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The Numbers Don’t Lie: What 1,000 Iowa Students Revealed About Student Engagement
Over the past 18 months, we partnered with Gallup to examine what's at the heart of our mission: student engagement. Their findings from nearly 1,000 Iowa students in grades 5-12 reveal a troubling reality—and validate everything we... Read More
5 Learning Principles We Rely On to Improve Student Engagement
The research backs up what every teacher intuitively knows: students learn best when they’re actively engaged in their learning. Engaged students perform better across nearly all metrics, and leave high school prepared for the... Read More
Learning Theories & Design Frameworks: The Research Driving Our Tools & Resources
We’ve come to believe that the single most important factor in a students’ learning is their level of engagement in their learning. Engaged students show up prepared, participate in class activities and projects, dedicate time and... Read More
Effective Feedback Loops Help Students Engage and Learn Actively
As teachers, we know that students learn and perform their best when they’re actively engaged in the learning process. While there are many different ways to make learning more active, one strategy we’re focused on is on... Read More
The Secret of Effective Feedback
I stumbled upon an article today by Dylan Wiliam (2016) called “The Secret of Effective Feedback.” I’m familiar with Wiliam’s work from his seminal publication with Black in 1998, “Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards... 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
The Importance of Engagement
Engagement is a key predictor of performance, but it drops every year a student is in school. Not at Quest Forward Academies. Find out why.... Read More
Learning How to Learn When You are Learning
"How much do you think you're learning?" A recent study shows that many students don't get this answer right, and the effects are surprising.... Read More