Course curriculum

  • 1

    Reconstructor Training Resources - Please complete BEFORE your course starts.

    • Training Tutorials
  • 2

    Orientation Lesson: Use this during the first 20 minutes of your first class BEFORE starting session one material.

    • Orientation Lesson Video: Watch First!

    • Orientation Lesson Plan

    • Orientation Lesson PPT
  • 3

    Session 1: Who is Benjamin Banneker?

    • Who is Benjamin Banneker? Plan and Instructions

    • Emotion Cards

    • Read Aloud Video

    • Expectations

    • Exceptional Life of Benjamin Banneker Video
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    Session 2: Who is Lyda Newman?

    • Who is Lyda Newman? Plan and Instructions

    • Emotion Cards

    • Lyda Newman Instructional Video

    • Herstory Video

    • Do you know who invented the modern hairbrush? Video
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    Session 3: Who is Garrett Morgan?

    • Who is Garrett Morgan? Plan and Instructions

    • Emotion Cards

    • This Inventor Risked His Life on His Own Invention Video

    • Garrett Morgan Instructional Video

    • Garrett Morgan Black History Month Video
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    Session 4: Who is John Love?

    • Who is John Love? Plan and Instructions

    • Emotion Cards

    • The Pencil Sharpener Video

    • John Lee Love Video
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    Session 5: Who is George Washington Carver?

    • Who is George Washington Carver? Plan and Instructions

    • Emotion Cards

    • The Story of George Washington Carver Video

    • The Plant Doctor Video
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    Session 6: Who is George Crum?

    • Who is George Crum? Plan and Instructions

    • Emotion Cards

    • George Crum and the Invention of Potato Chips Video

    • George Crum Video
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    Session 7: Who is Frederick Jones?

    • Who is Frederick Jones? Plan and Instructions

    • Emotion Cards

    • Thermo King Video

    • Air Conditioning Instructional Video

    • Who was Frederick Jones? Video
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    Session 8: Who is Henry Sampson?

    • Who is Henry Sampson? Plan and Instructions

    • Emotion Cards

    • Who is Henry Sampson? Instructional Video

    • Inventing History Video

    • The Black Man Who Invented the Cell Phone Video
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    Session 9: Who is Robert Fleming?

    • Who is Robert Fleming? Plan and Instructions

    • Emotion Cards

    • Black History Month Robert Flemings Video

    • Robert Flemming Jr. Video
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    Session 10: Who is Philip B. Downing?

    • Who is Philip B. Downing? Plans and Instructions

    • Emotion Cards

    • African American Inventor Philip B. Downing Video