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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?
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Neutral
Highly Effective
How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Enhanced it a lot.
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes definitely could use this model.
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
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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? It gave me confience in the authenticity and relevance of the stories.
Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? RNZ, Cenotaph
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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“We worked through one story together so that the students knew how it worked. Then, they could select a story to research in pairs. I found that it offered a great range of tasks/difficulties and therefore worked well with our goal to having UDL Lessons.”
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Posted 1 year ago
Anonymous
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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?
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? Definitely helped having all the stories and resources available for the students
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes it was great support for our Maniapoto unit
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? It was a great added resource to our units
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
“Lots of good stuff in this histories box but it needed to be sorted according to stories and it was a bit hard to follow on the teacher site”
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Posted 1 year ago
Anonymous
Verified Reviewer
Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? no
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? Different way to explore different materials
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yeap absolutely
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? Stories and different questions where asked which lead to student inquiries.
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?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
“Awesome kit. Great learning experiences for my students. Linked in very well to our inquiry topic. Very useful.”
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Posted 1 year ago
Lillani H
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? 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?
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? 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?
Very Low
Neutral
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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
Peter G
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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?
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? 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?
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? 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?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
“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
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 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?
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? 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?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
“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
Sara W
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? 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?
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 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?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
“Useful resources especially the photographs of local places.”
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Posted 1 year ago
Maria C
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? 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?
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? 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?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
“Loved using to photos to generate deep discussion among learners. Thete were a lot of choice covering many different lines of inquiry.”
Helpful Report
Posted 1 year ago
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