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? Considerably so, it gave us a beautiful starting point and the ability to take the kit in all sorts of directions.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Absolutely, a highlight for my class was coming across place/people/stories that they could relate too.

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 made the connection real! Coming acroos things they knew about, had seeen or could relate to added great depth tp their understanding.

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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“This was a brilliant kit! My students were incredibly engaged and loved exploring this kit. The cards were amazing and the class were excited to find things that related to the place they live or had a connection with. The physical resources are beautiful, a wonderful resource.”

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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? This kit has improved my confidence because it was really well resourced, so allowed me to understand more about the topic I was teaching, but also how to start teaching towards the new Dos and Knows of the new curriculum.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? It certainly motivates more because I could see the model being adapted to local histories.

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 was good to know that this was the case; feels more ethical and authentic that way.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“The "Something Happened Here" kit was a great way to teach historical events through people's experiences and perspectives. There is A LOT to unpack within the different topics and associated stories, and if I'm honest this was a bit overwhelming at first. However, I just focused on one topic which was 'Ahi Kā - Takaparawhā, Bastion Point'. I did find that the student website and format of the whole kit better suited my higher-ability learners than my lower-ability learners, who often got lost on what they were meant to be doing but also the level of reading on the site.”

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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 used for a different purpose

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Students were keen to explore more stories about 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? made stories seem more authentic

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“I used this kit with unit standard 377 with senior students The kut is really well put together and students really enjoyed the practical nature 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? Aē

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Aē, I have explored the mahinga kai sites and spent time thinking of how we can use the purakau in our school. I have even gone as far as renaming one of our learning spaces as it better fits our local curriculum.

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 trust the resource as a reliable unbias resource. This is important for me as kaiako as we need to teach the real history to our learners in order for many things to change for the positive in our motu.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Kareao, RNZ, Kā Huru Manu, Papers Past, Ngā Taonga, National Library

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“This resource holds a lot of information about our motu. It is unbiased, which is something we have lacked in NZ for a long time now. It was hard to navigate at times, particularly when there were aspects of the resource that weren't ready after the kit was sent out. I ran out of time with my POP program that focused solely on the histories of Aotearoa when using this resource because of this. I found it was heavily reliant on kaiako support for the exploring of the website, which isn't ideal when working towards student led learning, however, we managed and the learning we all got was incredible. I had planned to use it in my whole class inquiry but once again ran out of time. I will use it in the future with my classes. Next year I am in a collaborative class with 120 students, so a lot of students will benefit from the resource. I know as I become more confident with using the website it will be better for learners too.”

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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 know have more content to cover

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? I have been engaging with members of our community on what historical context they can offer

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? good

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“Very interesting, great layout of materials”

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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 has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? N/A

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

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? N/A

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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“I thought it had awesome things included in the box however it was a bit much for my class to understand.”

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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 has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? unlocked some new perspectives

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

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? profound!

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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“A really good resource that encouraged some critical thinking and new perspectives.”

Helpful Report

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 gives me the confidence to teach using the planning structure of understand,know and do, how to effectively teach a true inquiry and intergrate in our year 9 learning programme.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes defintely I could use this model and adapt the resources to continue exploring the pūrākau of our 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 made such a difference as it is following tikanga and that the pūrākau used in the kit were validated by local iwi/whānau and community and that they had a sense of ownership in making this kit.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“I loved using this resource again! It works so well and aligns perfectly with the NZ Histories Curriculum, engaging the ākonga with thought-provoking resources and highlighting key stories.”

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Posted 1 year ago