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Starting Our Fall Seamlessly
As we start the school year with Seamless Learning, a lot feels normal: reuniting, laughing, collaborating, and gaining skills.... Read More
Get to Know: Jen Dalbey, Mentor
Subject: English (including Journalism and Debate), Social Sciences, Government, Economics Years Teaching Overall: 23 years, with experience teaching high school, college, and corporate training and development Joined Quest... Read More
Get to Know: Ryan Luther, Mentor
First-year Math Mentor Ryan Luther engages students at Quest Forward Academy in Omaha. He brings many years of experience to the classroom, likes to share how math applies to the real world, and also has a handy supply of power... Read More
Walking the Talk: Mentoring the Essential Habits
At Quest Forward Academies, mentors help students foster a growth mindset through the continual monitoring of habits in the classroom, the use of habit language in mentor-student interactions, and in the meaningful assessment that... Read More
Anatomy of a Short Course: Authority
The short course on Authority, part of the Quest Forward Learning Exploration Phase, draws on this rich topic to advance goals in English and Social Sciences. Students learn what authority is, investigate figures of authority, and... Read More
Building a Course: The Skills Framework
OE refers to the Quest Forward Learning curriculum as “skills-forward." In this blog, you can learn more about what that means, how it's applied, and what we hope students gain from this curriculum approach. ... Read More
Get to Know: Ed Vogel, Mentor
Ed Vogel loves working with words as much as he loves working with students. As a new mentor this year at Quest Forward Academy Omaha, he is particularly attuned to how words empower students to communicate ideas and enable mentors to... Read More
Customizing the Classroom: Differentiation in Quest Forward Learning
We know it is not easy to create a flexible, differentiated learning experience for all students, but Quest Forward Mentors play an instrumental role in helping students set and achieve their goals. ... Read More