TACTics Journal

A Publication for and by TOC for Education Practitioners

August 11, 2000

CONTENTS

            EDITOR’S NOTE

              (1)          Kay Buckner-Seal

          CONNECTIONS

              (2)          The 4th International TOC Conference Agenda

(1)          EDITOR’S NOTES

Kay Buckner-Seal

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

(2)      CONNECTIONS

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

            

 

 

                                                  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

                                

                                                     Break:  10:00-10:30

10:30-12:00   "Overcoming the Nine Layers of Resistance to Change":  Rami Goldratt, Israel

                       in Gran Embajadores Room

 

                                                   Lunch: 12:00-1:15

 

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:

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)

 

                                                 Lunch: 12:00-1:15

 

                           Followed by two strands of afternoon workshops

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)

 

 

Saturday, August 12, 2000  9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

TOC on the Cutting Edge: CHAT Sessions:

"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

11:00-12:00 TBA

 

                                                     Lunch: 12:00-1:15

1:15-2:15      "A Systematic Guide to Teaching Content Using TOC": Dr. Danilio Sirias, USA

                     All Delegates in Gran Embajadores Room

2:15-2:45     Open Forum Q & A for Eli & Kathy

                     All Delegates in Gran Embajadores Room

2:45-3:00     Closing remarks: "Creating Ambitious Targets Collaboratively through TOCFE"

                     Kathy Suerken       

                     All Delegates in Gran Embajadores Room