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 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? My confidence has improved greatly and it has been an excellent starting point for my teaching with this curriculum.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? I've been much more motivated to explore the history in Whanganui/Whanganui River.

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? Low impact

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“I've completed the justice unit. It was great learning about some history that I was not aware and that was local to me and students. The tasks and unit as a whole was quite long and detailed and in the busy intermediate schedule I found the a long time it took to move through each task/lesson.”

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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? Significantly increased confidence

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? It has for the most part, I was already doing this beforehand anyway.

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 gave students a great insight for students and made sure that these kits were authentic.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“The Aotearoa NZ Histories Something Happened Here kit has been a great tool for me to use. It has provided a number of resources, as well as guided activities that I have been able to use with my students. The only downside that I have found is that some of my students do not have devices and I do not have enough devices to share with them as senior students get priority. Perhaps the use of my paper and digital resources for those who do not have access to it would be great.”

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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? Great

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We have done lots of this, so to expand into the wider NZ is great

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? Thumbs up

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“I am loving the independent nature of the kit and how it takes the students on a journey of discovery. Some of the tasks may need some guidance e.g. track the route of the protest march. Examples could be: Find or create a map of the North Island and draw or mark the main roads and towns the protest went through. I've had to make this explicit to my students so that they are completing the tasks appropriately, otherwise they tend to just look at a map and then move on to the next task. I have made my students record their learning on a google slide with main headings so that they are able to present their new learning to others as well as let me know that a) they are participating in all tasks and b) they are reading the information correctly and c) I can assess their ability to record, retain, explain, present their learning. I initially found it difficult to start this because I couldn't find a plan anywhere. It wasn't entirely clear where and how to start, but eventually I got there. All kaupapa are interesting and thought provoking and have some wonderful resources to support the history and content of the kaupapa. I'm a little dissapointed about the areas that are still in progress, because 80% of my classroom wanted to look at these areas in particular. We are a Level Maori immersion classroom and the Maori histories in particular are interesting to us. We are a little disappointed as well that we can access this resource in te reo Maori. We are however enjoying learning more about our country and history and would recommend this to all kaiako!!”

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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? This has improved my confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum and I would definitely use this kit again.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes - I like the way one word was chosen for the title of the postcard to capture the significance of the story. I would do the same for a local historical story or moment.

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 really important and makes the teaching and learning more meaningful.

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“This kit was excellent and engaging. The postcards were a great hook-in for learners and the physical clues that came with each postcard and story were also great conversation starters and sparked critical thinking. I appreciated the way a wide range of social issues and moments of historical significance were covered.”

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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? It provided good ideas for investigation. Some of the activities were perhaps pitched a bit high for some of my students, given that their NZ history knowledge was limited.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes it provided good ideas for local locations that could be visited and/or photographed.

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 stories more authentic.

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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“Great resource! Some of my students found the activities quite challenging so it did require some scaffolding.”

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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? This gives me lots of confidence. Along with the students I am finding it really exciting to explore as well. We are learning side by side.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes we could easily use this model. Ngai Tahu has so much already online that we can learn about. This kit is giving the students skills to look into other areas such as Papers Past and the National Library.

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 has made it more relevant.

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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“I was overwhelmed when I first received the kit because of the sheer volume of information that was involved. However, once we figured out how it worked, we got so excited. As a class, we spend time every single day looking at this resource on the big screen. I control the computer, but the students guide me as to what they want to research. The students have asked if they can create a museum to display the learning they have done. Next term we are going to partner up with our senior class and between both classes, they will research an area of interest and showcase it in the museum. Having the kit has helped to inspire the students to research the 'something happened here' website. Thank you so much for creating this kit, we love it!”

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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? It showed how wide a variety of stories could be included when teaching about ANZ histories.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? It is very motivating and yes I will consider using this model but I also think that it would be very time consuming putting together all the resources for one unit, so what I would do would not be as good as this kit.

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 idea

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“This has been an amazing resource. I have been surprised by the variety of sources of information that have been included. It certainly has helped in convincing students that there are more sources than Wikipedia. I used the resource with my Year 10 class, who I think was quite surprised by the variety of topics that they collectively covered. The physical resources with the kit were exceptional. I have already recommended the kit to teachers from other schools.”

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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

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? Comfortable teaching because of it

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

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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“Really enjoyed teaching - students enjoyed learning.”

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Posted 1 year ago