Bringing it all together Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Education Program Teacher Professional Development Program

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Bringing it all togetherMelbourne 2006
Commonwealth Games Education ProgramTeacher
Professional Development Program
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Structure of todays session

• Welcome and introduction
• KWL(SW) Graphic Organiser Activity
• Trivia Quiz
• Bringing it all together the Commonwealth Games
  Education Program Curriculum materials, programs
  and resources overview
• Interactive Activity 1 The Quest
• Tea Break
• 6. What is already happening in schools?
• 7. Interactive Activity 2 The Bus Stops Here!
• 8. Actions So what?!
• 9. Summing up and evaluation

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Purpose of todays session

• Excite, engage and stimulate you and your school
  to become involved in the M2006 Commonwealth
  Games Education Program.
• Provide you with an overview of the M2006
  Commonwealth Games Education Program and a useful
  resource package to take back to school, so you
  can introduce it to your school and get your
  classes involved.
• Outline the key elements of the M2006
  Commonwealth Games Education Program so that you
  understand the focus of each resource.
• Demonstrate aspects of these classroom resources
  by highlighting teaching and learning activities
  and show you examples of units that link to the
  Victorian Essential Learning Standards.

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Contents of your resource kit

• Bringing it all together handbook
• Session outline
• Starting Blocks CD-ROM
• Let the Games Begin! Middle Years Resources
  CD-ROM
• United through the Games-Integrated Units CD-ROM
• Commonwealth of Nations A3 Map
• flyers
• KWL (SW) Activity sheet
• The Quest Activity sheet
• Evaluation form ( then M2006 Commonwealth Games
  badge)

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KWL (SW) Graphic Organiser Activity
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Trivia Quiz

• What date will the 2006 Commonwealth Games start?
• How many nations will compete?
• Which country leads the total medal tally for all
  Commonwealth Games?
• What is the name of the mascot for the Games?
• Name one country that has recently been expelled
  from the Commonwealth that will not be competing
  in the Games
• Name two Commonwealth countries that were not
  originally British colonies.
• Who is united by the games?
• Name two Classroom Resources developed for the
  Commonwealth Games Education Program.
• How often are the Commonwealth Games held?
• What did the Commonwealth Games used to be
  called?

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Trivia Quiz Answers

• March 15, 2006
• 71 nations
• Australia
• Karak (because thats the sound South-eastern
  Red-tailed Black Cockatoos make!)
• Zimbabwe
• Mozambique and Cameroon (http//www.thecommonwealt
  h.org/Templates/system/YearbookHomePage.asp?NodeID
  39544 )
• We are!
• Starting Blocks / Post-compulsory Resources / Let
  the Games Begin! / United through the Games /
  CommPASS
• Every 4 years
• The British Empire Games / then the British
  Empire and Commonwealth Games / then the British
  Commonwealth Games

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The Commonwealth Games Education Program,
Classroom Resources and Programs
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In the beginning

• How can we involve schools and young people in
  the Games experience? What are the
  opportunities?
• How can we make the Games relevant to schools and
  students?
• How can schools contribute?
• What can we achieve through involving schools?

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Schools who are involved?

• Government, Catholic and Independent school
  sectors
• All age groups
• School principals, teachers and parents
• Initial focus on Victoria

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Learning, Linking, Participating

• LEARNING
• About the Commonwealth, its countries and
  cultures
• About athletes
• About Melbourne 2006

• LINKING
• Friendships between schools
• One-one connections
• Supporting visiting team

• PARTICIPATING
• In the Games experience
• In sport and physical activity
• As part of the community

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Classroom Resources Themes

• Commonwealth of Nations
• Environmentally sustainable behaviours
• Participation in activity and sport
• Indigenous culture
• Community links and activities
• Melbourne as a host city
• Ethics in sport

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Getting Schools Involved
An information kit containing details about all
opportunities and programs for school involvement
in the Commonwealth Games. (February 2005)
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Classroom Resources Starting Blocks

• An Introduction to the Melbourne 2006
  Commonwealth Games
• Prep to Year 12

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Classroom Resources Post-compulsory Resources

• for VCE/VET in Schools/VCAL

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Classroom Resources Let the Games Begin!

• Middle Years Resources
• Hosting a major event
• Melbourne 2006 Games
• Ethics and sport
• Linked to the Victorian Essential Learning
  Standards

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Classroom Resources United through the Games

• Integrated Units
• Prep to Year 10 Resources
• Celebration (P-2)
• Environment (3-4)
• Identity (5-6)
• Change (7-8)
• Participation (9-10)
• Linked to Victorian Essential Learning Standards

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Classroom Resources CommPASS

• Games Passport Program for Years 1 to 6
• Themes include
• Commonwealth of Nations
• Healthy active lifestyles
• Environmentally sustainable behaviours

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Classroom Resources CommPASS

• Teachers Manual

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School2School

• Linking schools in Victoria/Australia with
  schools in the Commonwealth
• Adopting a Second Team and supporting them
• Registrations close end Term 4

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Global Classroom Projects

• Get involved in a Global Classroom Project
• 2 projects have a Commonwealth Games focus
• The Commonwealth at Play
• Karak in Action
• www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/gc

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Commonwealth Games Supplement and Poster Series

• The AGE Sunday (poster) and Monday (supplement)
• World Map, Education Games,Technology in
  Sport,Environment, Cultural Diversity,
  Post-Games the finest moments.
• Education Program Posters
• World Map, Water Poster, Karak Poster

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CG Reps and GameZINE

• Project team of students
• Commonwealth Games contacts in the school
• email GameZINEs
• Initiate activities
• Leadership opportunities
• Official acknowledgment

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CGTV

• Television skills and media training to up to 10
  teams across Victoria
• Film community and school involvement in lead up
  to Games
• Broadcast on Schools TV in 2006

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Art4Athletes Program

• Schools prepared artwork as gift for athletes
• All schools were invited to participate
• A thank you post card will be sent back to
  students
• (registrations have closed)

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Other Involvement Queens Baton Relay
www.melbourne2006.com.au/?sqbr
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• www.melbourne2006.com.au/education

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Interactive Activity 1 The Quest
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Tea Break
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What is happening in schools already?
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CGTV_at_Wycheproof P-12

• small rural school of 170 students
• making a DVD for the Schools Television Network
  during the Commonwealth Games
• Part of the Shire of Buloke with Kenya as their
  sister nation and adopted second team.
• Submitted works in the Art4Athletes program.

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CG Reps and S2S _at_ St Marys Primary School, Ascot
Vale

• school of 350
• registered for School2School and with St Marys
  in Canada
• Year 5/6 CG Reps Team
• Art4Athletes program
• Commonwealth Games Sports in School Athletics
  Carnival, writing bulletins
• Making contact with the local council
• Learning about the history

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GCP and Commonwealth at Play_at_Ararat Community
College

• The project is suitable for students from Years
  4-10
• Digital photography
• Interviewing local heroes
• Responding to sporting issues by email
• Kahootz 3 D
• Design, construction, exchange of batons
• Reporting on local celebrations

www.araratcc.vic.edu.au/users/web/commonwealth/ind
ex.htm
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Ghana arrives at St Thomas Primary, Sale

• The Year 3/4 class
• visited by Australian Opals Olympic Basketball
  team member Jessica Bibby
• studied Ghanaians clothing
• accessed online sites
• research via the Internet, books, encyclopaedias
  
• adopted Ghana as their second team

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Interactive Activity 2 The Bus Stops Here!
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Actions So WhatKWL (SW) Activity 2
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Summing it all up.

1. All the resources discussed today are available
   on the M2006 Commonwealth Games Education
   website www.melbourne2006.com.au/education
2. Activity ideas covered in this PD session are
   available on the dk2 websitewww.dk2.com.au/commg
   ames.htm
3. Web links to other Commonwealth Games resources
   are on the back page of your handbook.
4. Evaluation form

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Thanks for coming.

• www.melbourne2006.com.au/education