Hello! This is the website and portfolio of Hana Kucera. To find out a bit about me, please visit my About page. I am currently in the process of finishing up my thesis, therefore I have let the blog portion of this website languish. I intend to update once things settle down with the thesis, [...]
Photo: Lars Plougmann/Flickr Jay Berry, MD, MPH, is a pediatrician and hospitalist in the Complex Care Service at Children’s Hospital Boston. He leads the multi-institutional Complex Care Quality Improvement Research Collaborative (CC-QIRC). This post is first of a three-part series. Everywhere you turn these days, there’s an airline, grocery store or coffee shop pushing a [...]
While short stories may have a reputation for being the stuff of English classes and elite literary journals, they can also be fun. Readers who are pressed for time or find longer books challenging may enjoy these bite-sized versions of their favorite literary fare. It’s also a great way to try out new authors and [...]
Hi! I’m a college student about o graduate and my major involves a single subject credential option. When I was doing a Google search about language arts forums I came across this site and I like it so far! It seems very friendly and easy to navigate . One of the classes I’m taking involves [...]
Kunkel (right) with DNA sequencing technologist Hal Schneider look on as a robot prepares sequencing reactions. In the March/April Harvard Magazine, an in-depth profile recaps Louis Kunkel‘s long career as a gene hunter. In 1986, Kunkel’s identification of the gene responsible for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) was widely considered a milestone in genetics, and helped [...]
Fun, hands-on learning activities all about flies…<br /> Squidoo: Old Black Fly Unit Study
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As a former third grade math teacher in CA one thing I learned is that teaching math to children is not always an easy task. Some children just have a “natural” understanding of the concept of mathematics and others do not. For this reason I have created Cool Maths Game Store. Luckily we live in [...]
At a PD session this past weekend, some of us had the opportunity to talk to a veteran secondary Social Studies teacher who swears by teaching a different historical fiction novel each unit. I love the idea of using reading groups and different novels to enhance content in my classes. One of the best resources [...]
Whether you’ve decided to become an English teacher, are learning English by yourself or trying to tutor someone who is attempting to get a better grasp of the language, you’ll want to know more about how you can make the fundamentals of English grammar lessons more effective. Here are a few of the best sources [...]