You sat in class, memorized as much as you could and tried to pass a test at the end.

你坐在教室裡，盡所能記住所有知識，並試圖通過最後的考試。

But is that good enough?

但這樣就夠了嗎？

These days school can be more interesting and effective.

現在的學校可以更有趣、更有效。

By focusing students on work that matters.

透過引導學生將重點放在重要的工作上。

This is Project Based Learning Explained.

專題式學習解析。

Most adults live in a world of projects.

大多數成年人都生活在一個充滿專案的世界裡。

Whether it's a job assignment, home improvement or planning a wedding, we need to actively solve problems.

無論是工作任務、家庭裝修或婚禮策劃，我們需要積極地去解決問題。

But unfortunately, schoolwork looks more like this than this.

但不幸的是，學校生活比起這樣，看起來更像這樣。

Let's take a look at this Project Based World.

讓我們來看看這個圍繞著專案打轉的世界。

Meet Claire.

這是克萊爾。

She was recently presented with a challenge.

最近，她面臨一項挑戰。

Her company, Super Suds, makes soap and it was up to her to find the most earth-friendly way to produce it in the future.

她的公司「Super Suds」生產肥皂，並由她來尋找未來最環保的生產方式。

Her boss gave her a budget and a few requirements.

她的老闆給了她預算和一些要求，

And it was up to her to come up with a solution.

並由她來想辦法解決。

She organized and managed a team who researched the options and created materials summarizing the issues.

她組織和管理了一個團隊，來研究有什麼選擇，並總結問題。

Claire's team asked for feedback and presented their findings to the boss.

克萊爾的團隊收集了反饋意見，並向老闆提交了他們的調查結果。

Claire came out of the project looking like a rock star--and she learned a lot about green products.

克萊爾在專案中表現亮眼，宛如發表台上的明星，而且她學到了很多關於綠色產品的知識。

If you look closely, Claire's success involved critical thinking, collaboration, and communication.

仔細分析，克萊爾的成功涉了及批判思考、協作和溝通。

Things that aren't often taught in traditional classrooms.

這些都是在傳統課堂上學不到的東西。

The world needs more Claires.

這世界需要更多像克萊爾這樣的人。

So how do we get them?

我們該如何培養他們呢？

The answer is Project Based Learning or PBL.

答案是專題式學習，簡稱 PBL。

By focusing students on a project, teachers put them on a path that deepens their knowledge and builds skills they'll need in the future.

透過讓學生集中在專題上，引導他們走上一條加深現有知識的道路，並培養未來需要的技能。

Here's what I mean.

我的意思是像這樣。

Mr. Simmons has always been a good science teacher and his students do well on Friday's tests.

西蒙斯老師一直是位優秀的科學老師，他的學生在週五的測驗中表現良好。

Unfortunately, what they learned was gone by Saturday morning.

不幸的是，他們學到的東西到週六早上就忘光了。

That wasn't good enough for him.

這對他來說還不夠好。

Soon he learned about Project Based Learning and decided to give it a shot.

不久，他了解到專題式學習，並決定試一試。

Mr. Simmons got the idea for his first project, on microorganisms, when nearly half of his students were suddenly absent with the flu.

西蒙斯老師是在他的班級有將近半數人突然因流感缺席時，決定以微生物作為第一個專題主題的。

He asked his students why they thought so many of their classmates got sick at the same time.

他問同學們，他們認為為什麼這麼多同學同時生病？

That lively discussion produced a lot of good questions and a list of things that kids wanted to know.

這場熱烈的討論產生了很多好問題，以及孩子們好奇的問題清單。

Mr. Simmons then announced their project was to help elementary school kids understand,

西蒙斯老師隨後宣佈，他們的專題是幫助小學生了解

How can we not get sick?

如何才能不生病呢？

After dividing the class into teams, he got them started on the project.

把全班同學分成幾組後，他們開始了這項專題。

It was up to the students to ask questions, research, collaborate, give each other feedback and figure out the best ways to make their points clear to children.

由學生提出問題、研究、合作、互相反饋，並想辦法把自己的觀點向其他孩子們解釋清楚。

One team chose to make an educational video on the connection between hand washing and avoiding the flu.

有個小組選擇製作教育影片，介紹洗手與隔絕流感的關係。

Another chose to create posters to show how viruses spread.

另一個則選擇製作海報展示病毒的傳播方式。

The project teams showed off their final work to an enthusiastic audience of parents and their children at a nearby elementary school.

他們向附近一所小學熱情的家長和孩子們展示了最終成果。

Sitting in the front row was our good friend and local rock star Claire, who saw a bit of herself in the students.

坐在前排的是我們的好朋友，也是當地的專案明星克萊爾，而她在學生們身上看到了一點自己的影子。

It was clear that the project was a success for the students, the audience, and Mr. Simmons.

顯然，這個專題對學生、觀眾和西蒙斯老師來說都大成功。

His students practiced critical thinking, collaboration and communication.

他的學生練習了批判思考、協作和交流。

The project wasn't about memorization, but learning in-depth about viruses and how to prevent spreading disease.

這個專題不是為了讓學生背誦，而是引導他們深入學習關於病毒的知識，以及了解如何防止疾病傳播。

A lesson they will never forget.

他們永遠不會忘記這些知識。

At the end of the presentation, Claire introduced herself to the students and told them that they were rock stars and that the world needs more people who can think like them.

在報告結束後，克萊爾向學生們介紹了自己，並告訴他們，他們是發表台上的明星， 而這個世界需要更多像他們一般思考的人。

To learn more about Project Based Learning, go to BIE.org.

深入了解專題式學習，上 BIE.org。