Aotearoa NZ Histories 22 Reviews

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How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Our area of Belmont, near Devonport is perfect for this kit. As we struggled with this kit, I don't think we will use the model again.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Digital NZ, NZ On Screen, National Library, RNZ

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? I think it really helped with my understanding of the curriculum, however, the kit itself was very overwhelming and hard to teach with 30 kids. I do think it's given me a better perspective on the new curriculum though.

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

How effective was the student facing website (somethinghappenedhere.co.nz) for your learners?

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How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?

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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? This was probably the highlight of the kit.

How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?

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How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?

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“A tough one to teach with an overwhelming amount of information and resources. Great stories, and I love the connection with local iwi. I probably wouldn't teach this again.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? This still remains a challenge for us. However, it's been very helpful to know it's possible.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? National Library

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? This kit has really boosted my confidence. I can not that you enough!!!

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

How effective was the student facing website (somethinghappenedhere.co.nz) for your learners?

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How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?

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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? It was really important to know what I was teaching was authentic and made with collaboration!

How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?

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“My class has had an amazing time exploring photographs and the artefacts. They were inspired to use their lunchtimes to find more information in the school library - and I think that is huge! I even used this resource with the staff at our teacher-only day to introduce the history curriculum. So many opportunities to do different things. Finding the places and researching the pepeha was such an inspiring way to start. I really see me continuing to use the kit. I'm really sad I don't have photographs but we kept getting so caught up researching and exploring!”

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Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? It has made us think more about local history and how we can incorporate it into our curriculum. We can use resources and archives from school kit to help us discover more about our community.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Cenotaph, Digital NZ, Papers Past, RNZ

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? I love teaching this kind of thing as history/social studies is of great personal interest to me. Having everything in one place makes it easier to deliver and the website is very student (and teacher) friendly.

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

How effective was the student facing website (somethinghappenedhere.co.nz) for your learners?

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How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?

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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? It makes it more meaningful and real with links to local iwi and the community.

How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?

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How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?

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“What a fabulous school kit! My class has only managed to work through a couple of the 36 “something happened here” photos as there’s so much to do, even for one task. However, the resources, links and information are excellent and we have all learnt so much already. Going forward it will be great to do tasks at specific times of the year to fit in with our teaching modules eg: teach ‘Autonomy’ in September as we celebrate Women’s Suffrage.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We started with the local places post cards to gain a bit more of an understanding of the I guess process of the kit (how I used it). I am attending the NZAEE enviro day at one of Ōtepoti's marae, and I feel grateful that I will keep to build on my mata

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? National Library

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Truly the best! Tēnā rawa atu koutou ki kā kaimahi! Thank you so much to the creators of this kit. For everyone to contribute what they have, it is just astounding. Love this kit so much and I know having this kit will ensure I can continue to confidentl

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

How effective was the student facing website (somethinghappenedhere.co.nz) for your learners?

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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? HUGE! These are not my stories to tell, so having the stories shared with us by those who did was just amazing. At a time when so many kura are turning to local iwi to support them, this AMAZING resource comes along. I know so many marae are overwhelmed w

How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?

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How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?

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“Ka mau te wehi! He tino pai tēnei kete! I'm still astounded with the wealth and richness of the resources in this kete. Hugely appreciative of everyone who has contributed. The resources, the knowledge, the range of motivation, the online, and physical resources... I could not believe how the resources of the kit just kept going and going.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes, some of the postcards were close by.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? National Library

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? If every teacher in the senior years has access to this, it sets everyone up for engagement with Aotearoa Histories.

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

How effective was the student facing website (somethinghappenedhere.co.nz) for your learners?

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How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?

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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? The students took home the learning to share. It was very powerful to see students so excited to have their new knowledge and understandings, ready to share with others.

How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?

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How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?

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“This resource was initially overwhelming, however once really studied and unpacked, my colleague and I understood how amazing this resource was and we found a starting point and were off! The students are so engaged. This will be an ongoing resource for us to keep unpacking Aotearoa histories for years to come, with groups rotating the postcards.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We have done things along these lines with local curriculum. Obviously now we want to do more.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Digital NZ, National Library, RNZ

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Yes it places the emphasis on the story and the perspectives of a story which is very important for everyone. Teachers are learners too.

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

How effective was the student facing website (somethinghappenedhere.co.nz) for your learners?

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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Awesome to consider the authenticity of stories and whom they may be special or sensitive to.

How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?

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How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?

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“Our year 7& students engaged really well with the start point being pepeha and the end point being them presenting their findings. Students worked together and went off on tangents at times with whatever facinated them about the story they were unfolding. I like the skill of reading photos/paintings adn finding related items or information. Impressive range of resources to reach out to all kinds of kids about significant events, places and people in Aotearoa. We all learned loads of interesting and relevant new stories.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We would use this idea to delve into more local stories

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? NZ On Screen

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It’s increased my confidence

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

How effective was the student facing website (somethinghappenedhere.co.nz) for your learners?

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How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?

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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? We used more of the local resources

How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?

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How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?

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How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“This was a great kit to ease into teaching Aotearoa history. We loved delving into each artefact.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Due to the complexity of the kit, I have realised that keeping things simpler could be easier in the long run.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Digital NZ, National Library, RNZ

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It has given me confidence that all of NZ history is important, not just one group or the perspective of one culture. All our stories are important.

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

How effective was the student facing website (somethinghappenedhere.co.nz) for your learners?

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How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?

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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? No impact that I was aware of

How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?

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How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?

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How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“Hi there, Wow! I appreciate the huge amount of effort and love that was poured into the making of this phenomenal kit. To be honest, I found it tricky to get around and I had to reinvent activities as it was too hard for my class. I pulled out separate events and looked at them with my class. We started with the Rainbow Warrior postcard then kids created a google slide using the Alphabet Key to gather information.”

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Posted 2 years ago