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? This is such a great start for any teacher who is feeling overwhelmed by the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum. There is so much content available to support teachers and students.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? I feel that teachers in our area could definitely use this model to create content (with support of local iwi) for 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? This gave me high confidence that I was doing a good job of supporting my students in getting an accurate learning experience of NZ histories.

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

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“This is the most incredible resource using both hands-on/physical resources as well as a rich digital resource in the form of the site. The activities that go with each story are engaging and support students across a range of levels. Scaffolding by the teacher is definitely required (particularly at the Year 5/6 level) to support students with making the most out of the tasks on the website. I'll definitely be using this resource for years to come!”

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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 was confident in delivering the history of New Zealand in general, and of my own local area, but this fills in the gaps of areas that I am not familiar with.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? I am lucky enough to have already explored my local history in depth, but this has given me an exciting new way to deliver this information!

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!!

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

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“This was a really cool resource for the kids to make connections with the world around them! We used it as a reading activity and it was great for them to realise the events that happened around our beautiful country. They were so excited when they found a pepeha that connected with their own and were engaged to find more out about that area.”

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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 been helpfiul for our teachers who are relatively new to NZ and don't have a lot of knowledge around ANZ Histories.

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes they have enjoyed exploring the photographs and learning about stories on these people.

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? We are still working on this.

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

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“Our Year 4 Inquiry focus this term has been around the Culture and Identity context in the AZH Histories curriculum. The Year 4 teachers unpacked this resource together and used it to support our planning and provide learning experiences for our students. The stories, photographs and artefacts included in the kit have generated a lot of thinking and discussion in our classes and led to some great insights and understandings by the students. We have found the kit very useful and will definitely use it again in the future. Thanks School Kit!”

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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? 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

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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 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? 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

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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 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

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

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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 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 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

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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 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 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

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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 2 years ago