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? 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?

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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? 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 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? 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?

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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? 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?

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“Great resource, was very insightful for learning about cultures and the histories surrounding Aotearoa.”

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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? 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?

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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 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?

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“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 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? 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?

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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 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?

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“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 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? 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?

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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? 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?

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“Students really enjoyed the artefacts and solving the mystery places. It tied in well with our Unit of Inquiry and prompted great discussions.”

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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? Definitely supported my confidence. Great to have the factual information to work from.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Absolutely. My students loved exploring the unit about Featherston as it is local to us.

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 to know- this is how it should be.

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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“Very well presented. Easy to use. Was able to incorporate a mix of teacher led and independent mahi. Loved the local Aotearoa learning.”

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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? Confidence has grown, due to the resources provided supporting my own learning.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Absolutely! The resources provided spark how to go about introducing 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? Gave confidence in knowing that what was being taught was correct

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“This was an amazing kit that provided so many rich conversations for the students. The digital support was also a great way for students to discover more!”

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Posted 7 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? We have adapted what we do and had more fun

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We had started us to this and it motivated us to do more

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 authentic, real

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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“Had fun being detectives and finding out more”

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Posted 7 months ago