Bringing it all together

Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Education Program

Teacher Professional Development Program

Structure of today’s session1. Welcome and introduction

2. KWL(SW) – Graphic Organiser Activity

3. Trivia Quiz

4. Bringing it all together – the Commonwealth Games Education Program Curriculum materials, programs and resources overview

5. 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

Purpose of today’s session1. Excite, engage and stimulate you and your school to become

involved in the M2006 Commonwealth Games Education Program.

2. 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.

3. Outline the key elements of the M2006 Commonwealth Games Education Program so that you understand the focus of each resource.

4. 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.

Contents of your resource kitBringing 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)

KWL (SW) Graphic Organiser Activity

Trivia Quiz1. What date will the 2006 Commonwealth Games start?2. How many nations will compete?3. Which country leads the total medal tally for all Commonwealth

Games?4. What is the name of the mascot for the Games?5. Name one country that has recently been expelled from the

Commonwealth that will not be competing in the Games –6. Name two Commonwealth countries that were not originally British

colonies.7. Who is united by the games?8. Name two Classroom Resources developed for the Commonwealth

Games Education Program.9. How often are the Commonwealth Games held?10. What did the Commonwealth Games used to be called?

Trivia Quiz: Answers1. March 15, 20062. 71 nations3. Australia4. Karak (because that’s the sound South-eastern Red-tailed Black

Cockatoos make!)5. Zimbabwe6. Mozambique and Cameroon

(http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/system/YearbookHomePage.asp?NodeID=39544 )

7. We are!8. Starting Blocks / Post-compulsory Resources / Let the Games Begin! /

United through the Games / CommPASS9. Every 4 years10. The British Empire Games / then the British Empire and

Commonwealth Games / then the British Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games Education Program, Classroom

Resources and Programs

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?

Schools – who are involved?

Government, Catholic and Independent school sectors

All age groups

School principals, teachers and parents

Initial focus on Victoria

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

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

Getting Schools Involved

An information kit containing details about all opportunities and programs for school involvement in the Commonwealth Games.(February 2005)

Classroom Resources: Starting Blocks

An Introduction to the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games

Prep to Year 12

Classroom Resources: Post-compulsory Resources

for VCE/VET in Schools/VCAL

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

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

Classroom Resources: CommPASS

Games Passport Program for Years 1 to 6

Themes include:Commonwealth of Nations

Healthy active lifestyles

Environmentally sustainable behaviours

Classroom Resources: CommPASS

Teacher’s Manual

School2School

Linking schools in Victoria/Australia with schools in the Commonwealth

Adopting a Second Team and supporting them

Registrations close end Term 4

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

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

CG Reps and GameZINE

Project team of students

Commonwealth Games contacts in the school

email GameZINEs

Initiate activities

Leadership opportunities

Official acknowledgment

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

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)

Other Involvement – Queen’s Baton Relay

www.melbourne2006.com.au/?s=qbr

www.melbourne2006.com.au/education

Interactive Activity 1 The Quest

Tea Break

What is happening in schools already?

CGTV@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.

CG Reps and S2S @ St Mary’s Primary School, Ascot Vale

school of 350+

registered for School2School and with St Mary’s 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

GCP and Commonwealth at Play@Ararat Community CollegeThe 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/index.htm

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

Interactive Activity 2 The Bus Stops Here!

Actions: So WhatKWL (SW) Activity 2

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 website:www.dk2.com.au/commgames.htm

3. Web links to other Commonwealth Games resources are on the back page of your handbook.

4. Evaluation form

www.melbourne2006.com.au/education

Thanks for coming….