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? Yes, but we didn't as we had explored local history earlier in the year.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Cenotaph, Digital NZ, Ka Huru Manu, Kareao, 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 has helped, but I was not able to use it as a stand alone resource.

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? Important to know/holds value.

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 have not completed this unit yet. However, it is a useful resource when used in conjunction with other materials.”

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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? Looking at what industries were in this area

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? We didn’t use the website. This is a fantastic kit and will be handed over to the next teacher In this class for next year. There is so much in it very hard especially in the term 4 to get through too much. Thanks for these kits they are a great resource.

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? N/a

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 took one aspect of nz history - the discovery of gold. The students researched this topic.”

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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 has helped me in preparation for the implementation of the NZ history area of the curriculum

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? I feel like I now have new found resources, tools and knowledge to draw from in my teaching

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 definitely gave me confidence in this learning 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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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 are still competing this kit but it has been fantastic so far. A wealth of information about NZ History presented in an informative, engaging and useful manner.”

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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 great to have local stories. The students were really engaged with the activities the could easily connect with.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It has helped me realized how you can introduce large topics through the lense of a smaller or specific event or person and then brace out into wider concepts.

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? .

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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“Students really enjoyed looking through all the different artifacts, and the found the topics that were from our areas really engaging. It led to lots of good discussion and research around a range of topics from our history.”

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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? Highly

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

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

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? 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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How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“Aotearoa NZ Histories - Something happened here”

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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 makes me excited and to be pro-active to involve our local iwi, whānau and community. Absolutely I can use this model. You have done all the hard work. We just need to continue...

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Material is fantastic! Term 4 was too short a term and was a very busy time at school. I would definitely do it again in Term 2 or Term 3. There was a lot of content to cover. Due to time constraints in Term 4 I made my students choose their topics after

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? Impact - It made it inclusive and wholesome! I believe it is important to collaborate with iwi/whānau and community. Sharing stories and acknowledging and learning from the past, learning the oral histories from iwi and whānau, looking at significant eve

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 have thoroughly enjoyed ANZH Something Happened Here 22 kit. My class is still going with it. In hindsight, maybe not a topic for Term 4 as it is a short term and we have been super busy. However, we will be returning to it again next year. I have also learnt a lot from the kit. Some were refreshers too. I can't thank you and the team enough for this fantastic resource. I have also enjoyed your other kits too. You have made life easy for us teachers and have made it fun for our tamariki. Ngā mihi nui, Lia Mapa, Tawa Intermediate.”

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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 investigated our local stories, and will continue to do so over time.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Giving examples that were relevant, important, with supporting detail. It gave me a starting point that I could build on with my 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? It was great to have validated stories as I knew that they were all appropriate and had value.

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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“My students loved the photos and stories that went with them from the Aotearoa New Zealand Histories 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 believe I could, with some time. Unfortunately I still haven't had too much of a chance to use this as much as I wanted. Instead, to grow my exposure, I worked with a colleague to do the tasks.

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 has given me more options and resources at a time when I was feeling daunted about what exactly I should cover.

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 provided extra context on how these events shaped communities.

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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“From the little I have managed to play with, schoolkit is an exceptional resource for thinking outside of the box and exposing students to a wide variety of history.”

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Posted 2 years ago