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? Highly motivating and could definitely use this model for our local area. Love the concept - puzzles - piecing things together, pepeha of the areas, cards to touch and research.

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? It has made me aware that there is a lot to consider when discussing local history. Our history is very sensitive so we need to be mindful of what we are learning and that there is likely more different views on it also. We should always us our values and

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

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 concept and had many students interested. We have explored one area together where some students were able to make connections and relevancy with their own whanau experiences. Discussed this amongst another staff member where we found it would take the whole year to use this resource and not one term, as it generated many questions and needed further discussions for understanding. The texts and tasks were a lot to read and at a higher level for my students to understand so needed to be broken down into sections to comprehend.”

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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? For us, like many other schools, our local area has it's own treasures to discover, often the students have no idea what is literally on their doorstep! Anything that sparks an interest or ignites a passion has to be welcomed, so yes the kit has been some

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 will be really useful for building on my (and probably my learners') knowledge of NZ history. There's so much to cover, from numerous viewpoints, that using some of the contents of the kit will act as a stepping stone to discover more. I anticipat

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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? The stories in the kit were made all the more relevant knowing that they were based on the lives/snapshots in time of 'real' people. The idea that everybody has a part to play in finding out the history, and being part of the 'journey' is quite powerful!

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 an amazing kit....so many stories to tell/find out about that it really wasn't possible to use the whole thing. Time spent delving into just a couple was the direction we headed in. It was brilliant to see so many artefacts from points in time (and a bit of a reminisce from things I remembered as being important when I was growing up!).”

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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? As a school we have started to look together into our area in connection with the local iwi.

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? It has given a whole range of resources that could be built on and used again and again. Photographs and items have been well received by students and have brought the past into the present. The research approach has been great. My confidence has certainl

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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? It gave authenticity and the feel for reliable resources.

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 been very rich in material and resources. I feel that I haven't fully mastered it yet. It took awhile to understand how to organise it in the class. The tasks have been complex and most students found it challenging. They have also enjoying it reading about all the historic personal stories and finding out more about certain areas. There are so many skills students need to learn first that it could be taught all year and integrated with reading and writing.”

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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 would LOVE to use this model to explore stories in our area and plan to in 2023. I think the way that the materials are presented is an excellent model for us to follow.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Ka Huru Manu, 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 discussing subjects that have previously felt too tricky. Our Year 5 class can confidently discuss racism in a mature way. It's easy to underestimate kids and avoid covering topics that you're concerned about community responses to,

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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Knowing the stories have been 'signed-off' by mana whenua gave us peace of mind and reassurance that sharing them was appropriate, the right voices are being heard.

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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“We had high expectations for this kit and boy did it deliver!! The website is beautifully designed and accessible by staff and students and the materials provided to support this were next level.”

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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 was a great way to look at comparative interests in our local area.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Looking at something different in how resources are given to students

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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? This is a big focus of the new curriculum so it was good to know 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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“Great variety of resources and a useful website to back it up. The kit was interesting for the students and had good links to the curriculum and the new topics we are creating.”

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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? Absolutely. Ties in perfectly with current Matauranga Maori work within our school and previous work around learning about our local history, ancestors and forebears.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Very keen to continue using this kit. Often a SchoolKit (or any topic-based study) is used as the learning focus for 1-2 terms or as a standalone unit of study. The NZAH has the potential to be the overarching context for an entire year of study, with opt

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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? This meant students were really engaged in finding out what had happened in the past in their area - some students lived very close to key landmarks, or could identify them as places they drove past regularly. This sparked interest and curiosity.

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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“I think my favourite SchoolKit so far - and I've been using SchoolKit since the very beginning. I have raved about this kit to my colleagues and it is one that won't be put into a cupboard anytime soon. The variety and range of content is real, accurate, reliable and engaging. My Year 6 students were thoroughly engaged with the learning and we ended up continuing this study for far longer than the one term I had originally anticipated and allocated. Thanks SchoolKit. This one is exceptional.”

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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 loved the way this was set up and the way the lessons progressed. Great mix of media and high engagement. We can absolutely see that we could follow this process for our own local stories.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? This has been an amazing confidence boost. It's shown us another way to enter into NZ history. The resources were amazing and showcased the number of tools that are available to us. We will be able to use these in the future for different projects.

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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? This is very important to us, helps us to be sure that the stories and the history that we are teaching comes from the people involved and the way they want their story told.

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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“Amazing kit - highly recommend. This kit has so much in it, could easily keep you going for the whole year. Highly engaging for both students and teachers. This kit show cases so many helpful tools, websites and resources. Thank you 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? Yes, definitely.

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 great great

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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Awesome! As a Maori kaiako and Tangata whenua in Te Arawa, I was supper encouraged and felt culturally safe knowing that Iwi got to tell their story, and that it was valued.

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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“I want to start this review by saying I have only had the kit for 6 weeks and we still have our major writing piece to complete which is due in Friday Week 8. When I teach it next year I will teach it as a full integrated unit, as opposed to a kaupapa/inquiry unit. The reason for that is because there is so much richness in this kit that there really is enough to carry it for a full half term of 2 blocks per day. I approached this as an"extra"on top of my curriculum work so my time with it was only one block a day. Now that I have actually worked with I can see that the kids were super enagged, the material was deep and the learning was profound. The kids loved exploring the postcards. When you say"Something happened here"the kids respond with"What happened?"So we got to become history detectives and explore our region and outside of it, which was so cool. I did a lot of reading to them and we had lots of meaningful conservations. We explored”

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Posted 2 years ago