How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? Definitely-everyone was very eager to know what had happened and then weighing up what everyone saw. Easily related back to the school grounds or in the classroom.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? I have studied NZ History at University so the way the event was told was interesting and made it interactive. It was a great starting point then you could find out more in inquiry about conditions on ships and Maori lifestyle pre European.

“The Kit was great, easy to use once I got used to the lay out. The kids loved the cards, maps and objects, it brought everything to life. It was a real integrated project and your ideas for starters and getting buy in were very effective.”

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Posted 4 years ago

How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? The kit was very effective in stimulating discussions. The idea that a shell, flag, potato etc could shed a different perspective was new to all of us. Awesome kit! Thank you for the opportunity to use with my class.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? In planning in the future, I will certainly be encouraging a wider lense on any topic. I realise I have been limiting the opportunities for learning by having a narrow direction.

“This was learning from a new perspective for the students. They hadn't considered how a particular event could be considered from so many different perspectives.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? For my more able learners, it was very beneficial. Some of my learners were introduced to using different lenses, however unable to apply them.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It made many of my children look through different lenses.

“The resource was great, however it took a little while for me to understand what I needed to do with the learners.”

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Posted 4 years ago

How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? It definitely helped to harvest respect for different opinions and to actively take a stance to see something from another person's point of view; not only for this time in history, but for everyday problems that arise in a school social setting.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? Personally, very enlightening. I definitely did not have an understanding of the maori perspective of Europeans arriving in NZ. I am a foreigner myself. I have only been here for 2 years. The information I learned was invaluable. Thank you!

“The kit is quite a lot to absorb and required me, the teacher, to do a lot of background reading. Although, it was very interesting, I found it difficult to fit this kit into my plan. The school term has been very busy and I felt that much catch up teaching and learning had to be done. I then had to change my term plan in anticipation of us going into another lockdown. I had to have learning tasks planned that could easily be done remotely. So, unfortunately, I only used parts of this kit. I the kit is better suited to primary students than to intermediate students. I plan to re-use this resource next year around Waitangi Day.”

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Posted 4 years ago

How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? the students were keen to discuss from their persons perspective and enjoyed being detectives and spotting any differences in the recounts

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? it was interactive and highly engaging by using objects and storytelling history came alive

“This kit was amazing for talking about NZ history and history in general. It started great discussions about perspectives and the importance of ensuring many sources are accessed.”

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Posted 4 years ago

How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? It created great discussions and allowed the students to understand the perspectives of others.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It has given me a greater understanding and perspective on the local and national history of New Zealand.

“The writing kits are an amazing tool providing essential resources and motivational concepts for students to engage in writing.”

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Posted 4 years ago

How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? It allowed students to make connections to the characters and where they were, what they were doing and identify their key parts in the story.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It has not focused on one perspective but many centered around the same event. I intend on using this kit next year with a new set of students.

“We loved the As I Saw it resource kit as it allowed students to learn about NZ history through it. The follow on we took from the As I saw it resource were the school journal stories One about Tupaia, Captain James Cook and the Google Earth Story showing Cooks Voyage. This resource provoked alot of discussions and questions why things happened the way they did. Students also wrote character perspectives.”

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Posted 4 years ago

How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? Having an extensive range of character cards as a tool to discuss multiple perspectives was extremely useful. Mapping out where these important people would have been during this time in history was a lot of fun and visually supported student's understand

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It's made me take a step back to spend some time brushing up on New Zealand History myself. Before this school kit, I hadn't spent much time learning about anyone beyond James Cook and his crew. Definitely feel like this is an essential learning experienc

“A fantastic school kit to broaden student's thinking around understanding the history behind tuia 250 and point of view. My Year 5/6 class enjoyed this school kit as they had never learnt beyond the story of James Cook. They loved the freedom to explore the range of characters. It was a meaningful and authentic learning experience for us all. Thank you so much for putting in the mahi and providing these school kids for us!”

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