Esther Lindström
@estherlindstrom.bsky.social
Associate professor of special education at UIC. Interests in reading, disability, and instruction. Parent to two, including one with DDX3X. Curbside treasure hunter. ADHD. she/her. Personal account.
ORCiD: 0000-0001-6343-2538
ORCiD: 0000-0001-6343-2538
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I can't get enough of all the new and familiar faces here. Sharing this starter pack of researchers in special education and related fields: go.bsky.app/DzQz271 #EduSky #AcademicSky #disability As always, please let me know if you want to be added!
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Can anyone see the comments on ED's request for feedback on redesigning IES? www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
I can see elsewhere that there were 438 comments but not the comments themselves.
I can see elsewhere that there were 438 comments but not the comments themselves.
Request for Information; Feedback on Redesigning the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 established the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) as the research, evaluation, and statistics arm of the U.S. Department of Education. IES is responsible ...
www.federalregister.gov
October 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Can anyone see the comments on ED's request for feedback on redesigning IES? www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
I can see elsewhere that there were 438 comments but not the comments themselves.
I can see elsewhere that there were 438 comments but not the comments themselves.
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It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
October 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
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this is happening in my neighborhood, and while horrified that it has come to this, i am also so proud
It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.
October 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
this is happening in my neighborhood, and while horrified that it has come to this, i am also so proud
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The AWS outage today is a good reminder that there is no "cloud", there's just somebody else's computer.
October 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The AWS outage today is a good reminder that there is no "cloud", there's just somebody else's computer.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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My annual reminder to students that you want a letter of recommendation from someone that can speak to your work and your work ethic in detail. Get to know your professors before you need a letter, and ask the professors that have commented on your work. Office hours are ideal for this.
October 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
My annual reminder to students that you want a letter of recommendation from someone that can speak to your work and your work ethic in detail. Get to know your professors before you need a letter, and ask the professors that have commented on your work. Office hours are ideal for this.
Anyone have a tool that they use with college/grad students to identify their study preferences or needs as learners? I'm trying to help a colleague replace a learning styles questionnaire with something more legit. Thanks!
#AcademicSky #EduSky #HigherEd
#AcademicSky #EduSky #HigherEd
October 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Anyone have a tool that they use with college/grad students to identify their study preferences or needs as learners? I'm trying to help a colleague replace a learning styles questionnaire with something more legit. Thanks!
#AcademicSky #EduSky #HigherEd
#AcademicSky #EduSky #HigherEd
@lizbettini.bsky.social presents on special education teacher working conditions as they relate to turnover and staffing. This is a super important topic that they’re addressing with cool methods! #SREE2025
October 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
@lizbettini.bsky.social presents on special education teacher working conditions as they relate to turnover and staffing. This is a super important topic that they’re addressing with cool methods! #SREE2025
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Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c
October 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c
@afgilmour.bsky.social addresses a major barrier in this line of research: figuring out who special education teachers are from the data.
October 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
@afgilmour.bsky.social addresses a major barrier in this line of research: figuring out who special education teachers are from the data.
Last day of #SREE2025! Looking forward to @afgilmour.bsky.social & @michellecumming.bsky.social talking teacher workforce.
October 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Last day of #SREE2025! Looking forward to @afgilmour.bsky.social & @michellecumming.bsky.social talking teacher workforce.
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I’m naming this a Type 3 error.
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I’m naming this a Type 3 error.
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Thanks to the panelists and hosts @jxjwang.bsky.social & @lindyjjohnson.bsky.social for the conversation on continuing critical ed research in the current climate. #SREE2025
October 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Thanks to the panelists and hosts @jxjwang.bsky.social & @lindyjjohnson.bsky.social for the conversation on continuing critical ed research in the current climate. #SREE2025
Thanks to the panelists and hosts @jxjwang.bsky.social & @lindyjjohnson.bsky.social for the conversation on continuing critical ed research in the current climate. #SREE2025
October 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Thanks to the panelists and hosts @jxjwang.bsky.social & @lindyjjohnson.bsky.social for the conversation on continuing critical ed research in the current climate. #SREE2025
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"This is extortion, plain and simple.... The only solution is solidarity and collective action against this effort at federal control over higher education."
A sobering analysis of the illegality of the administration's "compact" and its stakes for higher ed. 🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
A sobering analysis of the illegality of the administration's "compact" and its stakes for higher ed. 🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"This is extortion, plain and simple.... The only solution is solidarity and collective action against this effort at federal control over higher education."
A sobering analysis of the illegality of the administration's "compact" and its stakes for higher ed. 🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
A sobering analysis of the illegality of the administration's "compact" and its stakes for higher ed. 🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
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Are you an early career scholar interested in learning more about peer review?
Join us for our virtual @reviewerzero.bsky.social workshop! We will help you understand how peer review works and give advice on responding to reviewer comments.
9-10:30am PT / 12-1:30pm ET on October 30th. Register👇🏼
Join us for our virtual @reviewerzero.bsky.social workshop! We will help you understand how peer review works and give advice on responding to reviewer comments.
9-10:30am PT / 12-1:30pm ET on October 30th. Register👇🏼
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Peer Review 101. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Peer Review 101. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
northwestern.zoom.us
October 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Are you an early career scholar interested in learning more about peer review?
Join us for our virtual @reviewerzero.bsky.social workshop! We will help you understand how peer review works and give advice on responding to reviewer comments.
9-10:30am PT / 12-1:30pm ET on October 30th. Register👇🏼
Join us for our virtual @reviewerzero.bsky.social workshop! We will help you understand how peer review works and give advice on responding to reviewer comments.
9-10:30am PT / 12-1:30pm ET on October 30th. Register👇🏼
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NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.
Version of original on left, updated on right:
Version of original on left, updated on right:
October 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.
Version of original on left, updated on right:
Version of original on left, updated on right:
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Our 70% Off Sale is live! 📚
Save on thousands of select titles & editions across subjects until October 31. Explore the books on sale and refresh your shelves this autumn: press.princeton.edu/sale/70-off
#ReadUP
Save on thousands of select titles & editions across subjects until October 31. Explore the books on sale and refresh your shelves this autumn: press.princeton.edu/sale/70-off
#ReadUP
October 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Our 70% Off Sale is live! 📚
Save on thousands of select titles & editions across subjects until October 31. Explore the books on sale and refresh your shelves this autumn: press.princeton.edu/sale/70-off
#ReadUP
Save on thousands of select titles & editions across subjects until October 31. Explore the books on sale and refresh your shelves this autumn: press.princeton.edu/sale/70-off
#ReadUP
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The disability community needs support & solidarity to fight these pharmaceutical tariffs.
Most of us can barely afford our medications as is.
We can’t suddenly stop taking them, we will die.
We can’t stockpile them.
A 100% tariff will cost lives.
Most of us can barely afford our medications as is.
We can’t suddenly stop taking them, we will die.
We can’t stockpile them.
A 100% tariff will cost lives.
September 26, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The disability community needs support & solidarity to fight these pharmaceutical tariffs.
Most of us can barely afford our medications as is.
We can’t suddenly stop taking them, we will die.
We can’t stockpile them.
A 100% tariff will cost lives.
Most of us can barely afford our medications as is.
We can’t suddenly stop taking them, we will die.
We can’t stockpile them.
A 100% tariff will cost lives.
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ChatGPT worth it to you?
September 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
ChatGPT worth it to you?
The pep band practices within earshot of my class and while it does sometimes feel like a real hard mode test of my ADHD, I don’t hate it. They’re having so much fun and spreading joy. #AcademicSky
September 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The pep band practices within earshot of my class and while it does sometimes feel like a real hard mode test of my ADHD, I don’t hate it. They’re having so much fun and spreading joy. #AcademicSky
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I am looking for absolutely stellar examples of specific aims' pages. Does anyone have one that they wouldn't mind sharing? I am talking about, basically the perfect one-pager. TIA. #academicsky #proposalwriting #writing
September 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I am looking for absolutely stellar examples of specific aims' pages. Does anyone have one that they wouldn't mind sharing? I am talking about, basically the perfect one-pager. TIA. #academicsky #proposalwriting #writing
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Take a moment and read this, friends.
I realized I didn't share a gift link. Please read and share! I know you already know about the refrigerator mother myth,* but most people don't, and I really think it's important context for what's happening here.
*actually you might not! Now you do!
www.startribune.com/trump-rfk-jr...
*actually you might not! Now you do!
www.startribune.com/trump-rfk-jr...
September 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Take a moment and read this, friends.