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? We have already began...inspired by all the hard work here.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? I certainly still have a lot of work to do to embrace this new curriculum and implement it well.

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? Hugely important. Stories from the people, for the 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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“Though a wonderful resource, and one that I would truly use well if I was back in my Y7 and 8 class, my Y4s really struggled. I hand picked ones that I though would be easier, and of interest with them but it ended up be a lot of 'Teacher do, children watch', which is not how I really like inquiry to be. The barriers were: * A reasonable reading ability was necessary * A reasonable level of digital researching was needed (not done to the level required for this project in our class to date) * there needed to be a level of natural curiosity (something I've prided myself on in the past in developing through classroom practise but this group was ready with the level of questioning, etc that would have better supported this group) * Many of the topics, though very applicable to our history, held very heavy stories for this very young audience Again. I cannot reiterate how amazing this resource was, and I am so grateful to have it (to use again with the older ones in the future). Should a resource aimed for a younger reader, explorer, with similar learning of important events in history, be presented in a way that is more suited for my young audience...I AM ALL IN!”

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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? I can certainly see how this model can apply to our local area. I love the idea of analysing photos and artefacts, and exploring historical documents through an inquiry approach.

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? We are now faced with the idea of developing a 2-year plan for our school and each syndicate. This in itself, remains overwhelming, however, now having used the School Kit, I am starting to see how this might be possible. Thank you so much to all of the c

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? The iwi/whanau/community section was important to each story and helped me, as a professional educator, to be more mindful of perspectives and viewpoints — this afterall, is a big feature of the ANZHC document.

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“The ANZHC School Kit is FULL of goodies! Once you get used to it, the student website is easy to navigate and includes lots of fantastic links. The kids enjoyed being given a postcard and going on a 'taonga hunt' to unearth the story behind the postcard. In Term 4, we studied the Franchise card as a class as it's local to our area.”

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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? Its been amazing, it made me realise how little we know about the migration of Pasifika families to our small town, and how things have been documented for this era in time.

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? It has been amazing.

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? It was interesting, there were some stories that kids knew about, this allowed them to dive deeper in their understanding.

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“It was a bit hard to relate some of things to my students who come from diverse backgrounds i.e pasifika, maori students. Some of the things, were a bit difficult to hook in our learners. However it was really interesting for some to see a different aspect of Aoteroa History.”

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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? Have looked at sites, museums and on-line links to local history - can definitely use this model

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? I have more confidence in finding stories, places and resources for the new curriculum.

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? Heightened interest - one student discovered a family connection to Meri Te Tai Mangakahia - such excitement!

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“We only worked through one postcard set - due to time constraints ( things like Xcountry, Acord days etc). From the story of Meri Mangakahia we spun off into looking further at suffrage, world timelines, bicycles in relation to suffrage and so on, which also took time - but very valuable learning time.”

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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? It has made my class and myself interested in the untold stories of our own area. How can we find these stories and share them so they too are not lost.

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Absolutely. It has given me access to all the great research sites that are available to me and given me a structure that I can use myself.

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? It made them authentic and engaging for both the students and myself as the teacher. We were able to learn side by side.

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“An outstanding resource that has been well researched and thought out. The artifacts in the kit bring a tangible dimension to student learning. It is a real bonus to have all the links in the tasks for students. The tasks enable students to think critically about our past and see history from a range of perspectives. This is an excellent resource for teachers to learn alongside their students.”

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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? Our students are creating their own pepeha cards to tell the stories of our local area, and learning off our new Nga ara tipuna resource in Waipukurau

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? Given me a wider range of stories and impacts from our country to share 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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Gave some students more ownership

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“What an amazing resource set up to get students thinking, questioning and exploring.”

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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? If time allowed, we could use this model to look at our local area. Maybe next year!!

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

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? I hadn't heard of many of these stories, so having this resource to use this year, and in the future has definitely helped my confidence in delivering the new curriculum. The structure and detail in which each story has been told means I can be confident

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? It gave the stories even more respect knowing they were authentic and accurate.

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“There was so much within this kit. I loved the way the students found out about the postcard they had chosen, through investigating the pepeha. The website was detailed, and had plenty for everyone, and plenty so you could easily differentiate for your class. This kit will be able to be used many more times. The detail / research that has gone into each story was phenomenal.”

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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? It has helped us with developing our local curriculum.

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? Learning how to decipher a pepeha has built my confidence in saying my own pepeha and in helping our students to create their own. The historical stories were enlightening and easy to work with alongside students too.

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? Extremely important to know that this occurred.

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“This kit is full of fun and engaging bits and pieces. Our kids were excited when they got to explore the items. Once they learnt how to decipher a pepeha it was fun to try and solve the puzzle of where the location was in Aotearoa. Our school is looking at developing a local curriculum and there are a few relevant historical stories in the kit that we can use. Thank you!”

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Posted 3 years ago