[Principal's Training Simulator in Special Education] Instructor's Packet
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION- Othce of Educational Ramarch and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION C7:4TER (ERIC) rptirrsdocumtnt has balm raoroduced received from the parson of oeparozahon originating 0 Minos changes hvili hason made to Improve reproduction Quality Points of view ocop.n.ons stated in this dots., ment do not necessarily raprilsOnt Oft. Cat OERI oosmon or pohey [Principal's Training Simulator in Special Education] Instructor's Packet 2 COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR'S MANUAL Designed and Developed by: Leonard C. Burrello, Ed. D. Professor of Education and Project Director Indiana University and Linda De Clue, Ed. D Principal, Central Elementary School Lebanon, Indiana 1990 0 NOT FOR DUPLICATION G008730038 EST COPY AVAILABLE This material was adaptedfrom the: original work ofDr. Daniel Sage at Syracuse University in 1967 and insubsequent versions through 1980. We are indebted to his research and developmentin simulation in the training of educationalleadership personnel. This booklet is one ofa series comprising the instructor's kit for the Principal'sTrainingSimulator in SpecialEducation (PTSSE),,a simulation for pre-service andin-service orientation of administrative and supervisory personnelto significant issues in the education of exceptionalchildren. This and other items of the Instructor'sManual and copies of the Participant's Consumable Bookletmay be purchased from: Leonard C. Burrello Indiana University School of Education School Administration 11241 Bloomington, Indiana 47405 Rev. 10/90 4 BEST COPY AVAILABLE PRINCIPAL'S LEADERSHIP PROJECT Principals Donald King Gary Washburn Northwest High School Eastwood Middle School 5525 west 34th Street 4401 E. 62nd Indianapolis, IN. 46224 Indianapolis, IN. 46220 Max Oldham Winchester Village Elementary 1900 East Stop 12 Road Indianapolis, IN. 46227 Faculty Bruce Barnett Art Brill Associate Professor Professor School of Education School of Education IUPUI IUPUI Indianapolis, IN. Indianapolis, IN. Gilbert Weldy Bill Abel Director Associate Professor Indiana Assessment Center School of Education School of Education IUPUI Indiana University Indianapolis, IN. Bloomington, IN. Gary Collings Coordinator, DOE Systems Change Grant School of Education IUPUI Indianapolis, IN. External Consultants Ed Wall Executive Director Indiana Secondary School Administrators Indianapolis, IN. Don Small Executiv-e Directbr Indiana Association of Elementary & Middle School Principa'.s Bloomington, IN. Dan Sage Professor and Chair Educational Administration Syracuse University James Yates Associate Dean Educational Administration and Special Education College of Education Universityof Texas, Austin 5 The author greatly acknowledges the support of building principals in Indiana, special education directors, the Faculty at Indiana University, and two external consultants from Syracuse University and The Uni-versity of Texas at Austin. The names of consultantsand contributors arelistedbelow. We sincerely thank themfor theirinputand theirsupport throughout this project. we also want to particularly identify Drs.Don Small and Ed Wall,the Executive Directors of the Indiana Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Principals Associations, for their assistance in both the selection and the diffusion and dissemination of this work throughout the State of Indiana. We would also like to recognize Marie Schrup and Natalie McKamey for their assistance and support in the development of this pro:tect. PRINCIPAL'S LEADERSHIP PROJECT Principals Directors Edmund P. Anglin Donald Pinnick, Director Washington Elementary School NCISE Coop. Warsaw, IN. 46580 1300 SR 15 South Warsaw, IN. 46580 Richard (Dick) Kleuens Ann Schnepf, Dir., Sp. Ed. River Valley Middle School Clark Co. Sp. Ed. Coop. 2220 New Albany-Christ 2710 Highway #62 Jeffersonville, IN. 47130 Jeffersonville, IN. 47130 Elwood Thomas Marsha McRoberts, Director Shelbyville Jr. High School Blue River Sp. Ed. Coop. 315 Second Street 785 St. Joseph Street Shelbyville, IN. 46176 Shelbyville, IN. 46176 Dr. James Mifflin Gary L. Ryan, Dir., Sp. Ed. Ben Davis High School MSD Wayne Township 1200 N. Girls School Road 1220 So. High School Road Indianapolis, IN. 46224 Indianapolis, IN. 46241 Betsy Walsh Jerry L. Keener, Director Binford Elementary School Monroe Joint Sp. Ed. Program 600 S. Roosevelt Street 315 North Drive Bloomington, IN. 47401 Bloomington, IN. 47401 Janes Robinson Charlene Green Meridith Nicholson School96 Indianapolis Public Schools 3651 N. Kiel Avenue 120 East Walnut Street Indianapolis, IN. 46224 Indianapolis, IN. 46204 Steven Craig Charles Ellis, Director Douglas MacArthur Elementary RISE Special Services 454 E. Stop 11 Road 5391 Shelby Street Indianapolis, IN. 46227 Indianapolis, IN. 46227 6 INTRODUCTION This instructor's manual has beenprepared to be used in conjunction with the other elements ofthe Principal's Training Simulator in Special Education(PTSSE). The instructor will need to have a copy of a Participant's ConsumableBooklet to follow what the student are workingon and copies of the other materials ofthe Data Bankto be familiar with the background material presented therein. Due to the size of the participantbooklet, and inthe interest ofinstructor convenience,it was deemed preferable to bind these sets ofmaterials into separate volumes. with this Instructor's Manual and acopy of a booklet for each participant, a series of activitiescan be carried out which will provide: 1. A rather thorough orientation to typicalsituations facing the local school district administrator. 2. A vehicle on which to basea consideration of major issues to be resolved in programming for exceptional children. 3. Practice, under controlled and safe conditions,in the actual activities demanded in problem-solving inthis field. 4. A chance for both instructor and studentto test and analyze the student's own decision-making behavior. while the Instructor's Manual andParticipant Booklets are sufficient in themselves to permit exposureto major issues in the field, to achievefull benefit of thesimulation as an instructional approach, itis necessary to also have the Data Bank materials available. ELEMENTS OF THE PTSSE BASIC MATERIALS The essential materials required for minimumuse of PTSSE include: THE INSTRUCTOR'S KIT, consisting of fourcomponents: Instructor's Manual This manual offers detailed suggestionsas to. the use of the orientation materials, pre-assessment instrument, student booklets, alternative plans and time schedule options,as well as guidelines regarding key content issues for feedback discussions. Also included are guides for telephone call problem input,role- plays and other group problem-solving tasks which may comprisea total simulation training exercise. Data Bank This material consists of a set of three pamphletsentitled: 1. "Cultural Influences on the Development of Special Education in the Dormit Central Schools"; 2. "Special Services Handbook"; 3. Reference Manual of Best Practices in the Administration of Special Education. This material is necessary for orientation of participants to the simulation process, but since it is not consumed, it can be reused in succeeding training sessions. The Participant's Consumable Booklet This consumable booklet contains instructions to the student, initial orientation material, tear-out response sheets, and the..three sections of currently updated in-basket task material, bound in a format which keeps the problems concealed until the student is instructed to tear open each section for the work sessions. Indices of Performance The "Indices of Performance" are a series of satisfactory solutions to each of the simulation items. Each indite consists of several categories: problem analysis, judgment, decisiveness, educational values, sensitivity, written communication, and organizational ability. 31 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS The materials comprising PTSSE representan adaptation of theoriginal SEATS Game which has been usedin a variety of different formats and time schedulessince the first materials were produced in 1967. The fifth revision done in 1980 servedas the most immediate reference materialupon which the PTSSEwas based. Some standard methods have been developedas the result of experiences in numerous situationsin which the materials have been used by the author and his colleagues. While the materials areintendedto be sufficiently flexible to permitindividual instructors to establish their own patterns of usage, the procedures suggested by the original SEATSGame have been found to produce good results. The author believes that after extensive pilot testing and evaluation of thesematerials, he, too, can report excellent results. Purchase and Distribution Hopefully, Participant booklets may eventuallybe ordered through Indiana University Press. Personnel Full use of the PTSSE requiresa staffofat least one assistant to the chief instructor at certain time periods within the schedule. For telephone call input, it is probably well to have two persons providing input while another monitors participant activity on the written in-baskets. When participants number fifteen or more, there are certain activities within an ordinary workshop schedule in whichgreater returns will come from dividing into smaller sub-groups,each with a leader (assistant instructor). In any of the short-term intensive formats, it is especially advisable to have assistance, as a six hour day spent leading the activities can prove even more wearing on the instructor than on the participants.