Ali Sayed

So proud of my honors bio 9th graders. We just genetically engineered E. coli using CRISPR-Cas9. This was my first time doing this lab, and they were able to follow a complex protocol to knock out the lacZ gene which makes the bacterial colonies appear white instead of blue. 🤩

So proud of my esports graduates!

My young scientists learning how to use gel electrophoresis as a tool for detecting cancer-causing genetic mutations and determining patterns of inheritance. 🧬🥼

Happy Halloween!! 👻 – at Chicago, IL

This note from a student means a lot, especially after this hard year. 😭 – at Chicago, IL

So excited to test out this inherited forms of cancer lab from The Baxter Center at Northwestern U.

Excited to do some transcription and translation modeling on my doc cam today!!

I have had a lot of success with using real-world phenomena to drive instruction. Using Google Forms and conditional formatting in Google Sheets, you can create a digital driving question board that highlights NGSS crosscutting concepts (cause/effect, structure/function, etc). – at Chicago, IL

Yes!!! I firmly Tae Kwon Do helped me become a better person. I still have my black belt in my workspace as a reminder🥋

The Niles West eSports Team now has a Twitter account! Please follow @NWeSportsTeam

The “magic fish” experiment! I sent one in the mail to all of my students for our first lab. Can anyone guess how it works? – at Chicago, IL

Finally put together the welcome letters for my students!!

I don’t usually post personal stuff here, but I’ve been devastated these past couple days since we saw the explosion in my homeland, Lebanon. I am immensely proud of my heritage and the resilience of my people. I hope we can bounce back from this soon. 🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧 – at Lebanon

I was just reading about this!

I love my job so much! These messages made my day. #TeacherAppreciationDay – at Chicago, IL

Today, my students had the opportunity to Zoom with evolutionary biologist @NeilShubin. They asked him questions about evolution, fossils, and biology careers! Thank you so much for graciously taking the time to do this. My students and I are so appreciative!

So happy to be reunited with my Knowles fellowship cohort. It’s so refreshing to hear so many different perspectives about science and math teaching practices. @KnowlesTeachers #knowlesteachersmeet

I had my students take their Wisconsin FastPlants home before school closed a couple weeks ago. Can’t wait to see how this little genetics project turns out! – at Chicago, IL