Project Description Overview Project-based learning is an effective way to teach

Project Description Overview Project-based learning is an effective way to teach not only content, but also to help students build social-emotional and twenty-first century skills and character. Project-based assessments are a type of performance assessment. Conventional multiple choice tests are not appropriate for a project based unit. Project-based assessments ask students to make or do something in order to demonstrate what they have learned. In this activity, you will create a project based assessment related to a project based unit you have created, taught or thought about teaching. A unit is typically a group of lessons that cover a particular topic or standard in a subject area and can span over a few weeks. Performance outcomes Candidates will create a rubric to assess performance in a project-based learning unit. What will you do? A- discuss the importance of parallel language in rubric creation. Allow the following questions to guide your response to each question: 1. What is parallel language and how does it apply to rubric writing? 2. How do you select rubric criteria that is most relevant? 3. How can you ensure that your rubric is assessing the quality of the student work? 4. How can you ensure that your students know what is expected of them during a project based learning activity/assessment? 5. How would you implement a project-based unit in a virtual or hybrid learning environment? B- Select a project-based unit you have or will teach to your students. Write a brief summary of the unit and include the project objective(s), project description, skills and the grade level of your students. C- Create an age-appropriate rubric for the final evaluation of your unit that can be used as a tool for learning. Consider how students can use this rubric for both self and peer review. Include content as well as skills and be sure the rubric allows for goal-setting and growth. Consider using one of the rubric makers or tools listed in the Activity Resources. D- Submit the rubric as well as any other supporting resources you would utilize to assess performance-based learning. Report Requirements Summary of project-based unit Project rubric Notes If you are working with young children, you may want to consider making two rubrics; one that the students can use to self and peer assess and one that you will use to evaluate their performance. Resources: https://www.edutopia.org/video/competency-based-learning-developing-mastery-skills-and-content/ https://www.edutopia.org/video/competency-based-learning-developing-mastery-skills-and-content/ https://www.pblworks.org/what-is-pbl?gclid=CjwKCAiAudD_BRBXEiwAudakX5z8ScFWHmjD1oCIPYw3y9Mc6i_nR2XfF3A3VM2DE7PSfykj6m8z6hoC_zkQAvD_BwE