Aotearoa NZ Histories 23 Reviews

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Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? no

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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It's so helpful to have the planning document to follow as well as the access to all of the amazing resources.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We were already trying to kick start this, but following a similar process has allowed us to run similar investigations in our own local 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? It makes it real which is so important!

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

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“Have loved using this resource. Have run it in my reading programme with small groups.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? yes

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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? In my role as Cultural Lead I have had some exciting PLD within our Kahui Ako, in fact that was where I discovered this kit. The activities we have been working on to explore our local history can be adapted easily to work along side this kit so it has given me another lense to look throught.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Some of the activities were a little confusing to start with but we modified them to make them meaningful to 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? It made the learning more meaningful for us. Students were able to make connections easier.

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

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“The kit was comprehensive and exciting to our tauira. It surprised me how many things I just knew about were new to them. The activities were engaging and I am sure I will use them again in the future and modify them.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? yes

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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Start of the journey but the resources are well put together and we look forward to exploring more in the future

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? Respectful

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“We tried the Protest unit. The students could relate to the recent protests at Parliament which was good for the link to the past. The students learnt some new places in NZ and enjoyed seeing what life was like back in the 70's through the videos. We have not had the time to complete all of the activities but hope to do some more in Term 4”

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Posted 2 years ago

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? yes

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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It has open my eyes up to the variety of history we have here in Aoteraroa.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? I think this is something that we do well. This has just broaden it. Having access to the information in one place is amazing. It taught not only my students a lot about fascinating kiwi stories.

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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 think it was wonderful that the kit covered a range of different histories.

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

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“This is a wonderful resource with a variety of different histories. I think I learnt as much from the kit as my students. There was so much there that we will look a diving into this again next year and covering places that we didn't get to this year. I had to really spend time working out how to deliver the kit and eventually came up with my own ideas on how to do this. I modified how I used the kit and directed my students to certain words and their pepeha. To begin it was very structured then slowly I gave the students more freedom to explore. I feel that for year 6 to begin with the histories that were chosen had to have some significance to them otherwise the interest would not be there until they opened their minds. Some of it was also too complex of ideas for my students to process at this time in their learning. I think that the material on offer in this resource is amazing and such a valuable resource. I would encourage anyone using it to take the time to work out how to adapt it to suit the learners in their class. A lot of the content is more suited to older students but with adaptation, it can work for students in years 5 and 6.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? yes

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

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes but I do find it hard to find stories from 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? Important

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

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“My students enjoyed picking a card and then following the stories. They especially enjoyed a few from our local area.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? yes

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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Hugely!! I felt fully supported all the way through and loved learning alongside my tamariki.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? This is something that I am currently exploring within my team - using this model and adapting to explore our local 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? It gave me confidence in delivering the content knowing that it reflected the voice of our people.

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

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“A fantastic resource that is well thought out, engaging and comprehensive. My Year 7 & 8's have loved utilising this resource, some have even asked if they can get their own kit for home... Because it is designed for Years 4-10 and comes with the coded curriculum wheel I have found it easy to differentiate based on the learning needs within my classroom.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? yes

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How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Yes - gave me different options and insight

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Definitely, it was great to have a different way of viewing locals areas e.g. the pictures themselves provided very rich resources that got curious minds working on where it was and then why relevant to 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? Increased confidence that the story was going to be historically accurate and include the diverse communities we embrace. Historically accurate incorporating 2020s perspectives and knowledge

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

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“This kit provided images, stories, artefacts from right across Aotearoa and from all cultures so no matter who was in my learning group there really was something for everyone. The breadth of coverage was outstanding and to include unique local taonga was even more special for our kura.”

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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 has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It gave me a starting point and a way to engage students. From here I think our own inquiry can grow (we’re only just beginning).

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Engaging and localised. Students wanted to learn more.

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? Meaningful

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

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“This kit has helped me as a teacher grow my own knowledge but also engage students with Aotearoa local history. It’s well organised and the resources are brilliant.”

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Posted 2 years ago