How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? This facilitated many interesting discussions about culture and perspective and connection.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? Given the characters and roles, it has created a relatable perspective for students to connect to and consider. This has helped Them to re-evaluate their existing ideas and pre conceptions.

“This was a fantastic unit of writing that engaged my students in a real life and hands on experience of New Zealand history. The different characters allowed my students to connect with the different perspectives involved in NZ history and created a more relatable understanding. The results have been a deeper understanding of our national history, and this has been a fantastic tool to facilitate such learning.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? The cards made the learning explicit. Seeing the persons face and their perspective was very powerful. I cannot thank you enough for the resource. You guys really are doing an incredible job supporting us teachers to provide quality and deep learning for

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? I think it's highlighted to me how important it is to teach multiple perspectives. This kit is a useful resource for further use, I feel I could bring out bits from time to time, I will use it every year.

“This was the best kit I've had so far (with the exception of the Walking with an Anzac). It was highly engaging, across year levels - I had a mixed group. The children were shocked at the differing opinions and I think the learning was profound. THANK YOU so much for this opportunity and an incredible resource.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? Two events occurred that severely disrupted how I was and was not able to use this kit. The first was Covid 19 lockdowns, and the second was that half my Year 5 class was moved on to other classes and were replaced by Year 4s. The Kit could have been bet

“A sticky mess greeted us when we opened the bag of Museum items - the jar had leaked its contents. I purchased the book on Tupaia, as I needed to develop my knowledge and understanding of this great man.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? It made them more aware of multiple perspectives through the viewpoints of others and timings. They were able to link back to actual recounts (provided by myself) and get a better grasp of the varying views, opinions and treatment on others.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It definitely made teaching NZ history easier! I have a limited knowledge in this area and the resources and readings provided were exception at guiding and teaching me to help the kids understand.

“This kit was great and allowed my classroom to make connections between some real life wonderings they had and some factual information from the past. It was poor timing for some of it as we were completing it straight out of lockdown and then when the BLM movement was in full force which brought up some concerns and emotions regarding racism and inequalities.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? The kit helped the students a lot. As mentioned, they especially enjoyed the practical tasks. They were fully entertained by the 'apple incident' right at the beginning of the unit whereby we staged the taking of an apple. 'Guess Who' game and 'collecti

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? Yes. Resourcing is important for engaging and maintaining that throughout. Also, making connections is paramount, fortunately for us...being central to places where key events took place in the Bay of Islands was a really good advantage.

“The kit was great-as are all School Squad kits. It was well resourced and user friendly for the students. The kit offered an interactive alternative for exploring the events and perspectives of the interactions between European and Maori. The students especially enjoyed the artefacts component of the unit. Thanks for the unit. As per usual, I did have difficulty with the plan and it takes a few goes to break it down further and understand it. Once I did that, it progressed well.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? This was a really complex idea for some students. Examining the stories in detail and in particular making the timelines really pushed them to come to grips with the concept of multiple perspectives.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? I loved the many different perspectives that the story was told from and using objects to share the story through as well. It was an awesome way to look at one event in depth.

“This kit was great! My students were really interested in the content. They loved working through the activities and we're so engaged with every step. By the time we presented our final exhibition they were so confident in their knowledge and enthusiastic about sharing it with others. It linked in really well with our reading as well and the students were able to extend their learning reading articles and researching different aspects that interested them.”

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“It was so good to have all the things needed to successfully learn about this time in history! The resources were great to use and engaging for the students, and more to the point well beyond what I have the means to organise or create myself. As time went on the students became a little more invested in the stories of the people who were there and asking questions about the other peoples stories (as they pertained to their own person). An understanding grew that there the people who were there saw things a different way and that experiences we have can shape the way we view events. Having the guess who game was also a really nice touch to finish off learning - how well could we remember our person. It's something we will come back to again to get across the idea that just because the unit of work has finished, they are still important people and events to remember.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? As above. Ngā mihi nui mō te rauemi nei, hei whakatenatena i a mātou te hunga kaiako ki te whakawhānui i o mātou nei whakaaro.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? Finally we have material featuring a Māori perspective. New Zealand History is very important, moreso Māori History as it can begin to change the perception of reasoning behind the decline of Māori in Education attainment.

“The Tuia 250 was a great resource to use as it highlighted the importance of seeing things from a number of perspectives. Also, being a bilingual class, we were very interested in the viewpoint of Māori at the time and using hindsight to gauge how important/ pivotal these interactions were. Our class had limited time to dissect the information in the pack, as we were hit by COVID 19 restrictions and lockdowns. Upon returning to school our overall direction and focus has somewhat changed, making it hard to return to instruction kaupapa pre-COVID.”

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