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I hope everyone can be

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really responsive in the

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“Human Library” activity.

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Practice

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asking questions.

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If you had chosen to stay in Taiwan when you were 17,

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what sort of impact would that have

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on the life you have now?

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If I had to choose between general classes

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and seminars,

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I prefer teaching seminars.

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You can actually see a major difference

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in the eyes of the students

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when they are learning.

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When they are truly interested,

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their eyes would sparkle.

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They have a lot of passion.

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I am a Geography teacher.

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I used to be really afraid of

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seminars myself,

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because I would think

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“Gosh!”

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“Leading a seminar sounds difficult.”

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“Very specialized.”

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So the thought process early on was not easy.

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We first mapped out the structures,

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then detailed the required topics

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and the courses needed

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under each structure.

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Almost every item

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was born through

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our extended discussion.

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Every subject

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would propose their ideas,

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then we would discuss

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how to integrate these things

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into a structured course.

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So I think, for seminar courses,

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you must first find like-minded people.

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Working together as a team

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is better than working alone.

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If we don’t limit the students

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and let them come up with ideas,

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that might also inspire

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different ideas in us.

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And they can figure out their own perspectives

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and issues to raise,

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that would be very nice.

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The good thing about seminars

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is giving the lead back

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to the students,

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so we try our best to design activities

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to get them on their feet,

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to implement practically,

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jot down on paper,

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or conduct an interview in person.

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So I think while

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the preliminary preparations

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will be very hard on the teachers,

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but once the course design is finished,

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you will see amazing growth and feedback

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from the students throughout the application.

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After the launch of the “108 curriculum,”

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some high schools

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were a bit confused

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with regards to how these seminars

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should be conducted,

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so we compiled it into a book,

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“The Power of Project Based Learning.”

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This book explores

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the experiences of these teachers,

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and the practical methods through which

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they had devised

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the themes,

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projects,

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and issues.

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Themes have broader scopes.

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They cover various aspects.

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It is important to help children develop

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multiple perspectives.

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When you see something,

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you can’t approach it from just one angle.

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You need to consider

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why it’s like this

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and what it indicates.

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You need to approach it

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from different perspectives.

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So,

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the theme encompasses

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more generic knowledge.

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For projects,

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it is an extension of the theme.

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It is more specialized,

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such as a physics project,

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chemistry project,

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or biology project,

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it explores more depth

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within its subject field.

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We say that, for many things,

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depth and clarity comes

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the more you study it.

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Many projects in high school

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are suitable for children

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to develop their interests.

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Afterwards, when they get to college,

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they can study more in depth.

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Issues are mainly

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for children to clearly identify

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the different aspects involved

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and the reasons behind them.

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There is no such thing as right or wrong.

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This is very suitable for us to teach students

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how to implement reasoning.

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It is important to teach children

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how to think and express themselves

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in this process.

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It is a lot of trouble

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to have to think about

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what we wear every day.

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Wastes a lot of time.

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Humans are born free,

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so we should have the right

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to choose what to wear.

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We hope to give our teachers

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some direction in the course design,

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so they have a better grasp

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on the content designed for the course.

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Today, we are going to play Kavalania.

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It is a simulation of the time when

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the Han people came to cultivate the land of Yilan.

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“Taking the finish as the start” is a concept

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where we first establish a finish point for the course,

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what our course

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hopes to achieve in the end.

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For example, our school’s required course

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hopes to cultivate warm-hearted Yilan people,

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we then move on to design the course.

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When cultivating Yilan,

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who do you think he encounters on the Lanyang Plain?

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Beginning with the nearest, probably the Kavalan people.

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The Kavalan people.

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Warm-hearted Yilan people

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need to understand Yilan’s ethnic issues.

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So what should we do

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if we want to let them

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understand ethnic issues?

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Do different ethnic groups live in harmony

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or are there problems with competition?

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So we designed this set,

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Kavalania,

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to simulate the ethnic competitions that occurred

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back when Yilan was being cultivated.

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Choose any Han player

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to remove one town.

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It is rare to see a game

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that also combines current issues.

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It brings a lot of fun

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in which we also acquire knowledge.

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I’m from Yilan.

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Before, I didn’t have a very thorough understanding of

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the history of the land of Yilan.

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Through this course,

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I can gain a deeper understanding of

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Yilan’s diverse ethnic groups at the onset of cultivation.

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And,

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I think being able to

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learn and explore ourselves

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leaves a stronger impression.

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I’ve been a teacher for 14 years.

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The old top-down way of teaching

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never brought about such close student-teacher relationships.

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They don’t really ask you even when they have questions.

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But now,

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they will be full of questions

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and come to you after group discussions,

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so you create

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a lot of dialogue with each other.

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That sort of interaction

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is very memorable.

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I have taught seminars for over 20 years.

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In the past, I led the students,

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but now they pull me along.

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I can clearly understand that

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it is true teaching benefits

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both the teachers and the students.

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When you are willing to take this step,

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you will gradually see the children’s growth.

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You will see the results of

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all that you have given.