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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….