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? I was plesantly surprised that I was also able to teach part of the story from overseas and the connection to world events. This is important in my opinion, NZ is too small to only focus on the NZ part of a story. Our kids need to know how we connect with the wider world.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? So far we have only gone through one story as we were so captivated. I would look into the local history to see if any connection could be made to the people and brands we studied.

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 knew that the accounts would not have been doctored, they would be true accounts.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“My class really enjoyed this kit. As a class we all learned how to use the website and kit using one photograph. The plan was to work together for the first 2 tasks and then either continue on in pairs or choose a new photograph. We all enjoyed it so much that we continued as a class on the same photograph. The resources were excellent - pitched at the right level for all in my class. The learning on the topic was excellent - it was interesting and my students were captivated by the videos and newspaper articles as well as the true stories that lead the learning for the task. Connecting to outside NZ was fantastic to give a wider view. As a teacher, the task of writing a timeline allowed me to teach the skill thoroughly. We plan to use this kit again. Best kit we've had in my opinion.”

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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 supported me really well.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Definitely motivated... but I don't know if I could achieve a similar depth of research and understanding (as 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? Huge. My own education was through an NZ European lens where iwi voices weren't heard. This kit provides those voices.

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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“An incredible resource packed full of fascinating and unsettling information. These are stories that must be taught. Students developed critical thinking skills and research skills. The pack offered a variety of ways of gathering information, e.g., unpacking pepeha, using maps, watching videos, reading high level text. I did find that our students were not able to understand the information independently but it made for an awesome teacher-led inquiry.”

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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? Great to have a starting point that just works. Can use this as a model for further planning

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? It adds a layer of confidence in the materials

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“These stories are fantastic as research projects or as a jumping off point for further study.”

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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? The resources added to the excitement. I am confident with local history but it was exciting to learn about other areas as well.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? I am already confident with local history but love to continuously learn 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? It was great to know it was a collaboration so not one viewpoint of history but an actual representation from all sides.

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, Ngā Taonga, National Library

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“The contents of the kit were a great starting point to discover more about our local histories. The connection to a local place was very unexpected with one student having a holiday home in the very location but having no idea of the history. The students loved finding out more about their local area and using clues to do this was super fun. I added to the experience by making an interaction play with differing viewpoints (similar to a previous kit from a few years ago). The website was a bit confusing for my students but they are at the younger end of the kit's audience and I can imagine it would be more effective for older students.”

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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? N/A

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

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? NA

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“I haven’t used this product yet”

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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? ????

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? AS we didn't get into it or as far into it as I hoped we will continue in Term 4.

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? ???

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“Sorry I will have to do this in term 4. WE didn't do anywhere as much as I thought I would.”

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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? I believed I would have gained more confidence if I had the chance to use it completly

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? The reason requesting this kit was because we were looking at our own school pepeha and exploring our local neighbourhood

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? With the young ones we looked at our own whānau/iwi stories and our taonga

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“Very excited to get the kit, unfortunately, my job changed over the term and I was shifted to a Year 2&3 class. However, I still took the kit with me and used the photos and objects to form conversations about then and now and writing ideas. Due to the students being younger, we did not use online platforms or all the materials in the kit. I will click on neutral to keep my answers consistent.”

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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? Boosted my confidence - gave us great stories. Many students enjoyed digging deeper into these stories and events.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Really engaging resource that sparked interest. We dug deeper into several different events or stories.

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? Huge. So much more meaningful.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“Awesome resource with so many interesting and engaging stories. Teachers and students both enjoyed!”

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Posted 1 year ago