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 now have a better understanding of how to successfully engage students

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes - this is the focus for next term. Students are looking at creating a site of their own

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 inspired students to share their own

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“I absolutely loved this kit. We used this as a part of our whole school Inquiry topic. Students loved all of the artefacts and they were able to navigate the something that happened here site independently. Students were able to make connections and share about their experiences and past.”

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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? No real change.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? A little. Not that much.

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's felt good.

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 liked it a lot. I think it's a good resource to put together some lesson plans about NZ histories. Loved the physical artifacts and some of the links to wider online resources.”

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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? It gave me a guideline as where to begin.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We started with our local area then moved to the kit. Tokens, pictures, articles

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? National Library

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“Although my class enjoyed the School Kit overall, the tasks were a bit challenging for my year 5-6 students and reading were too long for them. They needed a lot of scaffolding.”

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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 feel I have a better basis to work from in future

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

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 special to the pupils, more connected to local communities

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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“Useful resources especially the photographs of local places.”

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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? Well, confident to look at one piece of evidence and look deeply how this connects and or inspires discussion.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Well. We will look at Porirua City photos as well.

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? Very moving. Obviously well thought about and researched.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“Loved using to photos to generate deep discussion among learners. Thete were a lot of choice covering many different lines of 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? Absolutely in such a powerful way. It all feels a little less scary

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? A lot. Not just motivated me, but the children too. They are really keen to make connections and links to our local area 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? The impact is huge. Makes for in-depth information

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“Awesome kit. Helped the children and I dive deep into not only New Zealand history but our local history too. We will continue to use it for the rest of the year.”

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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? Was great to discover interesting things associated with different places around the country.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? This kit fitted perfectly with exploring the Chinese influence in Dunedin and the gold rush

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? Was fantastic as it highlighted significance and connection to the land.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“My class really enjoyed looking at the historic resourses like the gold, post cards, old pics etc provided in the kit. It really fave them an appreciation of what it was like back then.”

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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? Very confident

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Using the template is great.

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? Tautoko te korero

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 program was well documented and was used in a composite class Years 6-8. The engagement, mind you a small class, was well received and participation by tauira was rewarding as questioning techniques using the six thinking hats gave depth to the learning. We have one more set of books to do and this will be completed Term 3. Learning about the trials of our tupuna and the obstacles faced gave credence to a lot of purakau and kaupapa for our tamariki.”

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Posted 1 year ago