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This week’s TACTics
features the agenda for The 4th International TOC
Conference held this week in Monterrey, Mexico. Once you read over the line-up of speakers and topics, you will
agree that this is a conference that every one of us must make a point to
attend in the near future. It is a
gathering of people from over the world who are dedicated to making the world a
better place.
To those who
are attending… enjoy! We eagerly await
feedback for our next issue of TACTics.
Remember that we
look forward to hearing from all of you!
Send responses via hyperlink to <bucknek@resa.net>
or <redwards@sault.com>. Or you may send them by mail to: Cheryl A. Edwards, 2253 S. Hill Island Road,
Cedarville, MI 49719 USA
4th International TOC for Education
Upgrade Conference
August 9-12, 2000
Monterrey, Mexico
Conference Hours: 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
AGENDA:
Wednesday, August 9,
2000
Opening Remarks: Fernando Canales Clariond, Governor
of Nuevo Leon, Mexico
"The Schools of a Country Are Its Future in Minature"
Kathy Suerken, President,
TOC for Education, Inc. |
The Vision of TOC in Mexico: Jose Martinez, Secretary of Education, Nuevo Leon
Assisted by Marina Rodriguez Rodriguez, SEP, Mexico |
Break
10:15-10:45 |
Using TOC to Teach Children Responsible Decision Making: Wong Siew Shan, Vice Principal, Singapore, Lorena Cervantes Guajardo, teacher; Rosaura Rodriguez
Chavez, teacher; Juan Manuael Morena
Casstaneda, Principal, Mexico Using TOC in Education Management: Laura Elena Gonzalez Flores, SEP, Mexico |
Using TOC to Improve the Teaching of Academic Content Francois Moll, teacher and Director of TOCFE, South
Africa Cristina Garza Guajardo, Mexico |
Lunch 12:00-1:15 |
Using TOC with Children To Set Goals and Achieve Them Galina Doyla, Headteacher,
Russia Linda Trapnell, Headteacher, United Kingdom Khaw Choon Ean, Head Special Projects Unit, Curriculum Development Center, Ministry of Education, Malaysia |
Using TOC to Set and Achieve School-Wide Goals Cheryl Edwards, Director of TOCFE, USA |
The Impact of TOC on the Family and Society Alejandrina
Gonzalez de Garza, Director of
TOCFE, Mexico Marina
Rodriguez Rodriguez, SEP, Mexico Elida
Cstillo Leal, teacher, Mexico
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Break: 3:00-3:30 |
Keynote Address: 3:30-4:30 Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Founder,
TOC for Education, Inc. |
Thursday, August 10,
2000
9:00-10:00 "Using TOC to Plan and Design a
Curriculum Program": Khaw Choon Ean, Malaysia in Gran Embajadores Room |
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Break:
10:00-10:30 |
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10:30-12:00 "Overcoming the Nine Layers of Resistance to Change": Rami Goldratt, Israel in Gran Embajadores Room |
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Lunch:
12:00-1:15 |
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1:15-4:00 "Interactive Wokshop: How to Overcome Resistance to Change in Students" in Gran Embajadores: Kathy Suerken & Cheryl Edwards, USA Participants will receive a courtesy copy of a TOC student workbook. Prerequisite: You MUST have completed a TACT Course to attend this session! |
1:15-4:00 "Cloud Training Seminar": in Trianon/Vendome/Concordia Rooms Facilitated by: Alejandrina Gonzalez de Garza Marina Rodriguez Rodriguez Aurora Guerra de Longoria Evangelina Salazar de Moreno Elvira Salas Gallardo Cesar Juan Fernandez Rodriguez Alma Rosa Vasquez Ramos Rosario Trevino de Morales Cristina Garza Guajardo Adriana Garcia Garza |
Friday, August 11, 2000
Three strands of Morning Workshops: |
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9:00-12:00 (This session is for all teachers who have completed TACT training.) Embajadores Room Applications of TOC in Academic Curriculum Content: Panel of Presenters: 9:00-9:45 Francois Moll, Republic of
South Africa (Transition Tree in Essay Writing) 9:45-10:30:Cheryl Edwards, USA (Use of Cause & Effect to Explain Content--Interactive Skills Practice) 10:30-11:00 Break 11:00-12:00 Galina Dolya, Russia (IO Map/Ambitious Target in Social Studies) |
9:00-12:00 This session is for all supervisors/principals who have completed TACT training TOC in School Governance: 9:00-9:45: A Singapore Experience: Dr. Ang Wai Hoong, Singapore Wong Siew Shan, Singapore 9:45-10:30: Examples of TOC in Supervision,Mexico 10:30-11:00 Break 11:00-12:00Using TACT to Improve School Administration via the State Mandate and Imposed Improvement Process/Standard: Paula Sommers, USA Dr. Charles Blanton, USA |
9:00-12:00 "Cloud Training Seminar": in Trianon/Vendome/Concordia Rooms Facilitated by: Alejandrina Gonzalez de Garza Marina Rodriguez Rodriguez Aurora Guerra de Longoria Evangelina Salazar de Moreno Elvira Salas Gallardo Cesar Juan Fernandez Rodriguez Alma Rosa Vasquez Ramos Rosario Trevino de Morales Cristina Garza Guajardo Adriana Garcia Garza (Break: 10:00-10:30) |
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Lunch:
12:00-1:15 Followed by two strands of afternoon workshops |
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1:15-4:30 (This session is for all teachers who have completed TACT training, as well as those who have just completed cloud training.) Embajadores Room Continuation of "TOC in Curriculum Content": Panel of Presenters: 1:15-1:30 Linda Trapnell, UK (Primary School, The Cloud in Children's Stories) 1:30-2:15 Maya Kallir, Israel (The Cloud and NBr in Science) 2:15-2:45 Dr. Shameem Rafik-Galea, Malaysia (Theory of Constraints (TOC) and the Teaching of Critical Reading in Malaysia 2:45-3:15 Break 3:15-:4:30 Asuncion Montes, Mexico (TOC in the teaching of Mathematics) Bea Kovacs, Cheryl Edwards, USA (The Cloud in Social Studies Content and Skills Practice on Writing Content Cloud) |
1:15-4:15 (This session is for all supervisors who have had TACT training.) Ministros Room 1:15-2:30 Rami Goldratt, Israel "The Holistic Approach Through TOC 2:30-3:00 Break 3:00-3:45 Zzippi Margalit, Israel (Integrating the "Ambitious Target: TOC Tool in Computer and Internet Literacy Courses in a Teacher's College) 3:45-4:30 Audrey Taylor, USA (Using TOC to Write Easy Lesson Plans) |
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Saturday, August 12,
2000 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
TOC on the Cutting Edge: CHAT Sessions: |
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"TOC and the Family" in Embajadores Room Panel Presenters: Aurora Guerra de Longoria Evangelina Salazar de Moreno, Rolando De Silvio, Mexico; Wong Siew Shan, Singapore; Panel Moderators: Alejandrina Gonzalez de Garza Rosario Trevino de Morales |
"Self-Awakening
Process": Francis Su, Taiwan in Ministros Room Prerequisite: You MUST be a TACT Facilitator to Attend this Session |
Break
10:30:11:00 |
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11:00-12:00 TBA |
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Lunch:
12:00-1:15 |
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1:15-2:15 "A Systematic Guide to Teaching Content Using TOC": Dr. Danilio Sirias, USA All Delegates in Gran Embajadores Room |
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2:15-2:45 Open Forum Q & A for Eli &
Kathy All Delegates in Gran Embajadores Room |
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2:45-3:00 Closing remarks: "Creating Ambitious Targets Collaboratively through TOCFE" Kathy Suerken All Delegates in Gran Embajadores Room |