History from Room 213: Recent Episodes
Rebeccah Glass Lowe
From cars, to sports, to lesser known champions of social change, join Beccah in discovering how the past shapes the present.
Field Trip Friday is a new segment on History from Room 213. In these episodes I chat with museum professionals, historians, and education experts about their organizations and what educational resources they have available to you.
In today’s episode I talk with Troy Fears from the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Terre Haute, Indiana. We learn about the incredible life of Holocaust Survivor Eva Kor. CANDLES carries on her legacy by assisting educators in sharing her message of forgiveness, hope, and resilience.Learn more about Eva Kor and CANDLES at www.candlesholocaustmuseum.org
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Written and produced by Rebeccah Glass Lowe
Mixed and mastered by Rob Glass at Milkman Recording Studies, Indianapolis, IN
Theme Music by: Rob Glass
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In this episode of History from Room 213, we learn about the life of Woody Guthrie, American rebel, folk singer, and voice of the Great Depression.
Like what you hear but aren't sure how to use this in the classroom? Click here to download my free guide to Quick and Easy Ways to Use Podcasts in the Classroom. You'll be listening to your favorite podcast with your students tomorrow!
Looking for more resources for today's topic? Check out my suggestions below:
- Use the music of Woody Guthrie to bring the struggles of the Depression and Dust Bowl to life with my Great Depression Primary Source Analysis.
- My Podcast Worksheet for Students is great to help listeners take notes and doodle as they listen.
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Written and produced by Rebeccah Glass Lowe
Recorded by Cam Melton at Milkman Recording Studies
Mixed and mastered by Rob Glass at Milkman Recording Studies, Indianapolis, IN
Theme Music: "Do Your Best" by Cam Melton
Foley and Music by: Rob Glass
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In this episode of History from Room 213, we learn about Ping Pong Diplomacy; Listen in to find out how, in the midst of the Cold War, the game of ping-pong contributed to improved relations between the United States and China.
Like what you hear but aren't sure how to use this in the classroom? Click here to download my free guide to Quick and Easy Ways to Use Podcasts in the Classroom. You'll be listening to your favorite podcast with your students tomorrow!
Looking for more resources for today's topic? Check out my suggestions below:
- My Podcast Worksheet for Students is great to help listeners take notes and doodle as they listen.
Instagram: @historyfromroom213
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/historyfromroom213
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Written and produced by Rebeccah Glass Lowe
Recorded by Cam Melton at Milkman Recording Studies
Mixed and mastered by Rob Glass at Milkman Recording Studies, Indianapolis, IN
Theme Music: "Do Your Best" by Cam Melton
Foley and Music by: Rob Glass
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In this episode of History from Room 213, we learn about a man who invented a system of embossed code that made reading and writing easier for the visually impaired. His name was Louis Braille.
Like what you hear but aren't sure how to use this in the classroom? Click here to download my free guide to Quick and Easy Ways to Use Podcasts in the Classroom. You'll be listening to your favorite podcast with your students tomorrow!
Looking for more resources for today's topic? Check out my suggestions below:
- My Podcast Worksheet for Students is great to help listeners take notes and doodle as they listen.
Instagram: @historyfromroom213
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Written and produced by Rebeccah Glass Lowe
Recorded by Cam Melton at Milkman Recording Studies
Mixed and mastered by Rob Glass at Milkman Recording Studies, Indianapolis, IN
Theme Music: "Do Your Best" by Cam Melton
Foley and Music by: Rob Glass
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In this episode of History from Room 213 listeners learn about the man who took a ragtag group of farmers and turned them into the fighting force that defeated the British: Baron Friedrich Von Steuben.
Like what you hear but aren't sure how to use this in the classroom? Click here to download my free guide to Quick and Easy Ways to Use Podcasts in the Classroom. You'll be listening to your favorite podcast with your students tomorrow!
Looking for more resources for today's topic? Check out my suggestions below:
- My Podcast Worksheet for Students is great to help listeners take notes and doodle as they listen.
Instagram: @historyfromroom213
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Written and produced by Rebeccah Glass Lowe
Recorded by Cam Melton at Milkman Recording Studies
Mixed and mastered by Rob Glass at Milkman Recording Studies, Indianapolis, IN
Theme Music: "Do Your Best" by Cam Melton
Foley and Music by: Rob Glass
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In this episode of History from Room 213 listeners learn about the first computer programmer: Ada Lovelace.
Like what you hear but aren't sure how to use this in the classroom? Click here to download my free guide to Quick and Easy Ways to Use Podcasts in the Classroom. You'll be listening to your favorite podcast with your students tomorrow!
Looking for more resources for today's topic? Check out my suggestions below:
- My Podcast Worksheet for Students is great to help listeners take notes and doodle as they listen.
- Introduce your kids to the first computer programmer with this children's biography about Ada Lovelace. It's perfect for children aged 5-8.
- Looking for a short chapter book on the subject? Try Ada Lovelace Cracks the Code by Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls.
- You can read Ada's article translation and notes in their entirety here. How cool is that?!
- And because I just love this too much...Are you a woman in STEM? Check out this super fun Steminist mug!
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Written and produced by Rebeccah Glass Lowe
Recorded by Cam Melton at Milkman Recording Studies
Mixed and mastered by Rob Glass at Milkman Recording Studies, Indianapolis, IN
Theme Music: "Do Your Best" by Cam Melton
Foley and Music by: Rob Glass and Sebastian Glass
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In this episode of History from Room 213, we explore the historical inaccuracies of the traditional story of the American Thanksgiving.
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Written and produced by Rebeccah Glass Lowe
Recorded by Cam Melton at Milkman Recording Studies
Mixed and mastered by Rob Glass at Milkman Recording Studies, Indianapolis, IN
Theme Music: "Do Your Best" by Cam Melton
Support the show
In this episode of History from Room 213, we take a look at how black communities, with the help of the Rosenwald Foundation, worked together to overcome discrimination and lift themselves up through the power of education.
Follow this link for more information on the Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park Campaign.
Like what you hear but aren't sure how to use this in the classroom? Click here to download my free guide to Quick and Easy Ways to Use Podcasts in the Classroom. You'll be listening to your favorite podcast with your students tomorrow!
Looking for more resources for today's topic? Check out my suggestions below:
- My Podcast Worksheet for Students is great to help listeners take notes and doodle as they listen.
- Looking for images and personal narratives to go with this episode? I recommend A Better Life for their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and 4,978 Schools that Changed America
- I love the beautiful illustrations in Dear Mr. Rosenwald. It's perfect for grades 2-4.
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Written and produced by Rebeccah Glass Lowe
Recorded by Cam Melton at Milkman Recording Studies
Mixed and mastered by Rob Glass at Milkman Recording Studies, Indianapolis, IN
Theme Music: "Do Your Best" by Cam Melton
Support the show
In this episode we go back to the Great Depression and explore the legacy of one of the first relief programs implemented under the New Deal - the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). What was the purpose of the CCC and why did the CCC end? Listen in to find out!
Like what you hear but aren't sure how to use this in the classroom? Click here to download my free guide to Quick and Easy Ways to Use Podcasts in the Classroom. You'll be listening to your favorite podcast with your students tomorrow!
Instagram: @historyfromroom213
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For additional resources, lessons, and printable transcript visit https://www.historyfromroom213.com/
Looking for more resources for today's topic? Check out my suggestions below:
- My Podcast Worksheet for Students is great to help listeners take notes and doodle as they listen.
- Upper elementary and middle schoolers will enjoy Fighting for the Forest. The pictures help the stories come to life!
- I love it when my outfit can match my lesson. Check out these retro CCC t-shirts and to bring it all together.
- Nothing brings history alive like first person narratives. Thirty Dollars a Day, One Day a Month is a collection of CCC personal narratives, photographs, and historical documents.
- This recreated CCC Recruitment Poster makes for easy classroom decor!
- If you are looking for additional resources for your Great Depression Unit, check out my Woody Guthrie Analysis. It's always a surprise hit with my students!
Instagram: @historyfromroom213
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Written and by Rebeccah Glass Lowe
Recorded by Cam Melton at Milkman Recording Studies
Mixed and mastered by Rob Glass at Milkman Recording Studies, Indianapolis, IN
Theme Music: "Do Your Best" by Cam Melton
Support the show
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In this episode of History from Room 213 we learn about the life of “The Greatest Athlete of All Time”, Jim Thorpe. Who was he and why was he so great? Listen in and decide for yourself: Is Jim Thorpe the Greatest Athlete of All Time?
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Written and produced by Rebeccah Glass Lowe
Recorded by Cam Melton at Milkman Recording Studies
Mixed and mastered by Rob Glass at Milkman Recording Studies, Indianapolis, IN
Theme Music: "Do Your Best" by Cam Melton
Support the show
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In this episode we learn about Rodolfo 'Corky' Gonzales -- professional boxer, humanitarian, poet, and leader of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Who is Rodolfo Corky Gonzales? What did Rodolfo Corky Gonzales do? Listen to find out.
Terminology:
- Chicano: An American of Mexican descent; Mexican-American
- Latino/Latina/Latinx: Latinx refers to someone descending from the geographic area of Latin America (Central America, South America, Caribbean)
- Hispanic: A person descending from a Spanish speaking area (e.g. Spanish speaking countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, or Spain itself)
- Remember that while most people in Latin America speak Spanish, some do not. For example, most people in Brazil speak Portuguese and those in Haiti speak French. Therefore it is possible to be Latinx and not be Hispanic. People from Spain speak Spanish but are not from Latin America - making them Hispanic but not Latinx.
- It is important to note that not all people who fit into these groups recognize a distinction or even identify as such. Cultural descriptors can be very personal and it is best to defer to the individual's preference.
Soy Americano
Words and Music by David Matthew Garza
I grew up along the border
Between the US and Mexico
The teacher asked if I spoke English
I said yo soy Americano
I fought for this country
With my brothers in the Second World War
Mother had three blue stars in the window
Yo soy Americano
If I’m to be so lucky
To return and have children of my own
Please let them know something
Yo soy Americano
I had a son and a daughter
One of the lucky ones
Every morning when I’d wake up
I’d fly the flag over the yard
My grandkids think I’m old fashioned
But I pray that they never will see
All the blood that was bled on those beaches
The faces in shear agony
And now that I’ve been so lucky
You should know what this land means to me
You can tell them that I fought for something
Yo soy Americano
©David Matthew Garza, 2021
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Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Rob Glass at Milkman Recording Studies, Indianapolis, IN
Theme Music: "Do Your Best" by Cam Melton
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In today’s episode, we meet Jesse Owens. Owens, an African-American grandson of enslaved people and the son of two sharecroppers, rose from poverty to become the greatest standout of the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Nazi controlled Germany.
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For additional resources, lessons, and printable transcript visit https://www.historyfromroom213.com/jesse-owens
Written and produced by Rebeccah Glass Lowe and Rob Glass
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Rob Glass at Milkman Recording Studies, Indianapolis, IN
Theme Music: "Do Your Best" by Cam Melton
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In this episode we’re taking a look at the 1950s and how cars moved America.
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For additional resources, lessons, and printable transcript visit https://www.historyfromroom213.com/car-culture-of-the-1950s
Written and produced by Rebeccah Glass Lowe and Rob Glass
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Rob Glass at Milkman Recording Studies, Indianapolis, IN
Theme Music: "Do Your Best" by Cam Melton
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What were women's roles during World War 2? They were varied and important! Rosie the Riveter symbolized the strength of the millions of women who left the home, entered the workforce, and filled the shoes of the men who were off fighting in the war. They kept the military supplied and the economy moving. At the same time, the “girls” of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League stepped up to the plate and into the cleats of the ballplayers sent overseas, to keep baseball, America’s favorite past-time, alive. Listen in to learn more about the AAGPBL and its impact.
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Written and produced by Rebeccah Glass Lowe and Rob Glass
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Rob Glass at Milkman Recording Studies, Indianapolis, IN
Theme Music: "Do Your Best" by Cam Melton
"Victory Song" performed by Emma Hall
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In order to make sense of today’s world, we have to understand how we got here - we have to understand the past. Join Beccah, high school social studies teacher, and discover the stories from the past that shape the present.
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