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? It has encouraged me to explore further into the local stories and use a similar framework in their delivery

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 has given me confidence to explore further and look at different ways of delivering content to the kids

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 gave me confidence in the content that I was delivering, as I knew that it had been collated in the right way.

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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“What a great kit! Looked good, and engaged the kids well. Would recommend.”

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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 are doing local history in another format for our 150

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Helped me with knowledge ofthe 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 where more interested

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 pack was great to work with”

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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 is amazing what we don't know about our local surroundings. This has encouraged me to get in contact with local iwi.

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? With the support of this kit I feel very equipped to be able to share my learnings of NZ History coming from all perspectives.

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? Knowing that the history was told from those involved was very empowering.

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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“Our students thoroughly enjoyed this kit, especially the pepeha and physical artifacts. I learned so much as their teacher and guide. We highly recommend this 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? I liked the way it could be used as a directed approach initially but as the students confidence grew they were able to take the lead and direct their own learning.

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? I appreciated the wheel in helping me to make sure I had coverage.

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 knowledge and work involved in creating the kit made me more confident to work alongside the students delivering the content. The collaboration with iwi/whanau/community was significantly important to making sure students were engaged and factual.

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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“A fantastic resource that took us on a wonderful journey. Before receiving the resource I had a limited understanding of the Aoteroa Histories document but this kit was an asset in helping me to upskill.”

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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 model was excellent. We had been hoping for Southland content but were able to apply the model to some old local photos that fitted in with a local inquiry we were doing.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? I still feel as though I don't have enough local support or knowledge (not Schoolkit's fault) but I do feel as though the kit helped me to understand the framework better. The kit also inspired me to want to apply the format to local stories. We didn'

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? Stakeholder Collaboration was a great connection to make. Really nice to know that people/groups connected to the stories had input into how their story was told.

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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“Loved how the kit was linked to the new language of Understand Know Do.”

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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? Not sure of that one yet. Will think in our teams next year

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? Has made me more confident in beginning to deliver this 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? It got them more interested and invested in the 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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How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“A great starter kit witha. variety of resources. Something to get every child hooked in one way or the other. Very well packaged too. The kit will continue to be a good resource.”

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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? Sorry....havent used the kit yet

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? Sorry....havent used the kit yet

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? No

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? Sorry....havent used the kit yet

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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“Unfortunately we didn't get to use this kit yet. We have an Aotearoa unit planned for 2023. I'll will be used then.”

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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? As I am starting at a brand new school next year this is definitely something that we have done in preparing for next year. It is so important to understand the place that we are standing and the significance that it holds to the local area and its people

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 gained new knowledge and confidence and I am looking forward to implementing this next year.

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? Personally I found this amazing. It is so nice to have stories that are real and relevant to our students and our country.

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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“I really enjoyed this School Kit however I moved schools and did not get to complete this. My team teacher did though. We loved the interactive nature of the kids and the variety of things that the students could explore.”

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Posted 2 years ago