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UH QUEST Program

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The QUEST Program

The QUEST program is organized into three distinct phases.

  • QUEST 1 is learner-focused, with the goal of introducing teacher candidates to the teaching profession, to the development of children, and to urban learners, schools, and communities.
  • QUEST 2 is a rigorous, content-focused semester where teacher candidates are immersed in authentic classroom contexts as they become proficient in content, pedagogy, and technology knowledge in all areas for which they will be certified.
  • QUEST 3, typically known as student teaching, is performance-focused, immersing candidates in the real work of teachers in urban school settings.

Unique Features of QUEST

  • School-based experiences provide challenging and diverse teaching environments.
  • Community involvement develops deeper understanding of civic responsibility, community leadership, and family interactions.
  • Professional attributes of teacher candidates are tracked during all the three phases of QUEST.
  • Integrated preservice and inservice development provides professional development for site-based educators in schools in which our candidates are placed.
  • Integrated technology aligned directly to all QUEST courses and experiences.
  • Web-based portfolios connect assignments, student work samples, photographs, video, and other instructional artifacts to reflections on growth and learning.

Awards for the QUEST Program

  • The 2007 Distinguished Program in Teacher Education by the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE).
  • The 2007 National Student Teacher of the Year: Maria Carandas
  • The 2007 Texas Student Teacher of the Year: Fatyn Khawaja

QUEST Main Page | About QUEST | Spring Class Listing