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At first the idea sounded too simple to be anything worthwhile. Have students sit with someone new at lunch? How much effect could that really have? After years of perusing and using Teaching Tolerance’s other resources, I finally felt compelled to try to Mix It Up.

Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello talks empathy as a means to move forward.

When teaching his seventh-graders about the Syrian refugee crisis, this teacher decided to step back and let his students immerse themselves in the topic.

We must teach conflict resolution, empathy and individual responsibility to students as deliberately as we teach math and science. Schools will not get better until we do.

Practice restorative justice with these role-playing scenarios.

Girls are more likely to have low self-esteem than boys, and what happens during classroom discussions can play a role, for better or worse.

"Dear Me, I know you're having a rough time of it ..."

How educators talk about school climate can play an important role in how students feel about school.

Graphic novels and comics are a great way for students to express themselves and their social views. Help your students plan and create their own social justice comics!

Does your school's anti-bullying policy end at the edge of the parking lot?