Each constituent group in a shared experience project has a unique and important role. Without each group, the project would not succeed.
Participating Teacher: This is the teacher who goes on the trip and communicates with the learning community back home.
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Prepares static portions of the website before embarking |
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Trains teachers and students on the use of the blog |
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Helps students understand the purpose of the trip |
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Writes blog entries each day while on trip |
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Creates multimedia whenever possible |
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Evaluates success and failures of the project |
Non-Participating Teachers: These are teachers and substitute teachers who participate in the project with their classes back home.
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Encourage students to visit the project site |
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Use any of the material in the classroom as they see fit |
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May send comments and questions to the participating teacher. |
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Check the blog both at home and school. Though not all do,
process based work is more effective if the students check each day. |
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Answer questions and do class work related to the project |
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Write occasional comments and questions to the participating teacher. |
![]() | Encourage and facilitate student-participation at home or in a local library whenever possible |
![]() | Write occasional comments and questions to the participating teacher. |