Aotearoa NZ Histories 23 Reviews

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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 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.

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? 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 1 year 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 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 1 year 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? 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 1 year 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? 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 stories I had not heard of before, and allowed to do further research to enhance the lessons furhter.

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

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 was special and made us feel included in their history.

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

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“Beautiful resources that engaged the students and the kit fit in perfectly with our current topic of how Maori citizens came to New Zealand and what it was like when the Europeans settled.”

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Posted 1 year 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? Gave me confidence to deliver well beyond my current knowledge base.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? This kit has motivated me to work with students to create our own 'postcards' and history resource.

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? Huge!

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“Great Resource! Beautiful presentation and a well-thought-out kit. My students loved looking through the kit contents, which sparked intrigue. The website is very detailed and easy to navigate. I introduced this resource to a class of year 5,6,7 students, and there was a varying degree of reading ability among the group. Some of my lower readers found this very challenging and required a lot of teacher assistance. Is there a chance that audio could be added to the storylines and tasks? A video intro to hook students in - maybe a link from NZ onscreen to start the storyline or a short podcast to listen to. We also found that some of the tasks led students to pages that required a login to access. Overall, this kit is a beautiful resource and an amazing resource that will be cherished and embraced by many.”

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Posted 1 year 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? I already felt fairly confident, however this has relieved a lot of pressure to find quality resources.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes absolutely, we could use the model to explore our local history by imitating the layout and presentation of each story to reflect an important local story.

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? I think this is a valid and vital part of authentically teaching Aotearoa histories.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“Despite there being an awesome website, it is frustrating that not all of the pages are finished. This severely limits the options available to students. When this is completed it will allow students much greater flexibility in exploring stories based on their interest and choice, instead of what is available. It is a beautifully presented physical kit (as school kit always is), and I will be able to use it for many years in my classroom. I'm grateful for such a great resource to support Aotearoa histories.”

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Posted 1 year ago