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=Working with our Resources=
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{{adaptedfrom|TESSA Working With Teachers|WorkingWithMaterials|While the ORBIT materials may be used 'stand alone', or via exploration of the wiki - which highlights links between resources, lesson ideas, and teaching approaches - you may find it useful to think about how ORBIT could be used in wider Professional Development activities. [[Image:TessaResourceCycle.PNG]]
 
Figure 1 Working with the ORBIT materials}}
'''Working with our Resources'''
 
{{adaptedfrom|TESSA Working With Teachers|WorkingWithMaterials|While the ORBIT materials may be used 'stand alone', or via exploration of the wiki - which highlights links between resources, lesson ideas, and teaching approaches - you may find it useful to think about how ORBIT could be used in wider Professional Development activities. [[Image:TessaResourceCycle.PNG]]Figure 1 Working with the ORBIT materials}}
 
'''What are the ORBIT resources?'''


=What are the ORBIT resources?=
{{adaptedfrom|TESSA Working With Teachers|TeachingWithORBIT|The ORBIT materials promote interaction and offer ideas for innovative teaching in your classroom to help your pupils’ learning.  
{{adaptedfrom|TESSA Working With Teachers|TeachingWithORBIT|The ORBIT materials promote interaction and offer ideas for innovative teaching in your classroom to help your pupils’ learning.  


Once you have selected and adapted the appropriate ORBIT materials, concentrate on the following:
Once you have selected and adapted the appropriate ORBIT materials, concentrate on the following
 
* '''planning your lesson'''
* '''planning your lesson'''
* '''teaching methods'''
* '''teaching methods'''
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Planning is a continual process that helps you to think and prepare what is needed to help your pupils respond well to you and the content of what you teach.
Planning is a continual process that helps you to think and prepare what is needed to help your pupils respond well to you and the content of what you teach.


For your pupils to learn from your lessons they need to be:
For your pupils to learn from your lessons they need to be
 
* interested – if they are not, nothing of any value will take place
* interested – if they are not, nothing of any value will take place
* 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>
For further information on planning and preparing your lesson plans, see [[Teaching Approaches/Planning|Teaching Approach Planning page]]


''Things to think about and do '''before''' the lesson starts''
''Things to think about and do '''before''' the lesson starts''


-An ORBIT activity can take place across more than one lesson period, or for only a short part of a lesson
*An ORBIT activity can take place across more than one lesson period, or for only a short part of a lesson
-Some lessons can take place outside the classroom, but you need to have an alternative plan should the weather change.
*Some lessons can take place outside the classroom, but you need to have an alternative plan should the weather change.
-It’s important to ensure you have all the resources you need at hand before the lesson starts
*It’s important to ensure you have all the resources you need at hand before the lesson starts
-Organise your classroom to suit the activity
*Organise your classroom to suit the activity
-If you are using technology, have you tested that it still works?
*If you are using technology, have you tested that it still works?
-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 ''[[Category:Group work]]''
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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Ensure that your alternative plan fits in with the classroom arrangements already made.
Ensure that your alternative plan fits in with the classroom arrangements already made.


Should something unexpected happen just before or during the lesson:
Should something unexpected happen just before or during the lesson
* acknowledge the problem.
* acknowledge the problem.
* involve the pupils in solving the problem.
* involve the pupils in solving the problem.
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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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=How can ORBIT help develop Interactive Teaching, and benefit my students=
=How can ORBIT help develop Interactive Teaching, and benefit my students=
{{adaptedfrom|TESSA Working With Teachers|PupilBenefits|'''5 How does using ORBIT materials contribute to pupil learning?'''
{{adaptedfrom|TESSA Working With Teachers|PupilBenefits|'''How does using ORBIT materials contribute to pupil learning?'''
The ORBIT materials provide a set of high quality, curated resources for interactive pedagogy.  Such pedagogy - as is discussed in subsequent strategies - is associated with better learning outcomes. 


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.
'''How does using ORBIT materials contribute to Professional Development?'''
 
Teachers should reflect on their lessons to determine what worked well, and what did not work well so as to improve teaching, and plan better subsequent lessons. In doing this, some of the questions you could consider are
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.
 
You should also give your pupils an opportunity to give feedback on the assessment task so that you can find out whether they thought the assessment task was appropriate/not appropriate, easy/difficult, and any problems they may have encountered.
 
'''6 What do you think you learned from teaching with ORBIT materials'''?
 
You should reflect on your lessons to determine what worked well, and what did not work well so as to improve your teaching, and plan better subsequent lessons. In doing this, some of the questions you could consider are:


* What challenges did I have while planning and preparing for this lesson?
* What challenges did I have while planning and preparing for this lesson?
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* What difficulties were there in teaching the topic?
* What difficulties were there in teaching the topic?
* Was there enough time to do the activities?
* Was there enough time to do the activities?
* Were the resources used appropriate and adequate?
* Were the resources used appropriate and adequate?}}
 
ORBIT resources provide sample classroom materials, related Professional Development resources, and in many instances suggested technological tools to support interactive learning.  This combination provides a solid grounding for Professional Development activities in interactive teaching, with applied examples, practical development activities, and current tools highlighted.


Now you have responded to these questions, how do you feel about the activity and the way in which you use it?}}
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