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=Adapting and Sharing our Resources=
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{{adaptedfrom|TESSA Working With Teachers|SharingPractice|'''8 How can you deepen your engagement with the ORBIT community and others involved in working with teachers <nowiki>in an open educational resource (OER) environment? [Community of practice]</nowiki>'''
{{adaptedfrom|TESSA Working With Teachers|SharingPractice|'''How can you deepen your engagement with the ORBIT community and others involved in working with teachers in an open educational resource (OER) environment?


The ORBIT materials are OERs. This means that they can be freely shared, adapted and used by anyone.  
The ORBIT materials are OERs. This means that they can be freely shared, adapted and used by anyone.  


You might start with the community closest to you – in your own context. If you are a teacher educator working in a college or university, these questions might help:
You might start with the community closest to you – in your own context. If you are a teacher educator working in a college or university, these questions might help
 
* To what extent do teacher educators at my institution work together?
* To what extent do teacher educators at my institution work together?
* How could I benefit from increasing this collaboration?
* How could I benefit from increasing this collaboration?
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* How can you share your ORBIT experiences with others who work with teachers in schools and in your local community?  
* How can you share your ORBIT experiences with others who work with teachers in schools and in your local community?  


You could use the following steps for selecting and preparing to use ORBIT activities in the curriculum:
You could use the following steps for selecting and preparing to use ORBIT activities in the curriculum
# Select an appropriate theme or teaching approach that you’ve identified as needing attention, or which is on your curriculum/scheme of work for the next few weeks – this might be one which you find particularly challenging to teach, one which your learners have struggled with or a new way of teaching that you want to try out.  
# Select an appropriate theme or teaching approach that you’ve identified as needing attention, or which is on your curriculum/scheme of work for the next few weeks – this might be one which you find particularly challenging to teach, one which your learners have struggled with or a new way of teaching that you want to try out.  
# Locate and review relevant ORBIT materials to identify suitable sections which match your chosen theme, topic or skill.  
# Locate and review relevant ORBIT materials to identify suitable sections which match your chosen theme, topic or skill.