Taller in Tolerance Myrtis Mixon – Belgrade, Serbia – 15 April, 2016

Lie To Me Tell your partner three things about yourself One must be a lie What does TT&L say about stereotyping? Are stereotypes always negative Why do stereotypes often lead to prejudice? 4/15/16 2

Expectations What are your expectations for our conference? Write on a post-it note “I would like... “ Post It! 4/15/16 3

Life in Lemonland Each group chooses one lemon Name your lemon Poem/Short Song/Motto that celebrates your lemon Celebrate your lemon 4/15/16 4

The Debut Sing your song/poem or motto to the entire group All-call, All lemons front and Center! Admire all the lemons together Very good, Very good, Yaay ! Send your representative to retrieve your lemon Tell us how you know this is your lemon 4/15/16 5

CHANGE Things are changing in Lemonland 4/15/16 6

Something New The Supreme Council meets How does your group respond to New? Discuss whether to accept/reject New into Lemonland Chart all reasons for and against accepting New Make your final decision 4/15/16 7

The Verdict Each group reads the reasons for and against acceptance with the final decision Handout 2.3 4/15/16 8

Risk Factors In Intercultural Learning 4/15/16 9

Risk Factors – page 4 Self Disclosure Self-Awareness Failure Identity Loss Alienation Being Marginalized Embarrassment and Humiliation Personal Change and Growth Emotional Stress Ambiguity 4/15/16 10

Risk Factors – page 4 Discuss with your group: Which are the highest risk factors in your school 4/15/16 11

Break 20 minutes 4/15/16 12

Needs Inventory 4/15/1613

Needs Inventory People often act in response to their own needs Needs are neutral; the way in which we fulfill them are not Translate For/Against chart into a needs inventory Report to the entire group at least one translation of for and one translation of against 4/15/16 14

Conflict of Needs Open up AND preservation of our identity Write in your notebook What you learned during this simulation How it relates to what you already know Your thoughts/feelings - anything you want Could you use this in your classes? 4/15/16 15

Change Gears My name 4/15/16 16

My Name In class reading methods Group Choral Shadow Talk about your name with a partner

Write for 5 Write for 5 minutes about your name And your partners name

Lunch

Lessons in Kindness Long Journey 4/15/16 20

Think Back In Time A time you felt discrimination or embarrassment, for being different Or – when you saw discrimination Or - when you discriminated against someone else 4/15/16 21

An Example from My Life At the market story 4/15/16 22

NON-STOP writing Prepare the paper to write Fold in ½, rotate 90, fold ½ again Rules: 5 minutes Pen cannot leave the page – Must not pause to think If stuck, just write anything “I can’t think, I can’t think”

Read Your Writing Underline anything significant Write again with more details/feelings - 3 minutes

Spider Gram Build a spider gram Write again- if possible, find a conclusion 4/15/16 25

Wrap it Up Write your reflections on the day Very good, Very good, Yaay! 4/15/16 26

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