Curriculum

The Peer to Peer Secondary Curriculum: Reimagined provides access to quality, engaging, and age-respectful content for Peer to Peer middle and high school courses with an emphasis on neurodiversity and the strengths of people with autism and related disabilities.

Given that the same instructional tools are not used universally across the state, educators can take the content and distribute it using the tools available to them.

Review the Curriculum Overview and Instructions 

Curriculum Overview:

• Video Explanation

• The curriculum can be provided through direct instruction, online, or a hybrid model combining both direct instruction and online content.

Instructions:

There are two main components of the curriculum:

• Peer to Peer Secondary Curriculum: Reimagined Facilitator Pacing Guide for teachers

• Peer to Peer Secondary Curriculum: Reimagined Google Site for students

You may choose to either:

• • Follow the Pacing Guide and use the Google Site to share the materials with your students, or

  • Follow the Pacing Guide and package the materials into your own Learning Management System such as Google Classroom or Moodle.

Student Specific Information and Advocacy 

Another option to consider in addition to curriculum activities is to provide information about the focus student. Peer partners oftentimes enjoy learning about and understanding the student(s) they are classmates with. They are interested to know their strengths, interests, things they are working on, and what specific supports the focus student uses during their day. Teaching the peer partners about the visuals the student uses, their AAC/communication system, self-management plan, etc. helps demystify differences between the students allowing students to understand each other and create allies in the classroom.

Important Note: If the team would like to share specific information about a student with an IEP, the team must receive permission from the family to disclose the student’s eligibility and specific information about the student. If the family is not comfortable at this time, that is okay. It may be beneficial for your team to share the information from this curriculum to see what all the students are learning and the focus of Peer to Peer is about building inclusive opportunities and sharing experiences that foster friendships and belonging.