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{{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> | <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 ''[[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''' | |||
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