ELEMENTARY TACTICS
(1) TOC Brings Out the Truth, Linda Trapnell
NETWORKING
(2) Joy
Middle School, Larry Till
(3) Progress in the Philippines, Marcia
Hutchinson
CONNECTIONS
(4) 4th
International TOC for Education Upgrade Conference
EDITORS’ NOTE
(5) Kay
Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A. Edwards
Linda
Trapnell, Nottingham England
Just a short
example of how we used TOC "on the hoof" this week. I was having problems with children who were
misbehaving and, on being confronted with their actions and the consequences,
were denying all liability. This, even
though they had been observed misbehaving by staff, was becoming a habit for
some of them. This called for a whole
school approach. So, I gathered all 200+ children (7 yrs. and under) and we
looked at the issue through story.
"Peter"
had been tidying the classroom at break time at the teacher's request and had
accidentally knocked a plant pot off the cupboard. He panicked and went out to play with everyone else. At the end of break he came back in and the
teacher found the broken pot. She asked
if anyone knew anything about it and Peter had his dilemma.
At this
point I asked, “What should he do?
Someone
said, "A cloud."
“Bless you,”
I thought, “the word dilemma is synonymous with cloud in our school!” The children came up with the following
cloud:
A: Good day at school
B: Feel I’ve done the right thing
C: Stay our to trouble
D: Tell the truth
D': Don’t tell the truth
Interestingly
they didn't see not telling the truth as telling a lie! We discussed ways of getting both needs and
decided a lot depended on the reaction they would get if they told the
truth. I then explained that all our
teachers would want them to tell the truth as it saved us time. I agreed to speak to all the teachers to
agree a positive response to anyone owning up to the truth!
Did it
work? Oh Yes! We have an outbreak of honesty that would shame George
Washington. The children still get
admonished but in a calm manner that respects their honesty. Two of my "regular" visitors to my
office actually admitted spitting at each other without any hesitation the
other day. I had to stop myself being
too congratulatory. Now I just have to
do the cloud on spit / don’t spit…
I hope to
get to the conference in Mexico (still not definite) and exchange examples with
colleagues.
NETWORKING
Larry Till,
Detroit Michigan, USA
At Joy
Middle School we have been using the TOC tools to enhance the teaming approach
we are using. We have used the Prerequisite
Tree and Transition Tree to improve how we prepare our students for the MEAP
and how we administer the test. We use
the Cloud and Negative Branch in helping our students to resolve conflict, and
these have become cornerstones in our peer mediation program. TOC is also used in a variety of other ways
by administrators, teachers, parents and students.
Our
principal, Mr. Ronnie Phillips, has had the foresight to allow us to conduct
TOC workshops and use the tools whenever they are needed. Our assistant principal, Mrs. Joselyn Smith,
has taken the MSW and How to Teach training and encourages using TOC. Mrs. Catherine Tilles, our testing
coordinator, gives testimony to the positive results she gets from using TOC.
Over the
past two years our test scores have improved dramatically. Our reading scores have improved by about 20
percent in the satisfactory category in each of the last two years. Since 1989, our reading scores in the
satisfactory have improved 46.8 percent.
Our percentage of students in the low reading range has dropped by 51.5
percent so that 75 percent of our students have now scored in the moderate
needs or satisfactory categories. In
mathematics, our scores have improved by 27 percent since 1991 and 17.7 percent
over the last two years. Our percentage
of students in the low range has been reduced by 22.4 percent in the
mathematics section since 1991.
We have been
accredited on the basis of our test scores for the last two years. Previously we had been an unaccredited
school. Last year we had the highest
rate of increase in reading in the Metropolitan Detroit area. This year our scores are even higher. Do we have a ways to go? Yes we do.
The future looks much brighter as we strive to reach our goals.
(3) Progress
in the Philippines
Marcia Hutchinson, TOC FE Director,
Philippines.
I
received a few communiqués from the Philippines and thought I would combine
them to update you all on the recent progress in the Philippines. So, I have started with a quote which I like
(I don't believe it has been submitted as of yet) and then the update. I hope all is going well for you and I am
looking forward to seeing you in Mexico in August. Take care and keep well.
Marcia
"It is not the answer that enlightens, but the
question."
—Eugene Inesco
Greeting
TACTics Readers,
I am very
happy to bring you the latest update from the Philippines TOCFE community! There were two sessions held, the first from
June 19 through the 24, and the second was held from June 26 through July 1.
All total,
there were 153 participants in the Group I, 4th and Group II, 5th Generation,
TACT/TOCFE classes, which were held at Makati Elementary School. The participants were taught by 23
facilitators from the Makati Division of the Department of Education, Sports
and Culture.
Participants
from Makati, Quezon City, Manila, the DECS National Capital Region, Muntinlupa,
and San Juan Pasig attended the Thinking and Communication Tools Through the
Theory of Constraints (TACT/TOCFE) classes in the Makati Elementary
School. 71 attended the first class
(4th Generation) and 82 attended the second class (5th Generation) of the
course. The materials used were the
upgraded version of the TOCFE Management Skills Workshop (MSW) materials used
in training the earlier generations of participants. The revised materials are more specific to the education
environment and are more participant-friendly.
Group I
included senior officials from the DECS National Capital Region (NCR). Among the participants were the Asst. Regional
Director, Secondary School Chief, Elementary School Chief, and some Division
Superintendents. Group II included four
other senior officials from the Makati Division Office as well as principals,
Master Teachers and department Heads.
The holding
of the 4th and 5th Generation Classes was made possible by the generous
donation of funds by the Hon. Mayor Elenita S. Binay and the support of the
Makati Public Schools Division, the DECS National Capital Region, and the
Rotary Club of Makati Central.
Of the 153
participants, 143 came from Makati. The
TACT-TOCFE Facilitators were:
Group I
Dr Nora Uy,
Hermilina Carolino, Segundina Carorocan, Rosita Reyes, Elisa Acosta
Group II
Yolanda
Casupang, Virginia Tabobo, Erlinda Dayos;
Group III
Dr Erlinda
Usabal, Ester Griarte, Violeta Arellano, Lourdes Gonzales, Ines Baccay
Group IV
Independencia
Veedor, Remedios Pajo, Zenaida Penafuerte, Priscilla Tanlioco, Gregorio Marcelo
Group V
Dr. Emilie
Zamudio, Dr. Marietta S Paz, Rosario Anuncio, Elpidia Mojica
Congratulations
to the Makati Facilitators for the successful completion of the most recent
TOCFE Seminars in the Philippines! Your
dedication and passion are phenomenal!
And also, congratulations to all of the 153 graduates who have now
joined the TOCFE family in the Philippines and the world.
SUMMARY OF TOCFE WORKSHOPS AS OF JULY 4, 2000 |
|
Q.C. |
Makati |
Manila |
Others |
TOTAL |
Classes: |
|
|
|
|
|
MSW/TACT |
12 |
16 |
8 |
— |
36 |
HTT |
2 |
2 |
1 |
— |
5 |
Graduates: |
|
|
|
|
|
MSW/TACT |
160 |
231 |
132 |
10 |
533 |
HTT |
22 |
27 |
1 |
— |
50 |
I am looking forward to
my next visit when we will hold a HTT in Manila as well as a HTT2 wherein there
will be a corps of HTT2 trainers who can spread TOCFE into the other
Divisions! This will happen shortly
after the Mexico conference. I look forward to seeing everyone in
Mexico!
Mabuhai!
Marcia
Hutchinson
(mhutch982@aol.com)
(4) 4th International TOC for
Education Upgrade Conference
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Mexico
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EDITORS’ NOTES
(5) If
you have an activity that you would like to share, send it hyperlink to <bucknek@resa.net> or <redwards@sault.com>. Or you may send it by mail to: Cheryl A. Edwards, 2253 S. Hill Island Road,
Cedarville, MI 49719 USA
Enjoy
the summer!