Quest Forward Learning

Helping every student succeed with active learning, skill development, and continuous feedback.

Quest Forward Learning enables high school students to take charge of their learning, to succeed academically, and to develop essential learning and work skills.

High schools offer Quest Forward Learning to their students like other academic programs, but with greater benefits: active learning that is engaging, feedback-driven assessments instead of frequent tests, and daily practice of skills students will need in college and career.

Learn more about Quest Forward Learning in the sections below.

Contents

• What is Quest Forward Learning?
• Glossary of Terms
• Active Learning
• Skill Development
• Feedback and Assessment
• The Course of Study
• The Quest Forward Learning Management System (LMS)
• Opportunity Education’s Mission

Active Learning

Students learn best when they are actively involved through researching, investigating, discussing, creating, solving problems, defending their beliefs, and more.

With Quest Forward Learning, students take responsibility for their own learning. They engage with problems, tools, and ideas, as well as peers and teachers. To support this, teachers create and use curricula that include ample opportunities to learn actively and work on meaningful projects, provide options that let students make choices, and employ flexible pacing strategies.

Skill Development

With Quest Forward Learning, skills development is woven into all aspects of the learning experience.

At other schools, students focus primarily on what they need to know (or memorize) to demonstrate learning on tests. At schools using Quest Forward Learning, students gain academic knowledge through their work to develop skills. Developing an important skill is the top priority for every lesson in the Quest Forward Curriculum.

Two skills frameworks are at the core of Quest Forward Learning:

• Learning Skills for learning effectively
• Work Skills for working productively

By developing these skills, students become better equipped to take on any opportunities and challenges their future will bring them.

See the Learning Skills

See the Work Skills

Continuous Feedback and Assessment

One of the unique features of Quest Forward Learning is the approach to assessment and feedback. Rather than administering a few high-stakes exams to measure student knowledge, skills, and progress, teachers can complete low-stakes assessments every day and week to provide feedback to students.

Teachers focus feedback in four areas:

1. Engagement: Teachers can record students’ engagement after each class session, ensuring they are not just physically present but mentally as well.
2. Learning Goals: Teachers provide feedback on artifacts and how well they meet the identified learning goals.
3. Work Skills: Teachers provide feedback on artifacts and the skills students demonstrated while creating them (i.e., Work Skills).
4. Learning Skills: Teachers provide feedback on artifacts and other work products and observations of students demonstrating the Learning Skills.

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