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? So much learning for myself as a teacher. Gave me the confidence to have a go.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? It increased student's interest about our own 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? Great. It can be scary trying to teach these topics as you don't want to get it wrong or offend anyone.

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 such a great resource, so many components to it. We took it slowly as a whole class and then at times in smaller groups to unpack. This is a resource that we will revisit over and over and always take something new away.”

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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? I feel that I know more local history now as well.

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

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 impact.

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

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“Loved the tactile items included as well as the pictures! Our students enjoyed being able to "see" different items in their hands as we worked through the regional areas. They were surprised to learn how little they knew of their own hometown, so we worked through all three of the levels for our location. These kits are so useful and worth whatever they are costing. So much work goes into them; it's an amazing resource.”

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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 has increased my confidence.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes, this model can be used to explore our local history.

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? A great sharing of local knowledge.

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 photos were amazing, little slices of history. We discovered the first few as a whole class, then my year 4 students paired up to support each other.”

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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? Massive impact. Especially being an immigrant. Thank you.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We're still, busy exploring one of the prompts of 'Think you know where we are." We are using Ahi Kaa, so have improved our understanding of the significance of Bastion Point. Just completing Task 1: Mourning with the nation this time.

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? Gives a feeling that different perspectives have been considered.

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“Clearly, a lot of work went into this. Reading text way above most year 4's reading ability. Love how I can choose tasks and that I have resource to use over the next few 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 has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Increased confidence, gives an excellent starting point for exploring our stories.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Definitely could use the same model - take photos of local historical landmarks etc and collect related artefacts. Students would be excited to see places they recognise.

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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 aspect is great - with history I'm catious of teaching stories that don't belong to me or worried that I'm not doing them justice. To have iwi involved in this process ensures we are teaching the stories well.

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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“We enjoyed exploring the 'Solidarity' card as a part of our unit on the history of rugby. It lead the students to learn about the causes of protests around the Springbok tour and look at the different points of view. We analysed the photograph of the protest in the middle of the feild and discussed what we could see. The students found the pamphlets produced by HART about apartheid especially shocking, this was a good way to emphasize the impact apartheid had on the majority of South Africans. Next, we will investigate the 'Prerana' card and look at an example of racism here in Aotearoa. It's great how you can find links between the cards to connect the learning.”

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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? Continued to build my own professional knowledge.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We have already begun exploring our local area, but there could be some good 'ignites' in the kit to add to 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? -

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“The children were very interested in the tangible objects provided which were amazing. The reading material was a bit too challenging for my readers and some of the pictures which had text was quite illegible.”

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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? This is a fantastic resource to aid in delivering the histories curriculum. It ensures coverage of a wide variety of material and has a huge amount of learning within each story.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We had already started exploring our local history over previous years and will be able to utilise this model to look further.

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 an important aspect of these stories and makes them feel much more authentic with deeper connections.

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

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“We have only started to delve into the postcards and begin using this resource. What we have looked at so far has been fantastic, with a huge amount of detail in each story. My class of year 7s have been working through this as a whole class project - going through one postcard at a time. The amount of information and detail in each is fantastic and has sparked some deep and meaningful conversations amongst the class. A few of the activities have proven a little difficult (even the lower levelled) so it has been worthwhile working through them as a group. Really looking forward to unpacking more of the stories!”

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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? Great to see what is expected and have the resources available.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? When i was picking the ones to teach my class I chose local ones or anything to do with water (what we were studying)

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 to know this.

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

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“This resource was awesome. The kids loved the mystery of each pepeha and were really engaged in the history they talked about.”

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Posted 2 years ago