Table of Contents

Series Opening
Cav. Gilda Rorro, Ed.D. and Robert DiBiase: Opening Remarks – Play Time 2:28 video – 370 MB
Should We Study Columbus? Narrator, Magdalena Ojeda Gelasczus – Play Time 15:49 video – 2:39 GB
Should We Study Columbus? Word Doc – Content Essay – 77KB
How to Conduct the Classroom Lessons: Teacher’s Guide – Laureen Hungo Brady – Play Time 2:46 video
Video Images Links – references

Lesson I: The Venetian Spice Monopoly Causes the First Globalization through an Italian Explorer
a – Classroom Lesson I- The Venetian Spice Monopoly – Essay-Syllabus/Lesson Plan
b – The Venetian Spice Monopoly Sparks Globalization – Play Time 8:13 minute Video – 1.2 GB
c – Lesson I Narrative: PowerPoint – 22 slides – 61.2 MB
d – Lesson I Overview: Laureen Hungo Brady – Play Time 8:38 video – 314.1 MB
e – Lesson I Description: PowerPoint – 18 slides – matches the overview video – 14.1 MB
f – Video Images Links – references – 19 KB

Lesson II: The Man Who Changed the World Forever: Christopher Columbus
a – Classroom Lesson II- The Man Who Changed the World Forever – Essay-Syllabus/Lesson Plan
b – Lesson II – An Examination of the Admiral of the Ocean Sea – Play Time 10:09 minute video – 1.54 GB
c – Lesson II Narrative: PowerPoint – 38 slides – 48.7 MB
d – Lesson II Overview: Laureen Hungo Brady – Play Time – 9:59 minute Video – 405.6 MB
e – Lesson II Description: PowerPoint – 17 slides – 48.6 MB – matches the overview video
f – Video Images Links – 21 KB

Lesson III: La Nueva Raza: The Origins of the Hispanic Peoples
a – Classroom Lesson III- La Nueva Raza – Essay – Syllabus/Lesson Plan
b – La Nueva Raza: The Origins of the Hispanic Peoples – Play Time – 13:23 minute video – 1.96 GB
c – Lesson III Narrative: PowerPoint – 37 slides – 87.9 MB
d – Lesson III Overview: Laureen Hungo Brady – Play Time – 8:27 minute Video – 326.1 MB
e – Lesson III Description: PowerPoint – 18 slides – 7.8 MB – matches the overview video
f – Video Images Links – 24 KB

Lesson IV: The “8 Ates” of Immigration
a – Classroom Lesson IV- The “8 Ates” of Immigration-Essay – Syllabus/Lesson Plan
b – The “8 Ates” of Immigration – Video – Play Time – 6:16 minute Video – 945.3 MB
c – Lesson IV Narrative: PowerPoint – 16 slides – 15.5 MB
d – Lesson IV Overview: Laureen Hungo Brady – Play Time – 7:25 minute Video – 364.9 MB
e – Lesson IV Description: PowerPoint – 25 slides – 17.1 MB – matches the overview video
f – Video Images Links – 17 KB

Acknowledgements
Project Director: Cav. Gilda Rorro, Ed.D. Chair, New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission Education Committee; Author, Gilda, Promise Me.

Content Consultants
Honorable Andrea Canepari – Italian Ambassador to the Dominican Republic; Co-Editor: The ITALIAN LEGACY in PHILADELPHIA: History, Culture, People and Ideas
Frank Cirillo – Director, Mercer Alliance to End Homelessness
William Connell, Ph.D. – Professor of History and La Motta Endowed Chair in Italian Studies,
Seton Hall University; Co-Editor, The Routledge History of Italian Americans
Jeffrey Laurenti – Former, Senior Fellow at the Century Foundation on International Affairs
Cav. Mary Ann Re, Ph.D. – Director, Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America,
Montclair State University, Emerita
Michael Riccards, Ph.D. – Executive Director of the Hall Institute of Public Policy in New Jersey
Author, The Ordinary Duties of the Day: A Study of Italian American Life
Dr. Maria Zoratti

New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission Advisors
Robert DiBiase, Chairperson NJIHC
Cav. Gilda Rorro, Ed.D. Chair NJIHC-Education Committee
Eileen L. Poiani, Ph.D. – NJIHC Commissioner
Cav. Mary Ann Re, Ph.D. – Washington, DC Liaison

Developers and Designers
Essayist: Kevin T. Brady, Ph.D., Founder, American Institute for History Education
Video Production: Stephen R. Graham, Graham Communications LLC
Voiceover/Narration: Glenn Page
Lesson Creation Kevin T. Brady, Ph.D.
Lesson Narrator: Laureen Hungo Brady
PowerPoint Creation: Kevin T. Brady, Ph.D.
Editor: Cav. Gilda Rorro, Ed.D.
Editor: Eileen L. Poiani, Ph.D.

Assistance Provided by Italian American Organizations
New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission
The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations
Italian American One Voice Coalition
Sons and Daughters of Italy in America

Additional Resources
Andrea Canepari with Judith Goode, Eds. The Italian Legacy in Philadelphia History, Culture, People, and Ideas. 2020.

Italian American One Voice Coalition – http://www.iaovc.org/

Sons and Daughters of Italy in America
Lou Gallo as Columbus video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoniOjPrvj8&t=873s

The National Columbus Education Foundation – www.knowcolumbus.org

“Why Columbus Matters”
The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations – https://copomiao.org/