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? Definitely helped. I have learned so many new things too. Great to explore with my students.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We started with this resource, then explored local history. Yes, could use this model.

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? This is important - knowing we are delivering curriculum content that matters.

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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“Great resource. Students really loved looking at the resources. They were excited and curious. A bit difficult for our Y5/6 students. A lot of reading, so a bit challenging for some students.”

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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? I know i can use it to teach primary sources.

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

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? Excellent

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“This is a good resource to look into when teaching students about primary sources.”

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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 was very informative and I felt supported every step of the way.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? It made me aware of things I clearly had no idea about and the importance of learning about these historical events.

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? The kids have a much deeper understanding of the importance of telling the real stories of our history and the significance of tangata whenua in the past, present and future.

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

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“A fantastic kit. We loved the physical objects that linked to events throughout the history of Aotearoa. Thank you!”

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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? This has helped immensely. I feel so much more confident with the resources to match. I have suggested this specific kit to every teacher I know.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? This model would work well for local histories in my 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? I knew the information was correct and accurate. I've always found it hard to find reliable information.

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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“My class thoroughly enjoyed having a look through the cards. They were very engaging and could be used in a range of ways. We have yet to start using them as a whole class but a few of my learners took it upon themselves to do some research.”

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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? strongly impacted in my confidence

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? highly motivated and we are fortunate that in my new role I can spring board off this resource to impact learning our local curriculum resource being launched Te Tai Whanake.

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 stated before the author must have had great mana and respect of the Iwi for them to have shared their stories for this kit. Knowing that they were developed in collaboration is hugely significant in encouraging schools and teachers to build authentic relationships with their own iwi hāpu.

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

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“The best resource ever to be produced. The fact that it aligns so well with the new Histories Curriculum makes integrating it into the classroom so much more easier and engaging. The cross curricular opportunities are brilliant. The work done to get the stories and related activities to the resources shows the enormity and respect the sources had for the author of this kit.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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 has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It has improved but I definitely need more

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? it makes them have deeper meaning to our education

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“This resource has been very inspiring for my students from a range of year levels. In particular my Year 13 Photography students have been using the ideas from within this to add to their images.”

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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? I found it a bit hard to follow the teacher website. The student website was a bit of a challenge for lower learners to access as well. It would have been nice to have a bit more scaffolding / information on each site.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We could use this again and again each year!

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 it more relevant for kids. Especially those with links to iwi in NZ

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

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“I was blown away by the quality of this kit when it arrived! The students had a great time looking through all the pieces such as the blanket sample. It stimulated some amazing discussion and sharing of student's knowledge about these topics, which wasn't anticipated. It was really relevant to students as well as there were local stories from all over NZ.”

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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? A fun, interactive way for children to learn about NZ Histories through stories I was unaware of

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Encouraged that learning about history is important and cool!

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? Great

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“I think this is such a great resource. It encourages research skills and completing tasks. It has a wide variety of interesting, exciting, and important stories to teach our kids about”

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Posted 1 year ago