Author: Shannon Carey
Get to know the Learning Skills that help students EXPLORE
When you think of your time in school, as a student, what comes to mind? Is it what you learned? Or how you learned it and what you did? These days I can’t tell you the first thing about Calculus, or anything about Chemistry.... Read More
Resource Spotlight: Active Reading Bookmark
Don't Spoil It. Let Them Build Skills! I clicked through the PowerPoint….and wow. Beautiful images. Fun fonts, great colors. Cool slide transitions. All the information seemed to be accurate. And it included a lot: author... Read More
Dare to Differentiate: Resource Spotlight
I’m 22, fresh out of education school at my first teaching job. My third period English 11 class is about to walk in. In it, I have 31 students. Twenty of them read well below grade level. The other eleven read on grade level.... Read More
4 Strategies to Support Assessment for Learning
As educators, our favorite assessments are those that help us and our students. They help us gauge where our students are, what they need, and what we can do to support them. They help students take actions to improve and to do so... Read More
Guiding Principles in Action: Voices Change the World
"Voices Change the World" is a great example of how to integrate all 5 Guiding Principles of Quest Forward Learning into a single project.... Read More
Mission Possible: Finding the Right Resources
A quest is only as successful as how students and mentors interact and grapple with it. The resources that accompany a quest, therefore, are especially important. ... Read More
Quest Walkthrough: Be Careful What You Like
Through the exploration of this quest, students not only develop the skill of summarizing complex phenomena by exploring their personal social media and the impacts on market economy, but they also practice how to share such concepts... Read More