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Aotearoa NZ Histories 22 Reviews

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Kat
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How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? The kit has definitely motivated me to investigate the history of my local area. After completing the kit we planned a trip to The Elms in Tauranga.
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? By completing the kit my confidence in teaching the new curriculum has increased.
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 was incredibly powerful to learn that the stories in the kit were developed alongside the iwi/whanau/community involved.
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 kit contained a considerable amount of resources and information. I am sure that we will use the kit again next year.”
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Posted 2 years ago
Claire M
Verified Reviewer
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Started working with local iwi.
Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Digital NZ
How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Allowed me to be more confident in what I was teaching.
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? Great for tamariki to make connections with local iwi.
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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“Students loved this resource.”
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Posted 2 years ago
Kristi C
Verified Reviewer
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? I have considered how I can design out local curriculum units for year 9 and 10. Using the kit has prompted me to build a collection of evidence from the school archive for students to explore the stories and historys of the school rather than our traditi
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, Papers Past, RNZ
How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? As a history teacher I have felt confident teaching New Zealand History. What I have enjoyed is the variety of stories which has opened the students minds to the scope of New Zealand's History.
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 made it more meaningful for the students. It provided a more personal connections 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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How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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“This is a great kit with so much potential. There are so many different ways it can be use within our programme. Students were engaged and enjoyed exploring the different stories. It was a shame that not all of the resources were complete for the stories meaning that students could not follow the pathway and unpack what happened there. I hope that these will all be finished for 2023.”
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Posted 2 years ago
Maddy
Verified Reviewer
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Having a look around the local area is important, which is why we began with the item from the kit that was closest to here. It would be nice to have a continued local focus.
Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Digital NZ, National Library, Nga Taonga
How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It has made me fee l supported and I feel I have great resources to help engage my students further.
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 loved that it had come from Iwi and the community I felt like this helped me to understand and acknowledge as well as my 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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How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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“Awesome kit with a massive amount of topics and resources. Thank you school kit!”
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Posted 2 years ago
Chloe S
Verified Reviewer
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We were able to see just how important it is to learn more about our local areas.
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? The materials provided made it so much easier for me to deliver the programme, and with confidence!
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 these came from local iwi really strengthened the understanding and reflection on these 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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“We used this kit during 'Our Backyard' unit. It was really intriguing, the students got a lot out of it.”
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Posted 2 years ago
C R
Verified Reviewer
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We are developing our own resources about the Muriwhenua tribes - These resources are a great model to guide us in the development of local histories curriculum.
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? I felt confident teaching the Aotearoa Histories Curriculum and this kit certainly helped me by saving valuable time and providing higher quality resources than I would have otherwise 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? This is of high importance to me.
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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“Thanks for yet another awesome kit with high quality resources. Teacher and student engagement was high and I look forward to reusing the kit in 2023.”
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Posted 2 years ago
Anna C
Verified Reviewer
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? It has given me links to a variety of resources.
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? The materials and resources generated interest and supported the program.
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 material helped me and gave me a lot of support. It meant that I did not have to go searching for equipment.
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 fabulous program. Thanks so much, this has been invaluable to the teaching of this curriculum area.”
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Posted 2 years ago
John T
Verified Reviewer
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Going deeper into ngai tahu histories
Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Cenotaph, Digital NZ, Kareao, National Library, Papers Past
How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Just have resources on hand has been great hope to see more.
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? Great to have local histories to Otautahi
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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“Used wit Year 7 through year 10s. Very positive and loved the layout of resources on site.”
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Posted 2 years ago
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