Abbie Stringer

mother, scientist, engineer, PhD, adjunct, Chicago Public Schools parent... she/her

[Abbie Stringer @Abbiedbs]

Teaching evaluation gold: “This is a great class! I really hated bio before taking it and Professor Stringer is so amazing that now I only feel incredibly neutral towards biology.” This is a solid win for me!

[Abbie Stringer @Abbiedbs]

@morganbenjamin This feels a bit “make classrooms great again to me.” Technology, when used intentionally, can be really wonderful. My students take amazing notes on their tablets, they live in a different world then we did. We should adapt to them not have them conform to us.

[Abbie Stringer @Abbiedbs]

@clauselholmDK Have students submit a 3-2-1 response, 3 key points, 2 connections or interesting facts, 1 question. And then I also have some multiple choice questions to gauge understanding but are just graded for completion, not correctness.

[Abbie Stringer @Abbiedbs]

@therealbevin @QueenLaTilly I see an otter?

[Graham Coop @Graham_Coop]

Used this graph from Donovan et al [https://t.co/g8sBFEpdXr…] in my Evolution lecture on human variation yesterday (data from Rosenberg 2011 https://t.co/xYAzVnxPD1…). Found it useful for teaching so posting it here.

[Chicago DPD @ChicagoDPD]

DPD is launching public engagement for the #ClarkStreetCrossroads project in Uptown, a corridor study examining Clark between Montrose and Foster.

Register to attend a virtual forum at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15: https://t.co/S8u716s9Ru

Or take the survey: https://t.co/osY81J0csZ

[Edward Nirenberg 🇺🇦 @ENirenberg]

Welp evidently there is interest in this so here's a thread. Strap in, it's not going to be brief (sorry). There's a lot of background to get through before anything I say starts making sense. 🧵

[Abbie Stringer @Abbiedbs]

@miriamcb CPS can’t keep up with the number of kids that have opted in to testing already. I know at least two grades at our school weren’t tested on our test day this week. It doesn’t give me much faith in their ability to back up any promises.

[Dra. Kirsten Isabel Verster 🪰🧬🦠 @kirvers]

What does tRNA do when it’s cold?

It puts its codon.

[Abbie Stringer @Abbiedbs]

@Bob_Wachter @CAPublicHealth @CDCgov @DrTomasAragon @GavinNewsom Zhvk Ms @.

[NWS Chicago @NWSChicago]

🎉It's official! At 12:10 PM CST, Chicago O'hare picked up the first 0.1" of an inch of snow this season. 12/28/2021 now stands as the latest date for the first measurable snow in Chicago on record... 287 days after the last measurable snowfall on April 15, 2021. #ilwx 🎉❄️

[Abbie Stringer @Abbiedbs]

Kindergarten is amazing. Thank you ⁦@scland09⁩ for the teaching these snap words first. Finding these drawing all over the place have been a highlight of my break!

[Abbie Stringer @Abbiedbs]

@annimetztan Yes, I have run into that problem with our new place since the front door doesn’t automatically lock behind me, I’ve been leaving my keys at home

[Abbie Stringer @Abbiedbs]

@annimetztan I have a mini one attached to my keys, it has saved me a bunch!!

[Abbie Stringer @Abbiedbs]

The soundtrack of my home life....

[Abbie Stringer @Abbiedbs]

@shawphd @Afro_Herper I KNEW you’d like this! I #FoundThatLizard too!

[Abbie Stringer @Abbiedbs]

This winter is no joke.

[Abbie Stringer @Abbiedbs]

@EricaLG @OmarJimenez Thank you for sharing this. I trust my kids teachers 100% but a group of them are now being severely disciplined by the school system for trying to communicate safety shortcomings within our 100+ year old school building to the parents. I have lost trust in @ChiPubSchools