Aotearoa NZ Histories 23 Reviews

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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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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Yes, it has certainly mde me more confident and the lessons have been better because of it.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? It has motivated me, however, I will not be teaching the subject in 2024.

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 was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? I was pleased and impressed

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“Unfortunately due to illness, I was not able to fully implement all the resources, but the ones I was able to use were great. The children were interested about them, and I will surely pass on the resources to the teacher who will be delivering the lessons in 2024.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? The resources and information was there so they were easy to follow and use

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Our school has a big focus on NZ history so this kit has encouraged me to look more into this area

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 was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Highly relevant and authentic for the students' learning experiences

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Digital NZ, Kā Huru Manu, Cenotaph, Papers Past, NZ On Screen, Ngā Taonga

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“My students enjoyed looking at the photos and artefacts. I really like the practical aspect of the kit.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? I have a greater confidence of delivering the curriculum now

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes, I have spent lots of time this year on our local history.

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 was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? It makes it more impactful

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“I have not had the privilege yet of doing it fully with my class but from looking through it and having going deeper into the resources myself, as an overseas trained teacher, I have learnt a lot and am sure my class will enjoy it when I give it a go next year.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? This kit has given me the confidence to provide a robust, authentic and effective learning experiences about New Zealand’s history.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes, I could use this model which is something I strive to do in 2024.

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 was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? The learners and I felt humbled that we were able to learn about these previous items and story.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“This kit is easy to use, motivating and really engaging for students. The imagery on the website is visually stunning which hooks the leaders into the stories. The fact that the artifacts are replicas from real families was so fascinating to our tamariki.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It is a great start in navigating new territory and providing a rich resource that can be used time and time again.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We have had opportunities to do this (with a school Centenary), the learning is very rich when it connects to your local environment.

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 was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? It provides honesty and a greater perspective.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“I have not had the opportunity to use the kit to its full capacity, however, what we did use were the photographs and I will again! This is a cool kit. The photographs were used as a thought-provoking discussion, connecting students with what history means and time. When was the photograph taken, are there any clues and what is happening? It tied in beautifully with inferencing. The children also loved the artefacts in the kit as they were tactile. This was coupled with an old suitcase (op shop) - drama. Who left this suitcase, why, how long ago was that? The children loved the drama and were able to get a far greater understanding of time (a tricky concept for an 8-9-year-old) and what history means.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? not really

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? not sure

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 was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? not sure

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“Not all my students could access this as there was far too much reading involved. I prefer the ones where the students don't have to rely so much on devices either. The hands-on ones are much better.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? A lot

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 was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? In depth stories

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

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“Very good resource with an amazing amount of intertwining stories”

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Posted 1 year ago

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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Neutral

Highly Effective

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Need more help with that, don’t feel confident overall

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes, we are in TA and could visit local museum more often.

How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?

Not Significant At All

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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 was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? The kit was extremely well made it was just hard for me to comprehend. Needed more time getting head around it. My teacher aide would talk to the photos lots (just with me) and was thrilled to see what was included in our pack from our history.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

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“As the curriculum is fairly new, I needed more guidance on how to use the pack. I personally found it hard and I use these packs all the time. I think my biggest thing was the photos were soo special and that’s what I loved about the pack and how I can use these photos every year now and tell the rich history from Them. Was pitched high but i will use it next year again and scale it back. I am 32 and there was so much valuable learning for me too.”

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Posted 1 year ago