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? I can’t comment yet

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 will be great. I just need to sort out the technology to go with it.

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? I can’t comment yet

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 think the kit is fantastic! However my school has zero technology so my students are not really able to use all the wonderful resources that have been provided. I am working on a plan to enable this to happen term one next year. They will love this if I can get access sorted for them”

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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 can and have been using this model with the kids to look into more North Otago stories to gather information which they are due to share

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Sooo much more confident now!

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? just amazing to be able to look into our backyard - ties in with our inquiry this term 'North Otago Stories'

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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“Just awesome - awesome unit to do with the kids! So much quality learning! Thank you!”

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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 motivating. I am super keen to explore more!

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? It has certainly helped me be more confident delivering this content. The supporting material is absolutely brilliant.

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? High - such an awesome and timeless resource.

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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 such an awesome kit! All my class are totally engaged in the photos and love exploring the artefacts too. There are so many questions they ask! It has been great seeing them work as a team to investigate further then they share their findings with so much enthusiasm!. Leaning at its best I'd say! thank you so much for putting this kit together.”

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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 could definitely see the model being adapted to suit local stories!

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? the physical items in the kit greatly enhanced the engagement and the support materials made me feel a lot more confident. Overall it made me feel much better at starting something so unknown!

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 made me feel a lot better about using the kit knowing that the stories were treated with such respect and authenticity.

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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“The artifacts alone make this whole kit wothwhile. They are high quality, engaging, and their tangibility makes the reading part of the activities feel like they paid off! The stories in the kit are authentic and local, and I love that there are two stories for each location. It really sells the idea that 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? Absolutely!

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? 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? Helped to add some tools to the kete. Will reuse aspects as part of my program moving forward.

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? Authentic learning.

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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“Good.”

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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 putting this into place for Term 1 now - thank you!

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? Improved my confidence, really good to have some tangible resources to use.

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? Great impact - this is highly valuable.

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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“ANZH: Something happened here 2022”

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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. Our entire school is committed to retelling local legends and stories, and also visiting local areas of historical importance.

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 is a learning curve but made easier with great resources.

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? Unsure - difficult to measure the impact.

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 creative resources which support inquiry thinking.”

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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? Full motivated and draws in the localised curriculum brilliantly

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, Nga Taonga, RNZ

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? With such a fantastic well resourced kit with excellent resources I feel much more confident to introduce stories I had less knowledge of.

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? Have not had an opportunity as yet yo incorporate and work with the community but will definitely be happening next year.

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 absolutely brilliant kit that I will be using for many years to come! We have also used the artifacts at a staff meeting to help introduce the ANZH curriculum to staff. So much thought has gone into the design of the kit and it is a fantastic resource for all. The kit generates really rich discussions and has prompted much self directed research.”

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Posted 2 years ago