Doing Projects vs. Project Based Learning

A PBL unit begins with

• the driving question
• student centered questions
• an entry event
• a brief handout about the project

Pick the best response to complete the sentence: "The main purpose of the entry event is..."

• to share details about the upcoming unit.
• to promote student engagement for the entire unit.
• to provide an overall context for learning
• to do all of the above.

In a PBL classroom, you probably...

• won't see multiple choice quizzes.
• won't see teachers lecturing.
• won't see homework.
• might see any of the above. 

Choose the best answer to complete this sentence: 
"In a PBL classroom, lectures or quizzes..."

• are not used.
• are the main strategy to teach knowledge or assess understanding.
• can help teach a concept or formatively assess student knowledge.
• should be delivered via technology to promote 21st century skills.

During a PBL unit, a teacher will likely plan all of the following except for...

• smaller, benchmark products to showcase student learning.
• opportunities for students to write reflectively.
• text sets incorporating fiction and nonfiction text.
• A PBL teacher could plan any of the above learning opportunities.

In a traditional unit with a culminating project, the final project...

• allows for critique and revision throughout the unit.
• is the context for learning throughout the unit.
• comes after the learning is over.
• serves as an effective summative assessment to guide future instruction