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Aotearoa NZ Histories 23 Reviews

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Mia M
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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? It’s given me tools and scaffolding to carry on in my journey, while also giving me a glimpse into the vastness of this area - both exciting and terrifying!
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes I could.
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 reassuring to be guided and not worried I was doing something fundamentally wrong or offensive.
Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? RNZ, Digital NZ, NZ On Screen, National Library
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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“After initially being overwhelmed by the wealth of information in this kit, I chose one small story to focus on with my students, Raureka’s story. This connected with a context near our recent school camp. For my first go I think we did ok, but look forward to looking at another postcard next term (maybe Ahunga), and delving a little deeper.”
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Posted 1 year ago
Ruth M
Verified Reviewer
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 has given me more confidence in the stories from cultures different to me own
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? It has been a starting point for our local curriculum development
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 them real and relevant.
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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“The students have enjoyed reading and researching the different stories that relate to both their area and other parts of New Zealand. It has provided rich learning opportunities.”
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Posted 1 year ago
Nixon E
Verified Reviewer
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? Positively
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Great kit with transferable concepts. Liked the pepeha clues to gain interest.
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? Adds autheniticity
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, National Library
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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“A very engaging resource that captured the attention and imagination of my year 7/8 class. Enjoyed the wide range of primary and secondary resources within the different cards. Will definitely be reusing it in the coming years!”
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Posted 1 year ago
Shannon J
Verified Reviewer
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 am feeling excited and inspired about using delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum.
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? 100% this is a great model to use.
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 have a good relationship with our mana whenua, they challenged us to the appropriateness of attaching a pepeha to an image. We have a few areas in our local area that kaitiaki falls on more than one iwi so there would be challenges for us in this space. However, we have had kaumatua come in and share stories that have been sparked from the images and linked to our local context.
Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? RNZ, NZ On Screen, National Library
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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“Well done team this is an excellent resource which I will definitely use again in the future. The supporting resources really engaged the students and me for that matter. An added advantage of the kit has been using visual text and exploring resources that are beyond written text to spark curiosity and stir questions. I appreciated the support in developing the skills to engage with an image. Ka nui te mihi to the curators of this resource.”
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Posted 1 year ago
Claire O
Verified Reviewer
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? Not at all as it was not suitable for my students
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? I didn't engage with it as it was too difficult for my students.
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? That's fantastic!
Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? RNZ, Cenotaph, NZ On Screen, Ngā Taonga, National Library
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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“I thought the kit was well made, designed and put together although a little complicated to understand at the start. I work with students with intellectual disabilities and hoped it was an inclusive kit but unfortunately, although the physical resources are engaging and useful, the content was far too advanced for them and was not usable at all. I will have to create my own content to work with the resources provided.”
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Posted 1 year ago
Sarah W
Verified Reviewer
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 feel confident in the students love of learning more about history and will be introducing more inquiry based learning based on this model.
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? This kit has definitely inspired me to explore the history of the local area, finding old photographs to share with the tamariki and asking them to research the meaning behind street names in the 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's reassuring to know that the information being taught is accurate.
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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“The level of detail in this kit is outstanding, a beautiful resource - full of artefacts for real, hands-on learning. This kit was an amazing way to introduce Aotearoa NZ histories to our learners this year. My year 4 students required a lot of teacher support throughout this activity - thankfully the teacher website was fantastic and gave me all of the answers that I needed. Despite the struggle to do the task independently, the tamariki didn't give up. They loved the 'treasure hunt' element of this kit and were determined to learn 'what happened here'.”
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Posted 1 year ago
Cindy-Rose E
Verified Reviewer
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 has helped with a deeper understanding of local histories, and making connection to the land
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? greatly motivated
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? students were able to go home and share the stories they learned about in class and shared it with their whānau
Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? RNZ, Papers Past, NZ On Screen, National Library
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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“Hi there, This was a fantastic resource, students were very engaged with all the resources! It's made for great wall displays and is often the starting point for many class discusions”
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Posted 1 year ago
Kerry C
Verified Reviewer
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 was able to confidently teach the histories as I had the extra support from the resources
How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We loved going out into our local walking tracks and finding more history along the way
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! Very informative
Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? RNZ, NZ On Screen, National Library
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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“Awesome kit! Kids loved it and were very intrigued in all the histories and this led to their own research and creative pieces of art and writing”
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Posted 1 year ago
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