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Aotearoa NZ Histories 23 Reviews

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Brittany P
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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? It has given me the tools to be able to teach Aotearoa History without having to do hours and hours of work myself.
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Our school is on a journey to learn and teach the children about our local area so this was helpful. I could apply some parts of this kit to our own 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? It was great to know that stories came from the locals
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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“This kit is an engaging way to teach students about Aotearoa NZ History using a cross curricular approach. It involved reading, listening, researching, examining and watching videos.”
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Posted 10 months ago
Anonymous
Verified Reviewer
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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Neutral
Highly Effective
How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?
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Neutral
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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It definitely helped with boosting my own personal knowledge of NZ histories.
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes we could easily adapt units and resources and apply to 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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Neutral
Very Significant
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 learning more authentic and important, knowing that stories were local.
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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“The pack was very detailed and included all sorts of bits a pieces! We found it to be somewhat overwhelming. In the end we found the artefacts most useful as we used them for provocations with our students - which they of course loved.”
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Posted 10 months ago
Anonymous
Verified Reviewer
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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Neutral
Highly Effective
How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?
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Neutral
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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? There is still a lot more to learn in this area and the kit has helped to bring this to life in the classroom
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Class discussions, learners bringing their stories of life and family history for those that have been in the community a very long time in the small rural community
How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?
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Neutral
Very Significant
How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?
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Very High
What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Made the learning real and linked home life’s with school
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
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“Was very helpful in expanding my knowledge in this subject and introducing new things to me and then to share and engage with class learners. Was lovely to have stories from learners from their family experiences to share and aid further learning.”
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Posted 10 months ago
Natalie W
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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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Neutral
Highly Effective
How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?
Not Effective At All
Neutral
Highly Effective
How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Has given me new avenues for teaching
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Not really
How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?
Not Significant At All
Neutral
Very Significant
How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?
None At All
Neutral
Very High
What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Minimal
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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“It was very helpful and made me think of new ways of teaching NZ History. Students really enjoyed using it.”
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Posted 10 months ago
Anonymous
Verified Reviewer
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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Neutral
Highly Effective
How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?
Not Effective At All
Neutral
Highly Effective
How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It helped me to implement new knowledge to my students
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes, especially with the photos resource they provided
How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?
Not Significant At All
Neutral
Very Significant
How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?
None At All
Neutral
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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Making connections between current knowledge and the past
Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Digital NZ, NZ On Screen
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
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“Great resource, was very insightful for learning about cultures and the histories surrounding Aotearoa.”
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Posted 10 months ago
Rhian B
Verified Reviewer
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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Neutral
Highly Effective
How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?
Not Effective At All
Neutral
Highly Effective
How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? increased my confidence a bit
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? It was great to learn more about my home area and also the area that I live in now.
How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?
Not Significant At All
Neutral
Very Significant
How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?
None At All
Neutral
Very High
What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? made it very authemntic
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
Neutral
Very High
“We had a fantastic time unpacking the Aotearoa NZ Histories resource. It was great to see a resource that had snippets from both islands. My tamariki had a great time with it.”
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Posted 10 months ago
Cathy Y
Verified Reviewer
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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Neutral
Highly Effective
How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?
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Neutral
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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It have a good starting point or spark to get the students engaged
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? It would have been good to have had more local content in the kit.
How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?
Not Significant At All
Neutral
Very Significant
How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?
None At All
Neutral
Very High
What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? This was very important
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?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
“My students loved the tactile nature of the Aotearoa Histories kit. It was like having a little treasure trove. This was really useful for teaching them about different types of sources. The digital resources linked in really clearly and supported our concept of being time detectives.”
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Posted 10 months ago
Anonymous
Verified Reviewer
Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes
How effective was the student facing website (somethinghappenedhere.co.nz) for your learners?
Not Effective At All
Neutral
Highly Effective
How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?
Not Effective At All
Neutral
Highly Effective
How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It was very useful and provided excellent resources both for students and staff to support their knowledge development.
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We could create similar activities for our local area
How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?
Not Significant At All
Neutral
Very Significant
How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?
None At All
Neutral
Very High
What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Fantastic, as a school with rumaki it is very important to have at te ao Māori lens and input from iwi
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?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
“Students really enjoyed the artefacts and solving the mystery places. It tied in well with our Unit of Inquiry and prompted great discussions.”
Helpful Report
Posted 10 months ago
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