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, for ANZAC Day we looked at some of the Cenotaph stories, particularly of nurses.

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

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? At the moment our Pupuke Kahui Ako is still working on strengthening its relationship with Ngāti Pāoa. We generally focused on national histories in Term 1 and 2, particularly protests after the signing of the Treaty. But are hoping to look at a local his

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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“Tumeke! Thank you for the comprehensive teacher's guide which helped extend my knowledge of Aotearoa NZ Histories. I love all the replicas of different events. This was great for showing the students and for making cool displays in my classroom. It helped extend my knowledge as it was focused on only a few areas of ANZ Histories.”

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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? Students could connect what they are learning from the kit and apply this learning to their own lives and the area they live in from finding stories and artifacts to being able to feel confident to share the perspective their own whanau have of their orig

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

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? Knowing that there was a wide range of perspectives helped frame the learning in such a way to analyze and engage learners who had to think critically about what they were learning and the beliefs and stories they had grown up listening 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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“This was a very well resourced kit that uses the latest curriculum layout of understand, know, do and allows teachers a rich and engaging learning experience”

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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 begun creating a book about our area.

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

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? It was really good.

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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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“Was a really insightful kit.”

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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? Hugely motivating. I now have the tools/templates to base my teaching from.

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? Significantly impactful, and also very excited.

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? Massive. I know I can't go wrong and can move with confidence.

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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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“I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to receive this kit. I am SO grateful. It allowed me to go from a teacher with no confidence in teaching NZ histories to one with the tools and ideas to go ahead with comfort. I want to span this inquiry for well over a term now. Thank you.”

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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 - we can't wait to discover Otara this coming term.

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

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? Amazing - we were also very fortunate to discover that our Mana Kidz Nurse had been at Bastion Point during the occupation so we were able to get her perspective too.

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 class loved SHH. We looked at Ahi Ka postcard and the learning and conversations that came out of it were rich and inspiring. We had aimed to do two postcards but definitely got taken down many rabbit holes with just the one postcard. We can see ourselves using this kit for years to come!”

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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? By focusing on what initially appears to be a small detail a bigger story emerges.

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

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 could see events of the past as things that happened to real people.

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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 was perfect timing as our school is creating a local histroy curriculum as this springboarded my own interest in the subject.”

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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? I think it’s made my students to be more aware of locations they pass by regularly and have a deeper understanding to the history

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

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? Students were able to connect better especially linked to local places like bastion point was somewhere familiar for them

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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“Loved the content within this kit. There is soooo much within it that we couldn’t possibly cover all within the term so will carry it on. Initially I struggled to understand the kit. The wheel and match ups of tasks was rather confusing so I would say having no more straight forward instructions would have been more helpful however once I got to the bottom of it there was some fantastic learning that was able to be done for my students and myself!”

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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 has given is an insight into further exploring the history of the local area

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

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? It's great that local iwi and community were able to share their stories and knowledge

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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“An amazing resource that helped students learn about New Zealand's history. Easy to use”

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Posted 2 years ago