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? Greater depth of my own knowledge

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? It's given me a great model to follow.

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? This was the most important part! Validity is vital.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“My class loved interacting with this resource. I enjoyed the weight taken off of my planning time!”

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Posted 5 months 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? Through the immersion and Teacher Guide I felt supported and encouraged to learn more thus grow my own knowledge.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? This combined with working with mana whenua motivates me throigh quality learning experiences and connections.

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? Tumeke! Great to know this as it means it is authentically created with mana whenua.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“The School Kit Aotearoa Histories kit allows learners to immerse in a range of stories and make connections to learning across the curriculum. I found this to be inspiring as it allowed learners from a diverse range of backgrpounds and opportunity to connect with their stories.”

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Posted 6 months 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 stories have shown me a rich way of approaching it.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes, this would be a good way to deliver it.

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? This helped with knowing the information was correct, this can be a big barrier

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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“The kit was helpful to get started with Aotearoa Histories and I liked the way it is open ended for the students. I ran out of time to do as much of it as I would have liked just due to time constraints and the nature of the classroom.”

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Posted 9 months 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? Much improved

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Was very interesting and took me into deeper levels of 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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Made it more balanced and not colonial focussed

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“This resource was very helpful in creating engaging lessons in the new curriculum Thanks School Kit team!!”

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Posted 9 months 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? This has given me more confidence delivering aspects on Aotearoa Histories I was unfamiliar with.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We mostly look at local history in our courses. Unfortunately the resources provided do not cover our local 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? This was great to know as it is not alway easy to access this knowledge for yourself. It is also really important to have an iwi perspective on our local history.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“The resources included in this kit are really engaging and give students a hands-on experience with the artifacts provided.”

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Posted 9 months 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? Beginning to grow in confidence on the journey

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? more so now with our learning coordinator

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? more credible

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“A great learning kit for the students and myself”

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Posted 9 months 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? Much better

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

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? More engagement

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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“Very comprehensive”

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Posted 11 months 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 much deeper knowledge of nz historical locations and what happened there

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? I haven't thought about investigating my own region like that until now

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? Better having a balanced view

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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“Thought the kit contained some great resources and well linked to the website. I certainly learnt more about NZ history than I already knew and the inquiries that the classs worked on were fantastic.”

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Posted 11 months ago