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 will explore this for 2023 and what this could look like for my class.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? We have only begun presenting information on iPads to create stories and I look forward to delivering more learning next year.

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? Students researched events about the pictures with a pepeha. They have talked with their families and peers alike and I hope have begun building a deep knowledge of NZ history. I have heard parents share other events when they have shared what they have b

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 have thoroughly enjoyed Something's happened here tasks. We have not had enough time for us to explore all activities but are now”

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Posted 3 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Go see local historical places.

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? Made me aware of what took place.

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? That the stories affected local people.

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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“Something happened here”

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Posted 3 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Definitely. We are now investigating street names in our area

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Hugely, I used to be afraid of doing an injustice to the stories being told.

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? Huge impact knowing the stories were told from an authentic source

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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“A fantastic kit with such a depth to go in many directions. My knowledge increased ten fold from teaching this kit.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes - it has allowed us to see how to structure lessons around teaching NZ historires

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 taught me more stories about our area, and given me so much confidence in sharing storires

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 me confidence in teaching this kit, and also a lot of knowledge for the kids to be able to share stories with their whānau.

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! We loved this, and are able to use it again and again. Perfect resource for schools!”

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Posted 3 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? The kit opened doorways for a lot of my students to think about their hometowns and the stories that could be told. They quickly realised that to find out these stories they would have to go and talk with local people. Using the model would be an excellen

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 biggest impact the kit had on my confidence was how this topic could be delivered. Starting with a pēpeha is something not usually done during one of my lessons. This helped me to think of other ways I could incorporate Te Reo Māori to introduce a les

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 school kit and the way the lessons were structured made it easy to share the stories. I have found that if we were to research similar information on the internet we wouldn't get too much insight. As a teacher, I found the stories engaging, making the

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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“Totally Awesome! Finding a resource that comes close to the information the school kits provide would involve numerous hours of searching and research. Most times the biggest challenge is where to start. Aotearoa Histories School kit provided our class with many insights into our past and promoted countless moments for discussion. New to the school kit whānau I encourage others to get involved.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Definitely. I couldn't find much about our local area from this school kit so struggled with getting children engaged as usually they are more interested in their own place to start with. However, once we got into it they loved it. Amazing resources.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? 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 is great knowing that there is a kit there to support me in my teaching and knowledge of NZ histories. While I found the kit overwhelming as well as the teacher resources, I think it is a great kit and a fantastic start to our new AH curriculum. We can

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? Fantastic - knowing that Aotearoa Histories kit is acknowledging the real history from real people is awesome.

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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“Fantastic kit. Amazing resources and clearly a lot of effort has gone into creating this kit. Thank you for providing kaiako with a cool resource to use with tamariki.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? By focusing on the specific area we live in. Hawkes Bay! By visiting historical sites, inviting whanau in to the school to share their treasures and atories. Watching videos about the history of our area.

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? Allowed me a public licence to explore the historical events in my families history and histories of other families in my class. Gave me confidence to delve into Aotearoa's 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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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? High engagement from students with Maori decent, especially with stories from Hawkes Bay where we live. I have iwi from the marae at Paki Paki and many families who worked at the works in Hastings which closed in the 80's.

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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“Oh my goodness my students are loving this unit. Full engagement, buy in and participation. Many students have similar stories to share. We have done some compare and contrast work. The resource is so engaging because the contents are real. Excellent hands on, stimulating photographs. Every student in my room could relate to some of the stories. I had parents and grandparents wanting to share their stories that were similar. WW1, Gold Mining, Nuclear Testing in the Pacific. So many can remember July 15th 1985. Many students had relatives that came to NZ on sailing ships in the 1800's. The kids are really enjoying this. Loved the pictures and photographs. So detailed, relevant, interesting and authentic. They stimulated such enthusiastic discussion and questioning. I'm sure I was in the Auckland Santa Parade photograph. Every family has a history, starts somewhere? What a fantastic resource to be able to use. Thank you.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Research what has happened in the past in our community, who was involved/impacted, if there are any ongoing issues as a result, resolution, etc

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It's developed my knowledge and understanding which has inspired me to learn more and think about how I could deliver this to my students in interesting and motivating ways

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 knowing that so many people had had some input made the kit more relevant and 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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“What a terrific kit! We are still working through the activities but my students are thoroughly engaged and loving finding out about their country in such an interactive and interesting way. The kit is of an extremely high standard and I can't believe all the resources that were included. Thank you very much for providing us with such a wonderful way to present our history to our students.”

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Posted 3 years ago