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? Yes, this is a fantastic model and one that we could definitely apply here to our local area.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Every time we teach a part of NZ history, we develop our own understanding of our bi-cultural history and how rich it is. This kit bought home for our learners some real events in our past.

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? This made the research that the students were involved in so much more real.

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 fantastic and very interactive kit, thank you. The artefacts made everything so real for our students.”

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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? The kids saw a photo and they thought it looked familiar, when the found out where it was, they really wanted to go and visit. It changed their perspective from being a nice sunny spot to being a place of both cultural and historical significance.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Cenotaph, 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? The kit shows such a wide scope of history. Aotearoa NZ history doesn't only need to be about the treaty, Māori vs British, Māori wars. I'm not saying they are not important, but how interesting are the histories of some of our other migrants, and the are

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

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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 think this a significant move, as historically, history has been told from a pākehā perspective. I also think it was great to pause the kits where the iwi/whanau/community were not ready. That shows how much significance and acknowledgement is placed o

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“What an amazing kit. Such a range of interesting topics, and so well presented. I did an Aotearoa NZ History prior knowledge activity with my students, and all they really knew of was the Treaty of Waitangi and the Christchurch earthquake, so this was a real eye opener for them. The reading was a little high for our students, but it did give me an opportunity to learn the histories, and become a story teller.”

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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? Next year, we (our year 3 and 4 team) would like to further develop our local area history unit by using the postcard/pepeha idea to introduce important history to the students.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? I like the way this kit engaged students - each piece of history was a treasure/taonga to find/explore. This kit has enabled me to find an engaging way to introduce NZ Aotearoa History to my students.

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? This made the stories all the more special, knowing that they have been developed with the people that they are about.

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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“It was great to have a variety of ideas of how to use this kit. When I signed up for this kit, I thought I was teaching a straight year 4 class but ended up having a year 3 and 4 class. To make it easier for the students we worked with one postcard together. This kit also linked well to the students learning their own pepeha.”

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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 lead to an inquiry into our local area and the history. This could be used as a model!

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? I still have a lot to learn but this was a really great learning for me and my class

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

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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 made the kit even more meaningful and impactful knowing that the voices that needed to be at the table were included.

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“This was a thoughtful kit that was really rich in new stories and a depth of understanding of New Zealand History. This was really transformative for us as a class and really meaningful. I would recommend this kit to anyone looking to dive deeper into NZ History with their tamariki.”

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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've used maps and made connections to local areas.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? I feel much more confident - although I think my students appreciate learning alongside me!

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? Making connection to local areas helped make sense to the students.

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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“Absolutely love this kit!! There is a lot in it and I could make it last a long time with all of the key learning and going through things thoroughly. I hope to use this resource for many units in the future.”

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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 was fantastic. They visited the Featherston park to learn more about the Chinese and their story on their way to camp. We are hoping to arrange a visit to the Pahiatua museum to learn more about the Polish children too.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Much improved.

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

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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. They wanted to learn more and asked lots of great questions.

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“At first the children found it very challenging (this was good) but working with a partner they were fascinated by what they learned. They especially loved seeing that some aspects were local. They asked many questions and want to follow up further. We are hoping to be able to continue using the online postcards to learn more. They were able to visit one of the places whilst away on camp too!”

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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! Our school and neighbourhood is quite new but the history of the land is fascinating and the kids were delighted to discover some local history, and started considering what will be the story we leave behind too.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Ka Huru Manu, National Library, Papers Past, RNZ

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? This kit has really emphasised that it is the process and perspective that is important - content can be biased but when we think like historians we can now identify what is missing too.

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

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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 felt like there was a very strong foundation to this kit - each student knew their research was real and connected to real events and real people. They started making connections to themselves and their histories as well which was incredible.

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“An amazing assortment of artefacts that have absolutely hooked my students! We started the kit by researching one postcard together, so I could model the process and we could find any obstacles that might stop us in our tracks - by the end of the term my students were independently accessing the site, choosing their own pathway, and undertaking their own research. The excitement was electric as new discoveries were made and connections between places brought students together in animated huddles as they shared their new learning.”

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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 will continue with this as we want to continue to explore and do the mahi justice. There is a wealth of history in our area which is important for our learners to know.

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 feel like I have my toes firmly in the water now, and have a wicked new bank of archives to help with future teaching. Much appreciated.

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? Lots of connections were made to people and places. Some students realised connections among the class due to stories in common etc.

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“This beautiful kit was a hit with our learners. We've modified a bit to accommodate other learning commitments during the term and will continue to explore over the coming terms this year. Students really loved the beautiful artifacts, and that it was made specially for them with such 'fancy' resources. The buy in was huge.”

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Posted 2 years ago