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Designing and Running a Project

1. Projects should be motivating for teachers and pupils alike.
Montage projects are intended to be an integral part of courses rather than optional extras.  Thus, planning a Montage project is much like planning any other unit of study.  Consider:
what topic/subject/themes will it cover?
what is the target year group/age range?
which curriculum objectives?
what activities will students carry out?
what resources will be required?
how long will the project take to complete?
how will you evaluate the success of the project?

2. International communication should be the core of the project.
Consider:
why would a school want to do, or join in with, this project?
what is the purpose of the communication?
how does it fit in with the rest of the project?
how does it contribute towards meeting objectives?
who are you going to communicate with? which school? students of what age?
how? email? letter? video conference? message boards? forums?
when? how often?
which language will students use? how can this be supported?
who will moderate the content of any communication? how?

3. Your project will need an online home, a web site.
Consider:
where it is to be hosted? Projects usually live on the project designer's school web site.
Is there an alternative if necessary?
Who is going to design your web site? Do you have the skills yourself? Can you enlist the committed support of someone else who has?
The web site will also need to be updated as and when students work is available to be uploaded. Who will do this?

Bear in mind that other schools around the world might want to run your project and may submit work for inclusion on the web site too. You will have to decide how long you can sustain your commitment to keeping the project web site active. We recommend a maximum of two years. This should allow most schools to fit the project around their other schedules and calendar requirements.

4. Features your web site should contain:
full teacher and pupil instructions
downloads of any resources required for the project
full curriculum references
information about how to join in with the project (i.e. project designer's contact details)
evidence of outcomes /objectives met (could be a gallery of student's work etc)
a clear statement as to how long you will remain committed to this project and the maintenance and updating of the project web site

Make sure that all of the above information is easy for teachers and students to find, and that the look and feel of the site is appropriate and motivating. Is the project, as presented on the web site, as widely accessible globally as possible?

5. You will need to carry out an evaluation of the success of your project:
It is vital to the development of Montage that we have an overview of how projects are being used in schools and their impact in the classroom.

6. Submit your project for inclusion on the Montage site:
either before you begin running it or after you have completed it. This will share your work with thousands of schools worldwide and may lead to new links, partnerships, and virtual communities.

We hope that you find these guidance notes helpful. Please contact us if you require further support.