May 26, 2000
NETWORKING
(1) A Bolt of
Lightning –A True Story, Jackie
Trimble
(2) Another World
Traveler -Paul Gerdes, Cheryl
A. Edwards
CONNECTIONS
(3) Sneak Preview: 4th International
TOC for Education Upgrade
QUOTE
(4) Marion Wright Edelman
EDITORS’ NOTE
(5) Kay Buckner-Seal and Cheryl Edwards
(1) A Bolt of Lightening -A True Story
From Jackie Trimble,
Seattle Washington, USA
Jim and I are teaching ballroom dance. We were thrown into this because our instructors had health problems and so they turned it over to us. We were struggling with what to teach, when to teach which group (beginner, intermediate, advanced) etc. We were sitting in a restaurant one evening trying to decide what our students needed to know. A bolt of lightening hit me and I said, "Why not do a PrT?" Jim laughed and said of course, we were making this much too hard!
(2) Another
World Traveler- Paul Gerdes
Cheryl A. Edwards
”Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful, committed
citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing
that ever has.” —Margaret Mead
In cooperation with Send International, Paul Gerdes from Farmington Hills, MI, USA just returned from a humanitarian trip to Samara, Russia. While in Samara, Paul taught a group of 30 people who are responsible for either teaching children or training teachers to teach children in schools and churches. Paul reports that after training these educators in the Evaporating Cloud and the Negative Branch, they immediately saw the possibilities and were thinking in terms of a Positive Branch on the value of getting the TACT training into their schools, maybe? It’s people like you and Paul who are helping to make the dream come true. All of us together will make it happen.
(3) SNEAK PREVIEW OF COMING
ATTRACTIONS!
4th International TOC for
Education Upgrade Conference
Monterrey, Mexico
Conference Hours: 9:00
a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Lunch: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00
p.m.
Conference
Registration
$75.00 covers the cost of
lunches.
Send checks payable to TOC
for Education, Inc. along with your registration forms* to:
Attention:
Bernie Kean
TOC for
Education, Inc.
1532 Glenlake
Circle
Niceville,
FL 32578 USA
*Conference flier and
registration forms were sent using the same method that you receive the TACTics
Journal. Please see TACTics, May 19,
2000 for hotel and travel information.
TENTATIVE
AGENDA:
Wednesday, August 9, 2000
·
Opening Remarks: Fernando
Canales Clariond, Governor of Nuevo Leon, Mexico |
Kathy Suerken, President & CEO, TOC for Education, Inc. |
·
The Vision of TOC in Mexico: Jose Martinez, Secretary of
Education, Nuevo Leon |
·
TOC in Action: The Children of Mexico (case studies and testimonials) |
·
TOC Around the World: Succinct highlights of the most cutting edge
TOC applications from educators of:
Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, South
Africa, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela, and
Yugoslavia. |
·
Keynote Address: Dr. Eliyahu
M. Goldratt, Founder, TOC for
Education, Inc. |
Thursday, August 10, 2000
·
Presentation of paper by Efrat Goldratt on "Overcoming the Nine Layers of
Resistance to Change" |
·
Interactive workshops on how to overcome
resistance to change: --In teaching
students. Participants will receive a
courtesy copy of a self-guided TOC student workbook. --In convincing others
of a new idea. Participants will
receive a hard copy of a PowerPoint presentation which effectively uses the
layers of resistance in giving a presentation. |
Friday, August 11, 2000
Three strands of Workshops: |
·
Student Discipline: The use of TOC to enable students to take
responsibility for their behaviors. |
·
Curriculum Content: The use of TOC to enable students to derive and
understand information rather than memorize it. |
·
School Administration: The use of TOC to more effectively strategize
actions which will ensure desired improvements. |
Saturday, August 12, 2000
TOC
on the Cutting Edge: CHAT Sessions: |
·
Dr. Goldratt's latest application of TOC
(CHAT) in any organization to create holistic solutions through genuine
consensus. |
·
Using the TOC strategic planning processes
(PRT and Transition Trees) to develop an interactive TOC Chat internet room
for children worldwide. |
·
Open Forum Q & A |
·
Closing Remarks: Kathy Suerken,
President & CEO, TOC for Education, Inc. Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt, Founder, TOC for Education,
Inc. |
(4) “You really can change the world if you
care enough.”
—Marion Wright Edelman
(5) Hey Jackie and Jim, good luck with the ballroom dancing
lessons! It’s so much fun; we’d love to
join you. Hmmm… a negative branch from
this class would be interesting? J
To our entire TOCFE
family, we would really love to hear your comments, examples and concerns. Please continue to share so that we all may
maintain our POOGI.
Send HYPERLINK to:
bucknek@resa.net
redwards@sault.com NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS!
Send mail to:
Cheryl A. Edwards
2253 S. Hill Island Road
Cedarville,
MI 49719 USA