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Aotearoa NZ Histories 22 Reviews

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Tom
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How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? I was inspired by the story of Jack Lovelock, who was a local in my home town, Fairlie. When I was at school, we learn briefly of who Jack was but not this level of detail. I know there are many like Jack within the history of my hometown and maybe during
Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? NZ On Screen, National Library, RNZ
How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It provided plenty of evidence, resources and support to my teachings. I was able to justify that New Zealand is made up of many cultures. Cultures that have come from all corners of the world. We are not just Maori and pakeha, but rather a multi cultural
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? Just developed within the class environment
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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“The access to a number of reliable resources was pleasing. Though, I would say 60 - 50% of these resources were accessible or made a solid connection to the questions and tasks. There was serval times, the students and myself, were confused to what was been asked or how to use a resource in benefit of the questions or task. Otherwise, the connections made between the histories seemed plausible. The story of Abel Tasman or the Springbok Tour captivated the students involved with these histories. But not all of the histories were dynamic and exciting for the students, rather a story of a cultural taking on a new life in a different country. E.g, the Jewish community and their baking shops in Christchurch. The students did learn the importance of such experiences but they probably weren't inspired by such things. Which I guess it a win.”
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Posted 2 years ago
Wendy
Verified Reviewer
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? I have spent time looking at the stories and finding starting points that the children and their families can connect to. The progress across Understand, Know & Do is a is a fantastic structure to inquiry learning. I like that stories lead to tasks. I h
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? I have an excellent understanding of the new structure for ANZH. I now feel that I can navigate this when creating my own planning.
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? I was able to connect myself from my own life experiences and this has helped me to see opportunities to connect the students. I feel this will help families and students have rich conversations about the learning. The sharing of such indepth stories ha
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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“Kia ora In term 2 I spent time exploring the kit with a colleague to do my own professional learning. I have now included the kit into this terms learning programme. The kit is excellent and as a teacher I felt that you had me and my learning needs in mind, as well as those of my students. It is an amazing way to connect with the new curriculum document. This will be a kit that I use as an ongoing resource within my teaching programme.”
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Posted 2 years ago
Ryan
Verified Reviewer
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We used one of the local sites (The Nurses' Chapel) as a focus for our writing, and although we haven't taken a physical trip due to COVID constraints we have been digitally exploring our local area.
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? It has significantly increased my confidence... when I first received it I thought it WAS the curriculum!
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? Not a huge amount of difference to my akonga.
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 School Kit has been fabulous to kick start my learning, and that of my students, as we begin our Aotearoa Histories curriculum journey.”
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Posted 2 years ago
Kris
Verified Reviewer
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? This kit had history specific to my area and made me consider other sources of information to engage my students.
Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Digital NZ, NZ On Screen, National Library, Nga Taonga, RNZ
How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? This kit was confusing for how to use it in the class, if I was to lead it or if the students were to be independent learners. It took a while for the students to engage, during the pandemic they seem less confident to work independently while in class ne
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 stories were beautifully told and incorporated.
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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“The artifacts and format was really engaging and interesting as a way to get students interested however for year7 students with lower literacy levels or those who are less competent technology users, it was difficult for them to access.”
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Posted 2 years ago
Averil L
Verified Reviewer
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? As a Kahui Ako Within School leader I presented what my class had been doing and then as a Kahui Ako group we then recreated our own version of this at our local museum during a hui, where teachers were encouraged to find an object that would inspire thei
Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? NZ On Screen, National Library, RNZ
How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? As mentioned earlier, in my role as Kahui Ako Within School Leader I felt confident not only sharing what I had learnt about teaching ANZH but also felt that I could help other teachers to teach to the new curriculum.
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 definitely a highlight for us. Having taught the Tuia 250 kit a few years ago and getting students to understand the importance of hearing stories from all parties involved, this made totall sense to have stories written in collaboration with loc
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 one of the best kits we have ever received, what an incredible way to introduce so many different stories from our past. The students were hooked from day one. The idea of starting with just an image and pepeha and then being able to unlock a story online, which may or may not lead to them being able to handle some of the more prized items in the school kit-eg the gold in the jar and the candle box. By the end of the term the students were excitedly telling me all about the connections they were finding in each others stories. We opted for students choosing a new postcard each week, completing as many tasks as possible and then displaying what they had found/learnt on our classroom wall as a working display. When parents came in for our Parent teacher interviews they were so pleased to see what the students were learning about and I know that it encouraged a lot of conversations about historical events at home.”
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Posted 2 years ago
Jo
Verified Reviewer
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? I would like to explore the history of the locations in our school pepeha (especially our maunga) with my class.
Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Cenotaph, National Library, RNZ
How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? I really liked the approach and the way the research of the topics in this kit was structured. I also like that there were two different events covered for each location.
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? Some whānau talked about the new information the students shared at home when we working on this 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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How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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“This is an amazing kit - we explored a couple of the cards in-depth and the students really enjoyed delving into the history of the locations. I can't wait to explore further cards over the course of the year!”
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Posted 2 years ago
Jaime
Verified Reviewer
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Was really cool as we are able to use some of the websites to use in our own local history. Also analysing the photos.
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 was great to see and use the information in the kit to relate to the curriculum and see how it could be used.
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? Was really cool for our kids that there was some close to our area. But some related through their own pēpeha.
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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“Really liked this kit with the post cards, websites, pēpeha and the photos and artefacts. The students were able to choose what they wanted to look at after we done a whole class activity. I found the variety was really great.”
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Posted 2 years ago
Tina
Verified Reviewer
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? yes, looking into this further
Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Digital NZ, NZ On Screen, National Library, Papers Past, RNZ
How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Certainly has put it into perspective
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? more real and purposeful
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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“As always a well thought out kit, very easy to implement in the classroom”
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Posted 2 years ago
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