Aims of the Train-the-Trainer Program Increase participants’ knowledge and understanding of the Pacific to support the delivery of professional learning programs for teachers Become familiar with the Pacific Neighbours: Understanding the Pacific Islands text, CD ROM and professional learning program Explore the opportunities for learning for teachers and students Identify opportunities for the deliver of professional learning programs locally

Pacific Neighbours Chapter 1: Let’s get specific about the Pacific: (Geographic, socioeconomic and cultural features of Pacific island countries) Chapter 2: Responding to globalisation (Links between Pacific island countries and the links between Australia) Chapter 3: The Pacific Way? (Historic origins of Pacific cultures and societies and links to the contemporary)

Chapter 4: Pacific stories and human rights (Impact of colonialisation, social justice and human rights) Chapter 5: Working together to bring peace. ( Traditional methods of conflict resolution and peace-building) Chapter 6: Pacific challenges (Sustainable development and environmental education) Pacific Neighbours

Teacher information Pacific Neighbours book Student resources Gallery Pacific interactive Pacific Neighbours CD ROM

Introduce the resources developed for AusAID’s Pacific project Consider the benefits of studying the Pacific in secondary classrooms from Years 7-10 Increase participants’ knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the Pacific Slide 1.1 Module 1 Aims to:

Deep knowledge, understanding, skills and values that enable advanced learning and an ability to create new ideas and translate them into practical applications (Melbourne Declaration) Enabling young people in sharing a better shared future for the world..emphasises unity and interdependence of human society..developing relationships with our neighbours in the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions (Global Perspectives) Students..to achieve..thinking skills..intercultural understanding, ethical behaviour and social competence (The Shape of the Australian Curriculum) Key Documents Slide 1.2

Module 1: Introducing our Pacific neighbours Module 2: Living in a Pacific paradise: Reality or Myth? Module 3: Stories of the Pacific Module 4: Living in the Pacific: Unique Lifestyles Module 5: A sustainable future for Pacific countries Slide 1.3 Professional learning program

Develop a greater knowledge of the geography of the Pacific and the resources to support the development of engaging classroom activities Develop a greater appreciation of how Geography contributes to an understanding of the Pacific’s spacial dimension Increase participants’ understanding of how Geography contributes to an appreciation of the Pacific’s ecological dimension Slide 2.1 Module 2 Aims to:

Stimulate teachers’ interest in the Pacific’s past Explore the rich history of the Pacific from a range of perspectives Develop activities and strategies for developing students’ knowledge of Australia’s relationship with our Pacific neighbours over time. Slide 3.1 Module 3 Aims to:

Pre-history in the Pacific (page 31) The colonial period in the Pacific (pages ) World War II in the Pacific (page 41) Nuclear testing in the Pacific (page 42) Slide 3.2 Past Events Affecting the Present

World War II in New Guinea, (Page 41) Pacific islanders brought to Queensland to work on the sugar plantations, (Pages 38-39) Conflict in Guadalcanal, (Pages 45-47) Civil War in Bougainville, (Pages 47-48) Slide 3.3 Australia and its Pacific Neighbours

Develop participants’ understanding of the impact of culture in responding to challenges facing Pacific countries. Explore how different Pacific islanders manage conflict and build peace. Support teachers to develop classroom programs. Slide 4.1 Module 4 Aims to:

Understanding and valuing ourselves is the first step to valuing others. If we have a position sense of self, we are able to be open and accepting of diversity. By exploring personal identity and cultural diversity students learn about and connect their own cultural identity and heritage with those of others in different times and places. (Global Perspectives, page 9) Slide 4.2 Identity and cultural diversity

Develop participants’ knowledge and understanding of sustainability issues in the Pacific. Increase teachers’ understanding of the impact of sustainability issues such as climate change on various Pacific countries. Support the development of classroom programs that sensitively reflect the complexity of the issues. Slide 5.1 Module 5 Aims to:

Enough for all forever Development that meets the needs of the present without the compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs It’s about integrating economic, environmental and social goals and processes Keeping to long term sustainable yields from our natural resources Reducing our ecological footprint whilst creating wealth Reducing our ecological footprint while creating better quality of life Slide 5.2 What is sustainability? Are there common threads?

Sustainability is the quest for a sustainable society: one that can persist over generations without destroying the social life- supporting systems that current and future generations of humans (and all other species on Earth) depend on. Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the people today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. To be sustainable, any use of resources needs to take account of the stock of resources and the impacts of its utilisation on the ecological, social and economic context of people today and in the future (pp27-28 Educating for a Sustainable Future: A National Environmental Education Statement for Australian Schools; Dept of Environment and Heritage; Curriculum Corporation; 2005) Slide 5.3 DEWHA Definition of Sustainability