Peer to Peer support programs increase opportunities for students with ASD to access general education settings and curriculum. Peers model typical academic and social behavior in educational environments throughout the school day and provide support for students with ASD to promote independence and socialization. Inclusion of students with ASD not only improves outcomes for the students with ASD, but it benefits all students and leads to a more positive, accepting school culture.

• Peer to Peer Module
• Participation vs Helping Model PowerPoint
• Complex Kids and Peer to Peer Support PowerPoint
• Community Conversations: A Toolkit for a Student-Led Event

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April 12, 2022
Important Survey about Peer to Peer Support: Share your Story!
Implementation of Peer to Peer Programming During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of School Employees

We are interested in learning about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Peer to Peer program implementation including how staff adjusted their programs during the pandemic and what staff learned that will inform their implementation moving forward. 

If you are a school staff member in Michigan who is on a team that implements Peer to Peer at the building-level, we would love to hear from you! You are still eligible to participate if your program is on-hold due to the pandemic. The survey and more information is available here.

• Use of the Peer to Peer logo
• How to order light blue and purple discounted graduation cords
• How to order Peer to Peer promotional products: 
  • The following products with the P2P logo are available for purchase. Orders can be placed online through Allegra Printing. Instructions for ordering are available here. 
    • Foldable frisbees, key chains, mechanical pencils, pens, stress balls, and window decals 

Empower One, Empower ALL is a series of resources to help you develop a peer to peer classroom culture. Developed by Lisa Carruthers, a third-grade general education teacher from Leonard Elementary School, Empower One, Empower ALL includes strategies and resources to help you empower your students and ignite your culture change. 

Resources:

• Empower One, Empower ALL: Creating a Peer to Peer Culture One Classroom at a Time (START Connecting article, March 2021)
• Empower One, Empower ALL Guide
• Empower One, Empower ALL Google Folder
• Empowering Students: Students take the Lead in Leonard Peer to Peer (video)
• Peer to Peer Presentation with Lisa Carruthers (video)

• Michigan 4-H Engagement Checklist 
• Organization for Autism Resources (OAR) Kit for Kids - a free tool kit to learn about ASD
• OAR Youth Education Leader - build awareness and acceptance of ASD using the Kit for Kids

• Peer to Peer Support is a Participation Model
• From Barriers to Belonging: Promoting Inclusion and Relationships Through the Peer to Peer Program
• Outcomes for LINKS Flyer
• START Newsletter - Hamilton Community Schools LINK Peer to Peer Support Program
• Focus on Results - Peer to Peer Support Programs Change Lives for Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Peers

• Sign up here to borrow one of the P2P quilts

View a sampling of videos and testimonials from schools across the state of Michigan running a Peer to Peer program that have agreed to share information about their program. 

The Secondary and Elementary Peer to Peer Framework Ideas and Supports webinar series is a guide through different framework models for Peer to Peer programs. This webinar series provides two experiences in the development of Peer to Peer programs, one from the elementary perspective in the classroom and one from the secondary perspective with Peer to Peer as an elective class partnered with Unified Champion Schools. Both perspectives are intended to generate new ideas that you can adapt to your Peer to Peer program. You may find some of the resources are not necessary for your program development and/or that you may need to develop additional resources addressing the unique culture and expectations of your school community.

The Secondary and Elementary Peer to Peer Framework Ideas and Supports webinar series is not intended to replace the Peer to Peer Training. This webinar series is considered a supplemental resource to the Peer to Peer Training.  

Videos in this webinar series: 

• Introduction: Secondary and Elementary Peer to Peer Framework Ideas and Supports (00:04:42)
• Elementary Peer to Peer: Empower One, Empower ALL (1:44:34)
• Peer to Peer: Programming at the Secondary Level (Part 1) (00:14:39)
• Peer to Peer: Programming at the Secondary Level (Part 2) (01:29:09)