Aotearoa NZ Histories 23 Reviews

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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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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It has given us a new range of resources to include in our teaching

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes

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 was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? That is a very important aspect for us as this is how we choose to develop our own local curriculum materials

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“The resources are very visual and tactile which is great for our tamariki to get a sense of history being about real people.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Really good kit - thanks

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes 100%

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 was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? That these stories are true and important

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“This is a kit full of amazing images and information. It does need quite a lot of unpacking for Year 4 students and needs to be predominantly led by the classroom teacher. Being in the Bay of Plenty, my children enjoyed learning about their local area the most. It would be amazing to have kits for different regions of the country. There were lots of amazing questions asked and learning done.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It is a great beginning point and has extended my confidence and knowledge in teaching this area.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes I could use this model and it has motivated me and the tamariki to learn more about our 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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What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Fantastic to know!

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“As an intermediate kaiako, I really enjoyed teaching with this resource pack. I was very excited to introduce this to my tamariki and they were just as excited to begin their journey. I LOVED the pepeha on each card. We, as a school, spent most of term 1 learning about our own pepeha. The hands on objects were very exciting for the tamariki and they were only able to use them once they got to that step which was neat. The learning that took place was great! They were able to complete it at their own tie using the different levels. I am looking forward to using this pack again!”

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Posted 2 years ago

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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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? I am feeling more confident about teaching this area

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We are really getting into exploring our local area and have done some trips around this

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“I have not yet had a chance to use this resource as the term has just flown by. I do believe my principal has had a chance to use it with our students however and is very impressed with it :) I look forward to using this in future terms and years.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? I was very apprehensive but also excited to unpack and decided where to take my students with this curriculum. This kit has given me confidence and most of all guidance to be able to go deeper and further than I would have alone. I will be continuing to use this kit next term and also next year. I hope the website stays open to use because it could be something we use often. I have been recommending this kit to anyone that wants to listen. So many do not know about it and I truly believe it is the best way to be able to learn about a new curriculum. I am in awe of those talented teachers and educators that have worked to put this fabulous resource together. It make me want to be a part of their team.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We started with our local story. We discovered the kit content and our stories together as a class. We spent a lot of time here and really unpacked. My students interviewed teachers at our school that were part of or around during this event. My students asked if we could take a trip there to see it all even though they drive through often. The town has a museum so we have contacted the educator and will be visiting in early term 4. It has opened up so much for us and where we live and who we are, how we are shaped. So grateful to be able to go on this journey and I honestly would not have done this without the kit and our story to guide us.

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 was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? As we have not finished yet I do know of the impact but it was great to hear from whanau that students were going home and sharing knowledge which prompted some families to come in and want to share their stories with us too. I would like to go further with this and find out about the connections our whanau have in our actual area. Maybe photos and information could be collected and we could make our own story cards and website to share.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“A bit scary to be putting into the classroom we have had some PLD but it has still been scary. Some parents and whanau are critical and worry about this curriculum. However, with a kit like this as a resource it helped to build my confidence to give it a go and learn so much alongside of my student. This kit put me at ease with content, activities and knowledge.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? I have become more confident as I was delivering the content, because of the resources that were available and easy to navigate.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes I would use this model to further support our school local curriculum inquiry.

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 was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Showing students how history connects to real whānau/communities gave them more appreciation and respect when researching. They took a great deal of care when presenting their findings.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“Every resource created was a great start to whole, group and paired discussions. They are also reconnecting with their whānau and listening to the stories they shared. Our journey is still ongoing as we move into term 4.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes. There are many stories to hear.

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 was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? That's awesome.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“An excellent kit with many hands-on and functional resources. Our class discussed that usually, they can only look at 'museum' items behind glass so this was awesome.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? It has motivated me to dig deeper and search for connections between me and the area I live and teach in.

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 was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? It made teaching the content feel very authentic!

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“Amazing resource and great way to learn for us teachers as well.”

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Posted 2 years ago