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LINK THINK TANK
June 17, 2014Best Minds in the State
Peer to Peer Support Programs
Purpose of the START LINK THINK TANK
Increase the Implementation of Peer to Peer Support Programs Across the
State of Michigan
Day 1 Agenda• Minute to Win It Games• Who is here today and what are they doing
with Peer to Peer Support• Barriers to Implementation – 3x5 Cards • Set Up District Table• Café Tables• Lunch• Elementary and Secondary Breakouts• Elementary – Room• Secondary – Room
Day 2 Agenda• Review Day 1• 12 Minutes Talks with Brainstorming Session• Fundraising• LINK Banquets, Recognition, T-Shirts, Media• Scheduling/Staffing/Case Conferences• Burn Out• Lunch – Longevity• Technology • Data Collection• At Risk Students• Summary of Work Completed at THINK TANK• What’s Next
Purpose of the Minute to Win It Competition
• Model fun needed in Peer to Peer Support Programs• Scoreboard Creates Synergy Amongst Peers • Creates Cooperative Experience between people that
don’t know each other• Common Theme• A role for a Student with ASD within the competition
Minute to Win It Games• 6 -7 People on 6 Teams• Stay with your Team Throughout 2 Days• 7 Minutes to Name Your Team and Pick a Captain • Selected Participants will Report to Same Area for Every
Game• Games Will Occur Throughout the Two Days• Rotate Team Members Throughout Competitions –
Everyone to participate• Stiff Competition with 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Teams
Minute to Win It TeamsMinute to Win I t Teams
Team 1
Team 2
Lisa Carruthers Mary Garrigus Erin Gauthier Dave Leonard
Amy Matthews Kim Miller
Brenda Vaughan
Kelly Dunlap
Michelle Etson Bob Hart
Missy Keller Megan Nanna Laurie Potie
Tracy Wagner
Team 3
Team 4
Lisa Basore Anne Carey
J ean DeBruyn DeAnne Friar Amy Hatto Tricia Nutt
J amie Owen-Deshryver
Lisonn Delcamp
Lindsey Harr-Smith Becky Myers Matt Nowak Mike Wolf
Maureen Ziegler
Team 5 Team 6
Melissa Adair Scott Bont
Mari MacFarland Megan McLeod
Ken Pierson Stacey VanLaan Krista Walters
Carrie Carr Mark Lyons Mary Peet
J udith Shea Amy Silsbe
Laurel Wetherford Maggie Whaley
Minute to Win It Games• Dave Schoemer and Margie Mayberry to Facilitate• Margie Mayberry in Charge of Score Board• Melissa Kurek in Charge of Organization of the Games
Game #1Teams Each Select One Person from Their
Team to Participate in Game 1Participants Go To The Center Tables
Game #1
Please fill out 3X5 Cards Prior to the Break
• On the 3X5 Cards, please list the three biggest barriers to the development and implementation of peer to peer support programs
• Why are other districts not implementing Peer to Peer Support Programs
• Top 3 Reasons Why• Please Leave Cards on Table
Introducing the Peer to Peer Support Programs Across the
State of Michigan
Troy SchoolsOakland County
Lisa Carruthers - General Education Teacher – Created a LINKS Program in her 3rd Grade
General Education Classroom
Proud to be a…LEOPARD LINK!
Our journey began with a SMILE!We ventured through the school year
with some highs and lows.
We tackled each week TOGETHER knowing
we are “linked”.
The Power Of OneOne song can spark a moment, One whisper can wake the dream.One tree can start a forest, One bird can herald spring.
One smile begins a friendship, One moment can make one fall in love.One star can guide a ship at sea, One word can frame the goal
One vote can change a nation, One sunbeam lights a roomOne candle wipes out darkness, One laugh will conquer gloom.
One step must start each journey.One word must start each prayer.One hope will raise our spirits, One touch can show you care.
One voice can speak with wisdom, One heart can know what's true, One life can make a difference, You see, it's up to you!
Ashish Ram
Very early in this journey We were
reminded of the Power of One all
over again!
Our Story…T.E.A.M. TimeTogether Everyone Achieves More
• We started small – focused on ONE– Powerpoint presentation led by Peer (parent present)– Pamphlet was given to students to share at home– 27 out of 29 students signed up to be a LINK– PEER and LINK responsibilities created by ALL stakeholders– Names of Links for the first week were shared
• Check-in– Daily or as needed– Weekly during TEAM Time
– All students take notes to reflect on week (individually) in written form in writer’s notebooks
– Complete debrief sheet (Celebrations, Problems, Solutions) together through Link/Peer discussion (Friends share their thinking when appropriate)
– Send copy of debrief sheet home with Peer and Link to share with parents– Friends take notes during process in preparation for their Link time or in reflection
– Responsibilities for PEER and LINK are on desks (visual reminder for Peer, Link, and Teacher)
• Reset– New week = 2 new Links with one carry over from week prior– Revisit goals/reflections from debrief of week prior to start current week’s debrief– Review confidentiality and respect of personal situations
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BE the Power of…
…like being a fish out of water!
remembering to breathe!
feeling like WE could do anything?
falling in love over and over, and over again!
Through this process experiences may include…
what a Link is really about!reflecting, learning, and THINKing about life through a new lens!
the gamut of emotions…
Most of all…
…MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Eastern Upper Peninsula2nd Longest Drive to Get to the LINK THINK
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Ann Carey - TeacherCarrie Carr – Teacher Consultant – Stretching the Pupil Accounting Rules as Far as they Can
Stretch
Eastern Upper Peninsula LINKSBringing Communities Together
The EUPISD
19 school districts
4,000 square miles
7260 school age students
105 students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
22 LINKS programs throughout the 19 districts
425 LINKS, 65 target students
Community Sledding Event
Collaborative regional effort between EUP LINKS Programs and community peer program - Autism Peer Activity League
LINKS programs held bake sales to help finance renting out the sledding hill
Held at Sault Seal Recreation Center
Open to anyone in the community -all regional LINKS programs invited
Sledding, pizza, hot chocolate
LINKS Spring EventsLinks Bowling Party
You are invited to come and bowl with the Soo High Links Club
at the Don Dee Lanes in the Soo!
We will bowl on March 27th from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Cost is $2.50 per bowler, per game, this includes your shoe rental.
Students must provide their own transportation.
RSVP required with attached form to Ms. Jessica by 3/24/14
My child ____________________ will be attending the Links Bowling party on 3/27/14.
My child wears size _____________ bowling shoes.
Parental signatureContact Number
Come for Links Movie Night!!!!
When: Monday, May 5th, 2014
Where: Salvation Army, 132 W. Spruce St., Sault Michigan
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Students should bring a non-perishable item to donate and
their own beverage for the movie.
RSVP to Miss Jessica by 5/5 if you plan to attend.
Questions call Mrs. Craven at 906-440-9773
Celebrating success in the local districts
Linkapalooza
Parent night / ice cream social
Pizza parties
Chili night
Field trips
Gwinn Area Community SchoolsLongest Distance to Get to LINK THINK
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Meghan McLeod – Special Education TeacherMade it into the Local Newspaper in the First
Year of LINKS
COOR ISDUp North
Brenda Vaughan - Teacher Consultant 4 of our 6 districts have active LINK groups
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Brenda Vaughan
INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED---Problem solving = Meeting mechanics and running the boardSocial opportunitiesClassroom supportLunch BuddiesRecess BuddiesRAKsExpansions into the culture of the school– TrinityTransitioningDancesSocial outingsSporting eventsBuddy Benches
Grayling LINKs
LINKS ARE US!
• Multiple Facilitators
• Internal connection
• Individualize group
Key poin
ts
Maybe the Most Beautiful Place in the Lower Peninsula
Mike Wolfe – School Social Worker
Freeland Community Schools
Saginaw CountyPretty Much in the Middle of Nowhere
Kim Miller – Teacher High and Elementary School
Shepherd Public SchoolsJust South of Mt. Pleasant
Laurie Potie – Social Worker Extraordinaire
St. Johns Public SchoolsFurther South of Mt Pleasant
Missy Keller – LINK Teacher – Probably one
the Busiest Persons at this Training
Holt Public SchoolsIngham County
Mary Garrigus – Teacher Consultant Extraordinaire
Probably the longest history with STARTBeen with us since $@%&...
Let’s Just Say Forever
Haslett Public Schools Ingham County
Lisa Basore – Teacher ConsultantNever Say “YOU CAN NOT DO THIS”
To This Person
Grand Haven Public SchoolsBeautiful BeachOttawa County
Tricia Nutt – Grand Haven High School Leadership Role - Peer to Peer Support
Programs - West Side
Jenison Public SchoolsReally Hard to Find When You Are Directionally
Challenged
Stacie VanLaan – Teacher of Students with ASDCollecting Data Before Data Collection
Was Cool
Martin Public Schools(Again in the Middle of Nowhere
Allegan AESA
Erin Gauthier – Quilt MakerAmy Silsbe – Teacher Consultant
Moved Center Program for Students with ASD from Segregated Facility into a General Education Building…Cross and Same Aged LINKS PROGRAM is EXPLODING
Allegan AESA/Martin Peer to Peer
Alyssa’s Same age Peer to Peer support during class The following 2nd grade students are willing to be Alyssa’s peer to peer support during regular academic time in the classroom. Their job is to help keep Alyssa focus on her academics and help her if she needs help. Post schedule in both Mrs. Chamberlain’s Classroom and Mrs. Hurdelbrink’s Classroom so the student knows what day they are a peer to peer support.
Monday
Thursday
Pick up Lily D5 Elle Recess Erika/Bella WR Amber Lunch Emma F. S.S Kaede Music Rachel Comp. Choice Snack Abe Math Autumn
Tuesday
Wednesday Pick up Erka D5 Kaede -------- ------------- WR Elliana Lunch Isabelle/Ayla Science Bella Recess Avery Snack David S.S. Kaede Math Autumn
Friday
Pick up Rachel Art Kaede D5 Avery WR Elle Lunch Zoey/Madison Science Erika Recess Saydie Snack Ayla S.S. Bella Math Elliot
Pick up Maddie D5 Lily P.E. Amber WR Kaede Lunch Sydney Science Erika Recess Rachel/Autumn Snack Aaron S.S. Bella Math Elliot
Pick up Avery D5 Erika Spelling Elliana Library Autumn Lunch Liz/Gabby Science Bella Recess Maddie P.E Amber Snack Elle Math Connor
New Behavior Plan for Alyssa
Mentoring Same Age Peers• Teaching the same age peers how to help out
their friend
– Teaching them to play a new game at recess
– Friendly reminders to stay quiet
– Social cues – “we don’t kiss at school”
– Showing them how to help in specific situations
Hamilton Community SchoolsOn Fire in Ottawa County
Becky Myers – Special Education SupervisorParent Volunteer On-Line System to Support
Students with ASD and LINK Students
Game #2Teams Each Select One Person from Their
Team to Participate in Game 2Two Participants Go To The Center Tables
Game #2
Forest Hills Public SchoolsKent County
DeAnne Friar – Speech and LanguageLINKS Students Beyond Students with ASD
Caledonia Community SchoolsWhat is that Building in the Middle
of Your CityKent County
Scott Bont – Social Worker Tenacity Beyond Belief
Fighting hard to get Peer to Peer throughout the K-12 System
Caledonia Peer to Peer
Where we started 5 ½ years ago to now
5 ½ years ago• We started in February with 2 targeted
students and 30 supporting students• One student with Autism - 4th grade• One student – OHI & VI – 3rd grade• 30 supporting students (15 in each
grade)
1st full year• In 1st full year we had 6 students, 5
(ASD) & 1 (OHI/VI) with 80 supporting students
• Staff comfort level varied with size of groups
• 4 staff ran the 6 groups (all in 1 elementary)
2013 - 2014• We have P2P in all 5 elementary schools w/
over 130 peers supporting 12 targeted students
• In our 2 Middle Schools we have over 150 students supporting 19 targeted students
• In HS started a LINKS class this year with 12 students signed up for the 1st trimester supporting 5 students w/autism & 2 from CI classroom
• By 3rd trimester supporting 15 students with over 30 HS students having been involved
Issues we have encountered
• With so many different groups, targeted students – who runs/oversees the groups
• Implementing with fidelity – frequency of meetings and consistency (usually supporting most challenging students & are we giving enough support to supporting students)
• Building capacity w/General Education staff and possibly going beyond just special education students being targeted/supported (? 504 students)
Plans for 2014 – 15• At Elementary level – continue to
move beyond Lunch/recess – 1 specific student already supported in class (refused lunch time) & have had some natural “spill over”
• Middle School – starting a LINKS Encore class for 1 trimester (2 - 6 week classes – 48 min)
• High School – have almost 70 students signed up for class already – looking to have go to elementary & possibly Early Childhood
Lapeer West High SchoolLapeer Community Schools
Kickin Butt Since 2011
Michelle Etson (Social Worker) and Matt Nowak (Biology Teacher – (Gotta Love the General Education
Perspective)Strangest Two-Some since the Disney’s
“The Fox and the Hound”
Lapeer West LINKSWhat makes our program unique?
Field trips/ Fundraising We attend field trip is the community
› Bear Lake Camp› Great Lakes Scavenger Hunt› Reading to elementary kids› Restaurants› Movie Night
Google Docs We switched from blogging to Google
Docs It is easier for the LINKS to access
No computer problems
LINKS Summer Camp Target students and mentor students Worked on daily living skills-no room
for diploma track kids Every day the students were trained
and then had to apply their knowledge Banking, cooking, laundry, exercise,
healthy eating, social media, job applications, job interviews, etc
Completely changed our building atmosphere
Our ASD students were previously “managed” by paraprofessionals
With LINKS, it allowed the students to be seen as students
More awareness among the general education staff After LINKS, our ASD students were treated more
like celebrities, than the target for bullying A parent overheard a conversation about her son
between two students. They said “he’s pretty cool”. Something she has never heard from his peers
Murphy Elementary SchoolLapeer Community Schools
Kickin Butt Since 2011
Michelle Etson (Social Worker) and Matt Nowak (Biology Teacher – (Gotta Love the General Education
Perspective)Strangest Two-Some since the Disney’s
“The Fox and the Hound”
LAPEER ELEMENTARY
LINKSMurphy, Schickler, Mayfield, Lynch
Turrill and Early Childhood (Lil’ LINKS)
WHAT MAKES US AWESOME The amount of student mentors we have. One
school has 75% student mentor participation! That’s awesome!
OUR KIDS MAKE OUR PROGRAM SPECIAL
A student’s perspective: “Our LINKS program is special because
we get to help kids with Autism and other kids. I like that we get to do that.”
She is writing a research paper on how LINKS impacts a student and their family
She has interviewed staff, students and parents
She plans to read her paper at graduationShe is graduating from 5th grade!
LINKS LEGO CLUB Parent initiated LINKS Lego Club at Murphy
Elementary Monetary support from the Lapeer Kiwanis Groups of 3 students communicating and
problem solving-roles switch each week 1 lunch session a week, 4 week sessions We only started with 2 grades, we had over
50 kids sign up Everything is awesome!
LINKS CAMP Some elementary schools offered a LINKS
summer camp Students focused on socialization and transition
skills-we also threw in some reading, writing and crafts
Sessions ran twice a week for two weeks after school let out and two weeks before school began
Before school started, students toured their classroom again and their new teacher joined the camp for a period of time
There was a reduction in “beginning of the school year behavior” because they were already in the routine
Bay Arenac ISDNorth of the Zilwaukee Bridge
Mark LyonsPeer to Peer Support
In a Center Based Setting
Peer Mediated ProgrammingPresented by Mark Lyonshttp://goo.gl/4XeW73
About Me
lMark Lyons-AI/EI teacher for BAISD*Worked 7 years for the MCESA*Worked 3 years at the Arnold Center*Given this speech a number of times to intro level CMU/SVSU students, elementary, middle & high schools, administration, parent groups, summer camps
What about you?
Who am I talking to?
Agenda for the afternoonWhat Peer to Peer is
How to begin
What you need
Why it’s important to you & our future
What is P2P programming
The program involves general education and special education students interacting collaboratively in academic and social activities across educational environments within the school setting during school hours.
Mentors are...ParticipantsJust kidsA clue to adults as to what goes on at that ageThere to provide reminders or support as they would to any other any other studentThere to learn how to appropriately help
There to learn about diversity
Mentors are not...
To replace aids
Paid staff
There to tell students what to do
How to start
For real, how to start
1. Start small2. Educate the peers. Safety & the truth. (Volunteers Needed)3. Have a goal, could be as simple as a high five4. Let go
Tried & Tested● Academic work- basic projects, worksheets, etc.● Gym activities-volleyball, bicycling, etc.● Having fun - school dances● Cooking activities- functional skills worked on● Float building- I would advise warmer climates● Job sites practice- job skills● Card games
Why
Socialization: the ability to interact socially with others
Independence: the ability to do something on your own
Activity
lWrite down 10 things you did this morningNow, label them as:
S = Socialization taskI = Independence task
A = Academic task
ResultsWhat does that tell us?
SOCIALIZATION AND INDEPENDENCE ARE IMPORTANT!
Developing social skills requires having social experiences
OpportunitiesHoop Dreams
What you can't see
We do not question giving a toddler a book to work on reading skills even though he is far from developing that skill, so why do we question giving a child with ASD social experiences even though he/she might need years of experience to develop the skill?
Educating the FuturePeople often make fun or are scared of what they do not understand. Telling the general education students about the students with special needs allows for successful interactions.
Knowledge is POWER!
WhyThese individuals that we educate today will be future…● teachers● administrators● police officers● business owners● lawyers● nurses● doctors● governor ● You get the picture
Questions
Next activity
Give me a hug
Grand Blanc SchoolsGenesee County – You Know Flint
Lindsey Harr-Smith – Social WorkerI Am Going to Make This Work Even if I
Have to Talk to ISD Pupil Accounting Person I WILL MAKE THIS HAPPEN…NO BARRIERS
LINK Program: Grand BlancLindsey Smith - LINK Instructor
In Our First Year…
2013-2014: 35 LINKS (26 seniors)
2014-2015: 37 LINKS
3 Support Staff: Teacher of Record, LINK Instructor, Social Worker
LINK Days
In Our First Year (continued)… After one semester: General education
teachers and students with ASD requested to have a LINK
Friendships beyond the classroom Parent Feedback Children’s Hero Award Scholarship 2 Mlive Articles Board of Education Sharing and getting the word out!
Check them out…!
Pinckney Community SchoolsWhy Do You Spell Your
Name So Funny
Mary Peet
PATHFINDER SCHOOLPINCKNEY, MI
7TH & 8TH GRADE
SUPPORTING IMPROVED SCHOOL
CLIMATE
Awareness & Acceptance
FOR STUDENTS
FOR EVERYONE!!!!!
FOR TEACHERS
BUSINESS CARDS
T-SHIRTS
END OF YEAR AWARDS
SMALL IDEAS WITH BIG IMPACT
SOCIAL SKILLS PRACTICE
Avondale School District
Bob Hart – Tank Top BobRenamed the LINK THINK TANK to
the LINK DRINK TANK
Avondale Middle School LINKS
Avondale LINKSStarted two years ago.Nine students
supported at Avondale Middle School.
LINKS support students in the bus, GE class, SE class, Lunch, and Cross-Country.
Avondale LINKSLINKS are kept for
the entire year.Trainings are held
every other week during lunch.
Autism Knowledge and strategies are highly utilized
Very low turnover rate.
GeneralizationFour Events a Year:
1. Field Trip to Zoo2. Bowling Outing3. Field Trip to DIA4. Dairy Treat Trip
Clawson Public SchoolsLittle District in Oakland County
Lisonn Delcamp – Teacher Consultant - Tenacity Amy Hatto – Occupational Therapist – Make It Happen
Amazing Skills with Differentiated Output and Made Peer to Peer Support a Reality in Clawson Public Schools
Clawson Public SchoolsLisonn Delcamp, ASD Teacher Consultant &
Amy Hatto, OTR/L
LINK Club Meets once a month Focus on monthly
themes and seasonal activities
Co-lead with ASD teacher and Social Worker
Supported by para-educators
Kenwood Elementary
LINK in the Classroom
Meets weekly Focus on
socialization and fun activities
Supported by ASD classroom teacher
Schalm Elementary
LINK class for each grade level
Lead by ASD teachers Typically 12-18 students
in class including 4 students with ASD
Highlights: Video Announcements:
http://vimeo.com/channels/514003
VSA/DIA Art Project
Clawson Middle School
Board Approved Curriculum
P2P Website
Clawson High School
Board Meeting Community
Conversation Committee C3 2015
Community Connections
Fraser Public SchoolsLittle Tiny District in Macomb County
http://prezi.com/oiva80vmkjpw/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
Jean DeBruyn – Probably START’S Biggest Believer – Heard Peer to Peer and went
CRAZY – Got MSU Involved
Livonia Public Schools In the Hub of Wayne County Mari MacFarland – Accreditation Approved in
Wayne County – First District in Wayne County to Make this Happen – Kids Take the Class for Credit
Love that the District is Soooooo Big
Berrien RESA – Only 2 Hours From Chicago – Are You Kidding Me
Dave Leonard – Upton School TeacherTracy Wagner – School Counselor
Data Collection ExtraordinaireHas Been Collecting Data Since the Inception of the Peer to
Peer Support Program
David Leonard Jr.Upton Middle School P2P Teacher
Saint Joseph Public Schools
About Me
20th year of teaching Middle School
M.Ed. Middle Level Education, At-Risk Specialist (GVSU)
For the last 10 years I have mentored 20-27 students per year in an At-Risk program known as “Academic Achievement” created from my Masters thesis at GVSU .
We have partnered with the Berrien County RESA ASD program for the last 9 years in a very successful P2P program.
Program Highlights
At-Risk students in my classes demonstrated a consistent 25-30% reduction in severe disciplinary incidents during the school year while participating in P2P between 2005-2014.
Academic performance improved for the majority of the At-Risk participants in P2P between 2005-2014.
Attendance rates improved for the majority of the At-Risk participants in P2P between 2005-2014.
Empathy improved for the majority of the At-Risk participants as measured by the VIA Signature Strength for Children scale from The University of Pennsylvania.
Ida Public SchoolsWhy Don’t We Call Ourselves Ohio
Laurel Wetheford – Sought Out At Risk Students to Make Peer to
Peer Happen at Center Program
Reminder Please fill out 3X5 Cards Before You Take a Break
• On the 3X5 Cards, please list the three biggest barriers to the development and implementation of peer to peer support programs
• Why are other districts not implementing Peer to Peer Support Programs
• Top 3 Reasons Why• Please Leave Cards on Table
BreakNot Really a Break
• Please Set Up Your Peer to Peer Support Booth
• Please See Melissa Kurek for Payment• Margie is here to help
Café Tables
• N Name Tags – what the dots mean?• Cc Center of the tables – what the colors mean?• Specific Questions - timed Timed opportunities to brainstorm (?time) Assigned Facilitator - roles•
Role of the Table Host
1.Facilitate the conversation at your assigned table
– Infuse energy!– Keep the conversation action-oriented!– Diffuse obstacles!
2.Assist participants in switching tables3.Record and share ideas generated at your
table
Café Tables
• Etiquette cards on each table…•
Box Lunches
Game #3Teams Each Select Two Persons from Their Team to Participate in Game 3
Two Participants Go To The Center Tables
Game #3
Elementary and Secondary Break Out Sessions
• Elementary Group – Room D, E
• Secondary Group – Room C, F