Author: Opportunity Education
Essential Habits Week: Two Campuses + Five Days = Focused Fun!
A large factor in the success of Quest Forward Learning centers on assimilating the six Essential Habits into work and life. To expose students to their importance at an even deeper level, Quest Forward Academies in Santa Rosa and... Read More
Anatomy of a Course: Music
Students engage in the music course by designing, building, and testing an instrument of their choice using a combination of math and science lessons. In this blog, quest designer, Lina Chopra Haldar, dives into the fundamental... 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: History of Bridges and Truss Bridge Design
As the quest designer for History of Bridges and Truss Bridge Design, Lina Chopra Haldar, PhD, was able to illustrate the interdisciplinary, project-based values of Quest Forward Learning while connecting geometry with physics. ... Read More
Duly Noted: Supporting Mentors and Students Through Quest Design
Between the Notes for Mentors and assessment questions in QuestMaker™, designers can more helpfully structure mentor engagement with students. Learners will greatly benefit from the work of their mentors and the quest designers who... Read More
Designing for Relevance: Creating Quests That Engage Students
Students learn better when their coursework is relevant to their own lives. Quest Forward Learning builds relevance into courses and quests, incorporating active participation in, and connection to, one’s own learning.... Read More
Meet Tupo: Mentoring With a New Mindset
In her positions as Mentor Teacher, Tupo is supporting the Tanzanian Mentors so they can develop a new mindset and use Quest Forward Learning to help their students gain their own mindset, habits, and skills. ... Read More
One Mentor’s Journey to Drive Innovation
From national park guide to Quest Forward mentor, Kyle Collins has seen how facilitating exploration and encouraging curiosity has led to great growth in his students and himself. ... Read More