Liz Herron, Durham Intermediate School QUEST Teacher

              DIS QUEST Webpage

Welcome to the DIS QUEST page!  Our QUEST program is designed to challenge and serve the needs of the identified gifted and talented students in Carroll ISD.  QUEST students have unique needs both socially and academically.  We strive to meet the needs of the whole child through a unique curriculum written with the gifted and talent student in mind.  Higher order thinking skills, creativity, self-assessment, and the importance of teamwork are just a few of the skills we will focus on this year within each unit of study.

Units of Study for 2011-2012

Art, Master Artists, and You

Self-selection, Self-Assessment, and its applications in Research

Building Teamwork Skills through LEGO Robotics

Creative Writing with a Purpose - how to seek publishing and enter contests

Bulls and Bears O My – Mock Investment Portfolios

Elements of English – Onomatopoeia, hyperboles, analogy, personification, similes, idioms, and metaphor within advanced literature and personal writing

World Cultures/Special Events