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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2 comments:
Your are so right. This is definitely the Understanding by Design format. I too am looking forward to the end products. I hope this does prove to be helpful for your students.
Not to play devil's advocate or anything, but are textbooks necessary for project-based learning? You could argue that there are other more authentic sources and links that students could use that would have connections to the real world. I'm not saying that textbooks shouldn't be used (not like I don't use them), but I've always taken project-based learning as an opportunity to venture away from the structured learning environment that we sometimes subject the kids to. I'm interested in your ideas on this.
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