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? Very motivated, we went on a trip to the Wellington Museum and it was great to make connections

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Definitely increased my confidence but still a way to go

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

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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 it all a lot of meaning and relevance, was pretty special

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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“Such an amazing resource with so much learning”

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Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? The level of research and resource that went into this kit was pretty impressive - not sure how easy it would be to reproduce local stories in the same way - particularly having the website as a safe place our ākonga could got to explore. We are very

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Total rave!!! Well done - appreciate the work that went into producing this kit - and the links to the curriclum doc are clear. This will be a resource that I think we will use well beyond the scope of our"i aha i konei"project.

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

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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 gave the stories authenticity that I think resonated with our ākonga. It also meant that our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi was reflected in being able to connect to first hand accounts - true partnership.

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“This has been an absolutely amazing journey for our ākonga this term. The breadth of resource, story and artefacts is pretty amazing - and there has been more than enough to keep our ākonga fully engaged and present in their learning in this space. I have loved hearing our ākonga retell things that they have found out - and to hear their enthusiasm for people or places that would have otherwise been unknown to them has been pretty special. We did a full class exploration first - using the Patea Māori Club - and did a deep dive into the lives of both Dalvanius Prime and Ngoi Pēwhairangi. This really set the scene for the journey - and our ākonga were fully inspired to go looking for themselves. The 2 stories that seemed to resonate the most for our learners (outside of Patea) was the nuclear stories including the Rainbow Warrior, and the impact of WW2 and Hitler. They also loved hearing about Jack Lovelock and other sports champions.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We chose the card that was relevant to our area. We researched mōkihi which was used to transport food through lakes and rivers. We were able to visit punatahu which was a mahika kai site in our area. The cards were fantastic in facilitating research

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It has grown my confidence in teaching NZ histories as it has given me a starting place. It is great for if you are new to an area and don't know much about the local history.

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? Knowing they were developed in collaboration with iwi/whanau and communities meant that we knew the information was accurate. We were also able to visit sites connected to our research in our area.

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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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“NZ Histories Review”

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Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We took the students to parliament and the National Library to explore the places were petitions and protests happen. We saw Te Tiriti, He Whakaputanga and the Women's Suffrage Petition. All supported by our Protest, Promises and Autonomy cards

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Having trusted sources with detailed information was always a concern. This kit provides this. The website is easy to navigate from a teacher's perspective to search for the themes/topics you're looking for. There is such a wealth of information in these

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

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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 is vital. To know that the information and stories come from those in the know, rather than something that is guessed at. It means the stories are authentic and students brought into them more knowing this.

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“The resources provide rich, in-depth learning information for the NZ History curriculum and other curriculums. The examples share different perspectives and helpful tasks are suggested to support this learning. We did find some of the reading a bit challenging for students.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes, we have our own 'sense of place' unit that can be further enhanced from the skills and knowledge we learned from this kit.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It is most definitely a very important tool in our slowly expanding Aotearoa Histories toolkit. Thanks SchoolKit.

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

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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 is led to a feeling that there was an extra level of authenticity to the knowledge we were gaining, knowing that the people of the place were involved in telling their stories.

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“An amazing collection of resources that ignite the interest of everyone who looks at them. It has been useful for both staff and students to explore and learn about the different stories and different ways we can research our histories. This is an important resource to help unpack the historical skills we need to understand who we are and where we are going.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? I loved starting each session with the pepeha - a small but effective way of bringing tamariki into the room, promote openness and focus our learning.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It has helped me learn so much more about the history of Aotearoa and as such increased my knowledge and confidence in teaching it.

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Incredibly valuable - important to discuss this too with my students.

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“A great kit - there were so many opportunities to delve into the history of our local area. My student teacher took on 'Construct' to dig deeper into social housing. The kit meant they had all the resources necessary to encourage great engagement from the tamariki. I'm so glad we can hold onto the kit as there's so much more to learn!”

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Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? This kit has really motivated me to spend more time exploring the history of our local area.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? This kit and the resources included really helped build my confidence and gave me lots of inspiration for 2023 lessons.

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

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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 were very meaningful and powerful when used with my students. Engagement was very high.

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“Wow what a fabulous kit this has been! So many wonderful resources that promoted great discussions and questioning amongst my students.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? n/a

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

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“cool resource with lots of things in it. didn’t get a huge chance to use it but great resources.”

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Posted 2 years ago