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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.84,0:00:04.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Narrator: You remember what it was like \Nin school. It was boring!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.84,0:00:09.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You sat in class, memorized as much as you\Ncould and tried to pass the test at
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.47,0:00:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the end.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.64,0:00:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But is that good enough?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.72,0:00:16.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These days school can be more \Ninteresting and effective.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.06,0:00:19.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By focusing students on work that matters.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.93,0:00:24.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Project Based Learning Explained.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.03,0:00:26.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most adults live in a world of projects.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.91,0:00:30.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether it's a job assignment, home \Nimprovement or planning a wedding,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.65,0:00:33.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to actively solve problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.74,0:00:39.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But unfortunately, schoolwork looks more \Nlike this than this.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.07,0:00:41.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's take a look at this \NProject Based World.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.57,0:00:43.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meet Claire.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.02,0:00:45.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was recently presented \Nwith a challenge.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.84,0:00:50.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her company, Super Suds, makes soap and it\Nwas up to her to find the most
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.85,0:00:53.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,earth-friendly way to produce it in \Nthe future.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.84,0:00:57.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her boss gave her a budget and a few \Nrequirements- and it was up to her to
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.99,0:01:00.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come up with a solution.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.05,0:01:04.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She organized and managed a team who \Nresearched the options and created
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.11,0:01:07.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,materials summarizing the issues.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.18,0:01:11.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Claire's team asked for feedback and \Npresented their findings to the boss.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.48,0:01:15.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Claire came out of the project looking \Nlike a rock star--and she learned a lot
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.35,0:01:21.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you look closely, Claire's success \Ninvolved critical thinking,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.13,0:01:17.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about green products.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.50,0:01:24.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,collaboration, and communication.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.18,0:01:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Things than aren't often taught in \Ntraditional classrooms.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.98,0:01:30.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The world needs more Claires.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.29,0:01:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how do we get them?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.98,0:01:36.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The answer is Project Based Learning \Nor PBL.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.11,0:01:40.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By focusing students on a project,\Nteachers put them on a path that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.07,0:01:44.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deepens their knowledge and builds skills \Nthey'll need in the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.07,0:01:45.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's what I mean.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.38,0:01:49.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mr. Simmons has always been a good science\Nteacher and his students do well on
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.59,0:01:51.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Friday's tests.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.07,0:01:55.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, what they learned is \Ngone by Saturday morning.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.19,0:01:57.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That wasn't good enough for him.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.75,0:02:02.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Soon he learned about Project Based \NLearning and decided to give it a shot.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.10,0:02:06.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mr. Simmons got the idea for his first \Nproject, on microorganisms, when nearly
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.66,0:02:10.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,half of his students were suddenly absent \Nwith the flu.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.25,0:02:14.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He asked his students why they thought so \Nmany of their classmates got sick at the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.40,0:02:16.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,same time.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.11,0:02:20.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That lively discussion produced a lot of \Ngood questions and a list of things that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.27,0:02:22.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kids wanted to know.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.32,0:02:26.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mr. Simmons then announced their project \Nwas to help elementary school kids
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.25,0:02:29.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,understand, how can we do not get sick?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.80,0:02:34.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After dividing the class into teams,\Nhe got them started on the project.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.90,0:02:39.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was up to the students to ask \Nquestions, research, collaborate,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.45,0:02:43.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,give each other feedback and figure out \Nthe best ways to make their points clear
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.33,0:02:45.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to children.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.22,0:02:48.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One team chose to make an educational \Nvideo on the connection between
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.25,0:02:50.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hand-washing and avoiding \Nthe flu.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.83,0:02:55.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another chose to create posters to \Nshow how viruses spread.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.21,0:02:58.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The project teams showed off their final \Nwork to an enthusiastic audience of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.94,0:03:02.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,parents and their children at a nearby \Nelementary school.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.96,0:03:07.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sitting in the front row was our good \Nfriend and local rock star Claire, who
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.45,0:03:10.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saw a bit of herself in the students.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.41,0:03:13.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was clear that the project was a \Nsuccess for the students,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.60,0:03:16.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the audience, and Mr. Simmons.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.52,0:03:21.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His students practiced critical thinking,\Ncollaboration and communication.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.78,0:03:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The project wasn't about memorization, \Nbut learning in-depth about viruses
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.44,0:03:28.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how to prevent spreading disease.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.82,0:03:31.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lesson they will never forget.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.73,0:03:35.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the end of the presentation,\NClaire introduced herself to the students
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.43,0:03:39.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and told them that they were rock stars\Nand that the world needs more people who
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.38,0:03:42.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can think like them.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.37,0:03:49.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To learn more about Project Based \NLearning, go to BIE.org.