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"How are you?" from a boss is not as effective as asking questions that demonstrate curiosity and invite deeper answers, such as "What challenges are you facing?" or "What are you looking forward to?" Read more to learn how you can make the questions count. https://bit.ly/3jf7qfO

California Superior Court Judge Brad Seligman has held that the University of California system cannot weigh SAT and ACT scores as a factor in admissions decisions. Submitting the scores is not mandatory at most campuses within the system, and Seligman said that policy provides a "second look" for privileged applicants who lack disabilities. Read more: https://cnn.it/35HLuGB

Former math and science teacher Chelsea Haynes is the technology learning coach at Newburg Middle School in Louisville, Ky. She answers questions about how her job has changed since the pandemic, the challenges for this fall and what teachers need from her right now. https://bit.ly/2Esx41O

Educators in a Georgia school district are creating school-based teams of social and emotional learning coaches for teachers this fall, and will incorporate SEL and critical thinking into the curriculum as they study topics such as the effects of the pandemic on people from different ethnic backgrounds. https://bit.ly/32wgWnU

High-school student-athletes in a Kentucky community are reading to children virtually as part of Indy's Book Club, organized through a partnership between an area bank and magazine. The books that were selected for the program reinforce messages of self-love, confidence and bravery. https://bit.ly/2EtdId2

Flexible school leaders can counter the pandemic-related disruption of teacher training, hiring and evaluation and can take advantage of remote schooling to encourage teacher candidates from outside the local area. Additional research shows that grow-your-own programs that recruit high-school students to pursue teaching are another successful way to reduce teacher shortages. https://bit.ly/2Emu5bv

Students are spending more time online and on social media amid the pandemic, making it more important than ever to help them identify rumors, lies and hoaxes. Read more about recent efforts to boost media literacy and why students need to become media literate https://bit.ly/2EzVd6y

There are seven key skills that middle-grades students need to succeed in remote instruction. In this article, Passanisi offers strategies to bolster students' skills of self-regulation, time awareness and environment management. https://bit.ly/2QrVPxF

As crises persist and schooling formats shift, educators must be intentional about helping students adapt and build resilience. As civic leaders in whom students and families place their trust, educators can take concrete steps to reduce stress, cultivate productive coping mechanisms, and build a generation of resilient children. https://bit.ly/3gqQOQw

Quarantine Buddy is a website created by two Cornell University students that links lonely students with a pen pal to remotely socialize with based on self-reported interests. Besides one-on-one interactions, the site holds weekly events online for groups of users. https://bit.ly/3gwnoAC

A number of universities, large and small, are cutting tuition and fees for the fall term. Some are doing it because classes will be virtual, while others are eliminating athletics and other campus events and are lowering the cost to reflect the reduced offerings or as a form of financial assistance to students https://bit.ly/3gBQmyJ

Be careful with your words and tone, especially when conveying how confident you are in an idea or decision, writes Wes Kao. "If and when you sound certain, your words will carry more weight," she writes. https://www.weskao.com//tone-and-words-use-accurate-and-pr

Take the annoyance and fatigue out of video meetings by injecting levity and small talk while keeping the meetings short, writes Nick Morgan. https://bit.ly/2Oaoypn