Building To Teach is used by a variety of organizations that teach or
use math, including building trades and trade unions, schools, and
non-profits that fund STEM education. If your organization uses or
teaches math, please contact us or fill out our simple application to learn more.
Building To Teach has trained instructors in36states, the District of Columbia, Australia, British Columbia, Brazil, Canada, Chile and Israel.
Below are some of the organizations that have had great success using Building To Teach hands-on learning projects and materials:
The
United Brotherhood of Carpenters Joe Youcha is a co-author of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters' new
math textbook and training materials. The book and materials are used
to instruct apprentices in over 200 training centers across America and Canada.
Arlington County Schools, Virginia Arlington Career Center
(ACC) instructors are trained to use Building to Teach exercises and
projects. We also work closely with ACC and the Northern Virginia
Community College while designing programming for the Virginia Governor's Career and Technical Academy.
Alexandria City Public Schools, Virginia Through Alexandria Seaport Foundation Educational Boat
Building
projects, Alexandria City Public School students and teachers have
benefited from Building to Teach materials. The latest examples include
a middle school combined CTE and math class which built model boats, as well as an after school carpentry club which built cigar box guitars.
Living Classrooms Foundation, Baltimore, Maryland In partnership with the Living Classrooms Foundation, the National
Science Foundation sponsored an after school STEM education program for
inner middle school students. Building to Teach materials formed the
core of the boat building, hands-on math component. After the first
year, there was a 70% gain in basic math fluency.
