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As part of Mix it Up at Lunch Day, Arrowwood Elementary School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado provided students with a series of ice-breakers to spice up the conversation and help create new friendships. The Douglas County School District’s video of the event shows what Mix It Up is all about!

To facilitate difficult conversations with your students, equip them with strategies they can use to persevere when emotions run high. Let’s Talk, the publication from which “Begin Within” was excerpted, includes several pedagogical approaches to help students learn to sit with their discomfort and to moderate it over time.

These Perspectives for a Diverse America resources for all grades are sure to help you get the new semester off to a good start.

The editor of Teaching Tolerance reflects on the ups and downs of laughter.

When I began teaching classes of primarily black students in Oakland, Calif., many of my white friends started to see me as something of an expert on African-American culture. While I understand that I could not possibly be an expert, I have been privy to some interesting conversations. I represent a comfort level that can lead to more cross-cultural discussions.