Project-based learning is learning that results in demonstrations of performance. The students are able to complete real tasks that have brought them challenges and ask them to solve a problem or complete a task. Hands on, student created activities that demonstrate what they learn are the best ways to know if a student has grasped a concept or not.

In terms of Project-based Learning, I find the construction of the unit plan to be somewhat similar to the Understanding by Design plan...where the educator works backward from a learned assessment that the students are to learn by the end of the unit, creating lessons along the way that will lead them to that end. I have written units in this style before, and am looking forward to working with the new textbook.

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