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=Adapting and Sharing our Resources= | =Adapting and Sharing our Resources= | ||
{{adaptedfrom|TESSA Working With Teachers|SharingPractice|''' | {{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. | ||