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? Identifying places of interest to maori - ngatihine. Using community network to source people who know the history.

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? I realise it isn't easy to find the right people to share the history, but know it is important to identify places of interest to maori in our own backyard and teach that to our tamariki, first.

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? Our tamariki appreciated the effort that was put into 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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“Made connections with whānau and what they remembered as a kid. Students wanted to know more, which led to more talk about Maori history from Tai tokerau.”

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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? It was a fantastic first step into social studies for my year 7/8 class & provided me with lots of new NZ resources that I didn't know existed.

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 provided the content (stories) and also the different methods for researching an area or a story.

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? Yes, the fact that these stories were developed in collaboration with local iwi/community made me feel very confident to deliver this kit.

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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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“An amazing resource with an incredible amount of content! I allowed my year 7/8 class to each pick one place card and explore that area. My more capable students were able to explore the content and have created Google Slides of their findings that are college level work. However, lots of my students found even the Tasks 1 and 4 (designed for year 5/6 students) quite challenging and needed lots of teacher support. In hindsight I would work through one place card with the majority of my students next time.”

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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? Some of the artefacts led to questions about places in our area. Definitely.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Great resource - lots of info at a deeper level and in story format.

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? Helped with confidence that we were delivering the right thing!

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“Great resource. Loved the artefacts and the depth of research into the stories.”

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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? Our school has a few local stories that most of our teachers know. Getting these stories told with a connection to iwi and our local community would be powerful. Using the same model is a great idea that could be pursued.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? The Coded Curriculum download and the Curriculum wheel in the kit were helpful to know how the tasks related to the Aotearoa NZ History Curriculum.

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? I like the fact that these are stories told by local iwi and communities and this gives the stories authenticity.

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“The physical kit was fabulous and my students were curious to explore the stories and meanings related to the objects. The pepeha was a great way to have clues to unlock where the place where something has happened. My students were challenged by the research aspect related to some tasks and needed to go further with their own searches to find information for some of the cards. There was so much to explore with this kit and I envisage using it again with a lot more teacher guidance. Thanks for another fabulous resource School Kit.”

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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 really liked the way the"read a photo' information was set out and I have used this model during oral language activities.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Lots of great stories and a wide variety of topics. I can see it being used over and over again. E.g. When looking at protest as part of a unit, the Springbok tour protest would be a perfect vehicle for discussion, as would Bastion point.

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 were very thorough, and knowing this does give you confidence. The last thing you want to do is it get this wrong, so having it 'from the horses mouth' gives you that confidence.

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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“Great kit with lots of 'meat' to it. Lots for students to delve into. Only really just started, and wanting to continue to use next year (and after?) - This kit seems to lend its self towards this. Some part difficult to read - possible include a transcript for the older, handwritten letters/information? High interest for most, but less for others.”

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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 are currently in talks with our local iwi as we exploring ways to curate their stories for use across our Kāhui Ako. I plan to share ideas from this kit with them

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Cenotaph, 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 provided me with some easily accessible information and resources. I did find having to open multiple pages to access teacher guides was time consuming but the info was good. We need more time to explore these resources in more depth. Thank you for

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? So important as it provides multiple perspectives on events and issues and ensures there is primary evidence from the local 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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“What a great variety of places and events to explore. Our students loved handling the old photos and artefacts and appreciated having the freedom to explore their chosen location at their own pace. We’ve identified that many of our students will need a tighter checkpoint system to stay on task. A resource we definitely plan to use again.”

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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? Began relating many of the stories back to the local area as we move forward into next year.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Great guidance into how our kids see their world, how we adapt to events and experiences in family and whanau. So much the community can learn from each other / from generation to generation / from family to family.

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? Provided ownership.

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“Found many of the stories fascinating. Children were keen to know about the past. Some material difficult for the class to understand and get their heads around. Provoked home discussions as well.”

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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 is something that as a school we are looking at using local people to develop a histories curriculum for our school.

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? This kit has made me realise how the small stories have helped develop NZ into what country it is today. The structure was easy and looked at all different sides to the stories which was great for comparing different people views.

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 story where very meaningful as the students could relate to actual things that had happened in different communities.

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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 was a fascinating kit. It took the students to places that they had never been to before. The structure of the Kit was great it kept the students engaged and wanting to learn more. They were fascinated with the physical objects that came with the kit, they could relate to the objects rather than looking at pictures of them. For my self it has been a great learning of the other stories of NZ.”

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Posted 2 years ago