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Well designed project-based units engage students in open-ended, authentic tasks

Good projects are developed around core curricular concepts that address
national or local standards. The project has clear objectives that align with
standards and focus on what students should know as a result of their learning.

Project-Based Learning Defined
Project-based
learning is a student-centered, instructional model. It develops content area
knowledge and skills through an extended task that promotes student inquiry and
authentic demonstrations of learning in products and performances. Project-based
curriculum is driven by important Curriculum-Framing Questions that tie content
standards and higher-order thinking to real-world contexts.


Project-based units include varied instructional strategies to engage
all students regardless of their learning style. Often students collaborate with
outside experts and community members to answer questions and gain deeper
meaning of the content. Technology is used to support learning. Throughout
project work multiple types of assessment are embedded to ensure that students
produce high quality work.