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? Very much so, we want to get in touch with our own local iwi to find and learn more about the history in our own local area.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Very much as helped me dive deeper into the Aotearoa Histories curriculum and I'm very excited for Term 1, 2023 as I will use this kit again and be able to explore it more deeply using the knowledge I now know.

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 and hear local and real connections. Deff made the learning more powerful for 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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“Great kid, loads of resources and information. Students loved looking through all the old images and documentation and it was a great kit to link to other important parts of our learning. We will use this again in Term 1 next year.”

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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 time constraints we didn't get this far but I can definitely see how the model could be used to to create our own stories using the local history and relationships with the community.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Although it took me while to navigate the site and the materials, once I figured it out, I felt well supported and realised there was no one set way of using the kit. It was nice to take it in any direction you wanted but still have the resources to help

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 was set up in a way where I felt very supported and comfortable to learn alongside the children. We were able to explore together and collaborate to piece things together.

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 is an amazing resource to have in the classroom. It came the day after I ordered it and has a lot of valuable information. As I didn't order mine until half way through term 4 I didn't get to make full use of the kit but we were still able to get through some of the 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? Yes, we have explored turangawaewae as a syndicate with these materials providing inspiration.

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, Papers Past

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? We have not been able to explore the kit in as much detail as we would have liked. We look forward to doing so in the new year, as we explore NZ histories in greater detail.

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? Yes. This is something that is incredibly important to our confidence as educators on these subjects. We will explore NZ histories in greater detail in the coming year.

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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“These kits are of extraordinary quality. I tend to bring in tangible objects from the past (history being an interest of mine) to enhance learning, but these objects can prompt deep discussions about Aotearoa's history across a wide range of topics and will be a useful resource for many 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? Finding local historical artefacts, using local photos.

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? Provided good ideas about where to research different aspects of history. Provided a model of how to deliver the content in an engaging way, using artefacts pictures etc. Very clear about links to different parts of the country so helps with place based l

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 made me feel more confident.

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“The School Kit gave us a great starting point for our inquiry into the 1975 Land March. The NZ On Screen links were helpful and it was interesting to examine primary sources of information to gain an insight into what happened. These sources also helped us to make links to our local area.”

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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 found out about the gully behind our school and how it had the main train line in and out of Wellington. Also about how and why it was blown up.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It made me realise its not about teaching one thing but about opening up discussion and enquiry.

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 generated a lot to discussion about where our students came from and about their whakapapa. Many of our Māori student ms had no idea about their iwi.

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“Such food for thought here. Amazing discussions to be had.”

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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 will be using the model to make similar resources and extend the learning of students in my class.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It has given me a range of ideas for how to make learning in this area interesting

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 is helpful to know that high quality resources can be made while working with iwi, whānau, hapori.

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“This was a great set of interesting resources and lesson ideas.”

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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 absolutely been an amazing spring board for going forward into 2023! We are definately working through our local history stories next year.

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? As mentioned above, it has been an amazing kit. The resources were much more than I expected and grateful for. The lessons and support to deliver outstanding. These had both on-line and physical materials for children to engage in in an inclusive manner.

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? The kit made it authentic and relevant. There was confidence in knowing that the information being provided represented a true picture and stories.

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 fantastic kit! It fitted so well into our NZ histories curriculum. It was engaging and well received by 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? This is an area that we are looking at within our school. We have begun to make connections, which we hope to develop further next year.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? There is so much to learn, and to have resources available makes it much easier to deliver the curriculum. It has given me a place to start, and I have certainly not finished with this amazing kit yet!! Thank you so much.

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 ties in with a focus that we have with our school to involve whanau in our student's learning.

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“I can truly say that we have only scratched the surface of this comprehensive and well thought out kit. It has given me amazing resources that I will continue to use as I continue with this kit next year. I can see the amount of work and thought that has gone into this kit to get students critically thinking, reflecting, and learning. Thank you and well done on a great kit for both teachers and students.”

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Posted 2 years ago