History from Room 213
15 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -From cars, to sports, to lesser known champions of social change, join Beccah in discovering how the past shapes the present.
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Field Trip Friday: Teaching the Holocaust through the Eyes of a Survivor
January 27, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBField 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...
Woody Guthrie: Voice of the Great Depression
January 17, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 4.11 MBIn 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 Guthri...
Ping Pong Diplomacy
January 10, 2023 05:00 - 4 minutes - 3.53 MBIn 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 fo...
Louis Braille
January 03, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 4.12 MBIn 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 sugg...
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
December 13, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 4.58 MBIn 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 ou...
Ada Lovelace: The First Computer Programmer
December 06, 2022 05:00 - 5 minutes - 3.86 MBIn 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 note...
Traditional Thanksgiving Story Inaccuracies
November 22, 2022 05:00 - 5 minutes - 4.15 MBIn this episode of History from Room 213, we explore the historical inaccuracies of the traditional story of the American Thanksgiving. 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 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/historyfromroom213 Teachers Pay Teachers: https://ww...
Rosenwald Schools
November 15, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 4.67 MBIn 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 ...
CCC: Civilian Conservation Corps
November 08, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 4.36 MBIn 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 tomorr...
Jim Thorpe
November 01, 2022 13:00 - 7 minutes - 5.4 MBIn 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? 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: @historyfro...
Rodolfo 'Corky' Gonzales
August 03, 2021 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.9 MBIn 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. 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!...
Car Culture of the 1950s: How Cars Moved America
July 20, 2021 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.54 MBIn this episode we’re taking a look at the 1950s and how cars moved America. 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! Follow History from Room 213 on Instagram and Pinterest @historyfromroom213 For additional resources, lessons, and printable transcript visit https://www.historyfromroom213.com/car...
Women's Roles in WWII: The AAGPBL (All-American Girls Professional Baseball League)
July 20, 2021 04:00 - 7 minutes - 4.95 MBWhat 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’...
Jesse Owens
July 20, 2021 04:00 - 5 minutes - 4.15 MBIn 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. 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 mor...
Trailer: History from Room 213: A 5 Minute Podcast
June 28, 2021 17:00 - 51 seconds - 714 KBIn 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. Support the show