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You should consider the prior knowledge and experiences either of the teachers, or the pupils they’re working with.
You should consider the prior knowledge and experiences either of the teachers, or the pupils they’re working with.
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<section begin=TeachingWithORBIT/>'''4 How can you teach using the ORBIT materials?'''
'''4 How can you teach using the ORBIT materials?'''


The ORBIT materials promote interaction and offer ideas for innovative teaching in your classroom to help your pupils’ learning.  
The ORBIT materials promote interaction and offer ideas for innovative teaching in your classroom to help your pupils’ learning.  
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* very clear about what you want them to do and achieve.
* very clear about what you want them to do and achieve.


<nowiki>For further information on planning and preparing your lesson plans, see [[Category:Lesson Planning]]</nowiki>
<nowiki>For further information on planning and preparing your lesson plans, see [[:Category:Lesson Planning]]</nowiki>


''Things to think about and do '''before''' the lesson starts''
''Things to think about and do '''before''' the lesson starts''
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-Before you carry out an experiment, you may want to try it yourself or with your colleagues so that you are confident when trying it out with your pupils.
-Before you carry out an experiment, you may want to try it yourself or with your colleagues so that you are confident when trying it out with your pupils.


The ORBIT materials promote interactive pedagogy, however, as a teacher you need to remain involved throughout the lesson, even when your pupils are engaged in group work. For more information on using group work in your classroom, go to the ''<nowiki>[[Category:Group work]]</nowiki>''
The ORBIT materials promote interactive pedagogy, however, as a teacher you need to remain involved throughout the lesson, even when your pupils are engaged in group work. For more information on using group work in your classroom, go to the ''[[:Category:Group work]]''


Do not panic if something in your lesson does not go according to plan. Wherever possible, during your lesson planning, create alternative activities to ensure the success of your lesson.
Do not panic if something in your lesson does not go according to plan. Wherever possible, during your lesson planning, create alternative activities to ensure the success of your lesson.
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You can turn the ORBIT activities into assessment tasks that can help you to find out whether your pupils have learned the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes described in your learning outcomes. Where this is not possible, you can develop your own assessment tool.  
You can turn the ORBIT activities into assessment tasks that can help you to find out whether your pupils have learned the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes described in your learning outcomes. Where this is not possible, you can develop your own assessment tool.  


For more information on assessment go to''[[Category:Assessment]]''  
For more information on assessment go to''[[:Category:Assessment]]''  


Giving and receiving feedback is an important part of assessment. It is important for you to give feedback to your pupils so that you can share what they did well, what they did not do so well, and how they could improve. Remember to use this feedback to plan subsequent lessons, activities and assessment.
Giving and receiving feedback is an important part of assessment. It is important for you to give feedback to your pupils so that you can share what they did well, what they did not do so well, and how they could improve. Remember to use this feedback to plan subsequent lessons, activities and assessment.
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Table 2 below shows some important active teaching and learning methods and some of the skills that you will need to use as a teacher.
Table 2 below shows some important active teaching and learning methods and some of the skills that you will need to use as a teacher.


=== Table 2 Teaching and learning methods ===
'''Table 2 Teaching and learning methods'''
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