Aotearoa NZ Histories 22 Reviews

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How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? As a kaiako, I am very motivated to use a similar model for my local area. It has led me to begin a journey into Wairarapatanga, learning the places and stories of importance to our place.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? The kit has increased my understanding of local history and given me many ideas of how to present learning both more effectively but also more engagingly. Thanks so much School Kit! You do a superb job.

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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? My students have enjoyed the challenge of deciphering the whakatauki. This has been a steep learning curve for them but a worthwhile one.

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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“This kit has so much information and the resources lead to such in depth studies by the students. I thought we would look at the whole kit this term but we really only delved into Ahi Ka and began an in depth investigation into Michael Joseph Savage, social justice and what it may have meant at this point in Aotearoa's history. Simple changes in our country such as the impact of the railways as a major form of transport and the depth of feeling shown by the population towards Mr Savage seemed foreign to the children but they were able to make links through this to the passing of Queen Elizabeth and the reactions of the British people. This is a wonderful kit and we will continue to use it for the forseeable future.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We are fortunate in that we have already done some preexisting mahi in our local area. We are always looking at ways to improve this and continue to reflect and change our learning and EOTC to reflect this.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Ka Huru Manu, Nga Taonga, RNZ

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Personally already confident and something I have included in my teaching for a numbers of years but it has been great to get others on board.

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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? We have been able to cover the areas within Ngāi Tahu and hoping to spend more time with specific tauira from their iwi to discover more of the stories in their 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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“Was really great to use in many different ways it is a reaumi that will continue to serve us well at our kura. It would be great if a simplified version was made so I could use through out the junior kura more.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Used it to discuss our local landmarks and some historical events

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Didn’t really help to be honest, just too complex and not presented in a way that was easy to navigate for teachers (we are all experienced)

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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Content was really tood

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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“It was just SO complicated. In some ways it’s great there was so much content but the way it was presented was just absolutely impossible to follow - it took 5 teachers about an hour to make heads or tails of it and even then we just ended up giving up to be honest.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We found few relevant to our local school, however, there were related to our city.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? I feel more confident to take part of the kit to use and deliver to the students. The resources have allowed me to learn and find information to share with the akonga.

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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/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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How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?

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How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“An awesome range of resources that could be used in diverse ways. We only took one part and delved into that and for the students to find further information with the online resources.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Most definitely! As an Area School, we are lucky to korero with High School teachers and I have shared the idea of the kit with the SS teacher. We as a school are working together with the community to unpack our local history which has been an exciting a

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? As a new resident to NZ, this kit was a wonderful resource to assist me in my NZ History curriculum delivery. It supported me as I discovered NZ history for the first time alongside my students. We shared enthusiasm for discovery and trusted the kit for v

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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? The stories from iwi/whanau/community strengthened connectedness and understanding within my students. It created depth and trust that what is written is valuable and not fiction. It personalizes history, making it relatable and treasured rather than disr

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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How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“This kit has really opened up the minds of my North Canterbury students. They loved that History is combined with digital fluency where they can discover stories through different mediums (written, oral, visual). They were very excited to go through the box of treasures that supported the learning material as well working together to decode the te reo translation for the passcode of location. I could definitely see a lot of hard work has gone into creating this kit which has sparked major curiosity and learning within my students.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Definitely need to look at how this was constructed with a view to looking at our own stories and history.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? The kit showed that the local stories just need to be accessed and shared to support us knowing about who we are and why things happen the way they do.

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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? The way the stories were put together gave them more kudos.

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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How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“This kit has so much worthwhile content. It really challened students to think and discuss.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? This model linked really well to the new NZ Aotearoa Histories curriculum and could easily be adapted to suit individual school needs. It also allowed for children to add in their own areas of interest and learn at their own pace.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It offered an incredible amount of support to allow teachers to explore other parts of NZ history aside from the stories already well known, and the stories already in our local area. it was incredible how many stories were available for learners to acce

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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? It added an element of safety and reassurance when sharing stories that weren't essentially our own or well known. Knowing these were created in collaboration of the true holders of the knowledge and stories. It was encouraging to learn about stories that

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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How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“This is an incredibly well put together resource, at times I found the tangible resources overwhelming - where and how do I use this best? The time and thought put into the resource is incredible. The children enjoyed researching the individual postcards, however at times our Struggling year 7 and 8s found the amount of text overwhelming. This resource was easily adapted for whole class, large and small groups and individual based learning. Children could enter with very little or a lot of existing knowledge and build on what they already know.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We have been successful in getting the signs changed in our area of Ōmokoroa to have the macron added. The class presented at council and we had the Mayor award us with a special Community Service award. We are now working with the local businesses and MO

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? We love the new curriculum. I am going to include it into every term plan from now on to continue to create connections and develop our localised curriculum. Again, thank you!

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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Now that we are using this as our camp focus we have linked with the Local Trust and they are going to share the stories of the area with us while we are there.

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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“Hi. We have really enjoyed using the kit this term. We focused on the Chinkon card for our guided inquiry for all three classes to start with. The students and teachers were impressed at the ease of the unpacking of the learning and the resources that went with it. Two of the classes went on to create old style newspapers to reflect the events at Featherston Camp and reflect the fashions and style of the time. The three classes are off to Lake Ōkataina Camp next term for our end of year camp. The area is rich with Māori history and quite a few unique events happened there. So, we have created a 'Something Happened Here"inquiry to work on before we go! Thank you for the fabulous resource!”

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Posted 3 years ago