If I Had a Hammer

If I Had a Hammer on CNN

awhitaker — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:23:38 +0000

If I Had A Hammer on CNN News. Perry Wilson, founder of If I Had A Hammer, does not believe in learning disabilities, he believes in learning differences. He believes that every child learns in their own way and many learn in ways that are not taught in the traditional classroom.

If I Had a Hammer Project

awhitaker — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 22:41:21 +0000

Building project shows Montgomery County Schools’ needs

awhitaker — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:34:04 +0000

If I Had a Hammer in action – A group of Moore Magnet School fifth-graders drove home some points about education Tuesday while demonstrating a different approach to learning in the school system.

Groups such as the local homebuilders association, Tennessee SCORE and Austin Peay State University came together to increase awareness of the state’s new academic standards among the local business, community and elected leaders.

Forget PowerPoint presentations; the 25 students geared up with hammers, eye protection and nail aprons to build a house — complete with roof, windows and door — inside APSU’s Red Barn.

Middle Schoolers get a hands-on approach to STEM

awhitaker — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:51:56 +0000

CHARLOTTE—Central Piedmont Community College uses a hands-on approach to teach Middle Schoolers about STEM education.

Thanks to a $15,000 grant from Time Warner cable, 450 students will participate in CPCC’s “If I Had A Hammer” program. The If I Had A Hammer program teaches at-risk students about the importance of science, technology, engineering and math.

If I Had a Hammer on WMCTv

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:57:13 +0000

If I Had a Hammer news report broadcasted on WMCTv in Memphis, TN.

If I Had A Hammer Program gives youths incentive to deal with math, challenges of life under construction

awhitaker — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:23:03 +0000

Perry Wilson, the Fayette County High School graduate with dyslexia who created a math curriculum used nationwide, sees the world from unconventional angles.

“I couldn’t read until I was an adult,” Wilson said.

He also struggled with math. When he got a job as a carpenter, he quit “looking at mathematics as numbers and started looking at it as space.”

“Suddenly, I could do all of the mathematics it took to create something,” he said.

In 1987, Wilson launched “If I Had a Hammer,” using his own “aha!” moments to help children as young as 10 learn math by building things, including houses big enough to hold a class.

If I Had a Hammer on WPTY

awhitaker — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:13:06 +0000

If I Had a Hammer news report broadcasted on WPTY in Memphis, TN.

Nailing math, Students hammer home what they learn

admin — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:56:17 +0000

In the auditorium at Tulsa Technology Center’s Career Services Center, a house was being built.

The 25 Madison Middle School eigth-graders laid flooring and erected the frame of the 8-by-11-foot structure. Siding, windows and doors were
next.

It isn’t manual labor but a math lesson. This is the fourth time this school year that Madison students have partcipated in the If I Had a Hammer program, which teaches math concepts through the hands-on project of building a house.

“It piques their interest,” said Frank Dickinson, who teaches the program and is also a dean of instruction at Tulsa Tech…

If I Had A Hammer on WWL

awhitaker — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:27:55 +0000

The If I Had A Hammer New Orleans Project