Welcome to the QUEST 1 Field Experience web site!

QUEST 1 coursework and experiences are specifically designed to give candidates experience interacting with children in public schools. Through interactions with children, teachers, faculty, and peers, candidates confirm their decision to become a teacher and prepare for the prospect of a career in education.

It is the student's responsibility to familiarize themselves with the requirements and rules of the QUEST 1 field experience.

These field experiences (FE) are what you have been preparing for since you began your college career and are an integral part of your teacher preparation. We have been working very hard to plan experiences that will be invaluable to your learning how to become a great teacher.

Please review all information provided concerning field experiences as several aspects have changed from previous semesters.

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General Information About Field Experiences:

This semester, students in CUIN 3201 and CUIN 3317 will complete field experiences in one of two 5-week sessions.Each field experience is work 4 points for a total of 20 points. Students will attend the field experience one day a week for 5 consecutive weeks from 8:00 am 11:00 am. In order to receive full credit for field experiences, students must attend all 5 field experiences. Additionally, if a field experience is missed and the student does not provide a doctor’s excuse, he/she will not receive points for the field experience but will have to make up the hours. It is the student’s responsibility to arrange work schedules around Field Experience times.

Session 1:

• Week 1 September 13th- 17th
• Week 2 September 20th- 24th
• Week 3 September 27th- 30th
• Week 4 October 4th- 8th
• Week 5 October 11th- 15th

Session 2:

• Week 1 October 18th- 22nd
• Week 2 October 25th- 29th
• Week 3 November 1st- 5th
• Week 4 November 8th- 12th
• Week 5 November 15th- 19th

Students enrolled in CUIN 4318 have special field experience assignments and should visit the 4318

Signing Up for Field Experiences:

Students need to log in to the Field Experience Registration using their current CITE lab account username/password. Students will then choose a session and a school and sign up for the field experience. Signing up for the first field experience date will add the other 4 dates to the student’s schedule.

Before Your Field Experience:

1. Make sure you have your UH Identification badge and lanyard.
2. Review the FE dress code. (See Requirements)
3. Review the school address. Before your first FE date, it is wise to make a practice trip to the school.

No Later than 3 Days AFTER the FE date:

1. Complete the appropriate Reflection (See Requirements). This reflection can be turned in to Room 256 Farish Hall for main campus students, and Room 106 in Sugar Land.