Waverly Harrell
Resources created by Waverly Harrell
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- The challenge of a broken pencil
- From dealing with meltdowns to setting a routine, Rhonda Layman shares communication and management strategies for students with autism spectrum disorders.
- Format: article
- By Waverly Harrell.
- Estuaries in North Carolina: A primer
- Estuaries are places near the coast where freshwater and saltwater mix. Influenced by ocean forces yet partly sheltered from them, estuaries have unique and fascinating ecologies. This article explains what estuaries are, their geology and role in the larger...
- By Waverly Harrell and Jennifer Godwin-Wyer.
- Hands-on biology
- Hands-on science exploration clarifies difficult concepts and engages learners who have difficulty in more traditional classrooms. This article looks at an inquiry-based classroom that meets the needs of all of its students.
- By Waverly Harrell.
- A perspective on inquiry
- In this interview, Norman Budnitz, cofounder of the Center for Inquiry Based Learning, talks about inquiry and how to teach with it in a K–12 classroom.
- By Waverly Harrell.
- Science Family Fun Night
- One night a month Vivian Smith opens her classroom to families where they work together to solve logic problems and conduct experiments. Learn how this science teacher increases family involvement in her students' education and find ideas for science experiments, webquests, projects, and construction contests.
- By Waverly Harrell.
- Science students get their hands dirty
- Enter Carol Swink's classroom where students become scientists by conducting hands-on, inquiry-based investigations. By saving the textbook reading and lectures for last and doing experiments first, students master not only science content but math content too.
- By Waverly Harrell.
- Two paths to knowledge
- For students who who always finish their class work early or want more information than you have time to give, try curriculum compacting.
- By Waverly Harrell.
