicing Be Curious, one of the 6 Essential Habits focused on with Quest Forward Learning. Students... Read More
Adventures in Artifacts: Building to Learn
For most people, the term “artifacts” may conjure images from the Indiana Jones movies. But artifacts are part of everyday life for Quest Forward Learning students. They are the products students create while completing quests.... Read More
Skills Check: Putting Students in the Driver’s Seat
Like a rearview mirror, the Skills Check feature, available anytime students work on courses and quests, helps students and their mentors gain awareness of where they have been and what they have learned, but also points to where they... Read More