This Week’s Issue:
(1) TOC
in Conduct, Zulema
Mireya González Almaguer / Miquel Angel Pérez Reyes
Connections
(2) News from Israel, Gila Glatter
(3) Earn
University Credit or SB-CEUs! Cheryl A. Edwards
(4) It Gets Better! Cheryl
A. Edwards
(5) 5th Annual TOCFE International
Conference/First Annual TOCFE International Student’s Conference, Cheryl A. Edwards
(6) Kay
Buckner-Seal
(1) TOC in
Conduct
By Zulema Mireya González Almaguer and Miquel Angel
Pérez Reyes, Maria E. Villarreal Primary School, Escobedo, Mexico
At
our school we used TOC tools with very problematic groups of students to change
their attitudes. In one case, we worked
with a group on the Ambitious Target of “Being the Best Students.” When the students wrote their obstacles,
they blamed others, but when they thought of ways to overcome their obstacles
they took the responsibility for the solution.
The teacher reports that
the group “has changed.” The students
are learning to value themselves. The
group was very much in conflict, but now I can see they are growing up because
they are using the TOC tools to think through their problems.
Ambitious
Target: Being the Best Students
|
|
Obstacles: |
Intermediate
Objectives: |
1. Grumpy teachers |
1. We listen to the
teachers. |
2. Lazy Students |
2. We are prepared
for class. |
3. We don't study. |
3. We study
continually. |
4. We don't do the
homework. |
4. We do all the
homework. |
5. Missed classes |
5. We attend school
regularly. |
6. We do not
participate. |
6. We gladly
participate. |
7. We talk in class. |
7. See #1 |
8. There is no
motivation from parents. |
8. Parents support
us and push us to be better. |
9. We get to class
late. |
9. We are on time
for class. |
10. We bother
classmates. |
10. We respect each
other in class. |
I
just returned from the Mexican National TOCFE Conference in Monterrey. Over 350 educators from 8 (of 31) Mexican
states attended a 3 day interactive workshop which was a mix of case studies
and training sessions. This event was
totally sponsored through the Secretariat of Education, Nuevo Leon.
The case study stories
they shared are knock-out… global… SILVER BULLET testimonials! Some of these stories will be shared in
Detroit at the 5th International TOCFE Conference through our
first TOCFE anthology of worldwide case studies. Each conference participant will receive a copy of this
collection of over 60 documented case studies from 11 countries on 5
continents.
Thank you to the
individual contributors who took the time to share their work. In 1994, Trish Freeman, one of my TOC 7th
grade students, put my thoughts to words like this, "1 Person can make a
difference but 2 people or a group can change the world."
I once told her class that
I was finding it difficult to provide a payment in kind for the gift of the TOC
knowledge. The children wanted so much
to help solve my problem and offered this “injection.” You can use us, Mrs. Suerken, you can use
our work." So, of course, one of
the case studies is about them.
Here is the work of
another student, from Mexico, who feels and thinks the same way. —Kathy Suerken
The following letter was
written by one of the group participants (6th grade):
Hi!
The course really worked
for me because I could raise my grades* and stop fighting with my little
sister. We used to fight about who
would make the housework. Now, after
taking the course, we take turns.
The negative branch is
the tool I like the most because it makes you realize the consequences for an
action. Personally, I recommend to all
people to join this course because it can change the way you see life, like it
happened to me.
Vincente
Antonio Garza Villarreal
*Attached
to his letter in the anthology is a bar graph of Vincente's grades which went
from a "5" and steadily improved after taking the course to an
“8.75.”
(2) News
from Israel
From Gila Glatter, Director of TOCFE,
Israel
Gila Glatter, Director of TOCFE in Israel, tells us that The Third
National TOC for Education Conference was held in Israel on June 1,
2001. Great going! We know the conference was a success for all
who attended and we are looking forward to hearing all about it.
(3) Earn
University Credit or SB-CEUs!
From Cheryl A. Edwards
Wayne State University
is offering 1 credit hour of either undergraduate or graduate credit for
attending the conference.
·
You do not have to be enrolled at Wayne State
University or enrolled in the graduate program.
·
This credit can be transferred to other accredited
colleges and universities.
·
The cost of the class is $150.00 for undergraduate
credit and $205.30 for graduate credit.
·
Registration will be onsite the morning of June
25, 2001. Look for the “Wayne
State University” table in the lobby of the hotel.
·
If you plan on registering, Contact Cheryl Edwards
at 1.906.484.6808 or <redwards@sault.com>
Wayne RESA
is offering 2.1 hours of SB-CEUs to educators attending the conference.
• The cost of the SB-CEUs is $10.00.
·
Registration will be onsite the morning of June
25, 2001. Look for the “SB-CEU”
table in the lobby of the hotel.
(4)
It Gets Better!
From Cheryl A. Edwards
Remember the article entitled “Fun Alert!” (TACTics, May 25, 2001),
which stated that Beatrice Kovacs has offered to conduct a Yoga session each
day after the conference for those who wish to relax and refresh? Well, it gets even better! Ean (from Malaysia) has offered to guide
participants in stretching and low impact aerobics to warm up the muscles
before doing the Yoga guided by Beatrice!
Remember a large towel or mat for the floor is necessary. Also, please e-mail Cheryl at
<redwards@sault.com> if you would like to participate so that she can
make room arrangements.
(5) 5th Annual TOCFE
International Conference/First Annual TOCFE International Student’s Conference, Cheryl A. Edwards
“The best way to predict the future is to create it through
TOC."
TOC
for Education, Inc. presents the 5th Annual TOCFE International Conference and
the First Annual TOCFE International Student’s Conference!
Date: June 25-28, 2001
Location: Detroit, Michigan USA
Hotel: Northfield Hilton
5500 Crooks Road
Troy, Michigan 48098
248. 879. 2100
The
Northfield Hilton is adjacent to Interstate 75 at Crooks Road, Exit 72
Reservations: 1. 800.
HILTONS
Ask for TOC for
Education’s special room rates.
Single or Double Occupancy
Per night $139.00 U.S. + Tax (6% Michigan Sales Tax and 7%
Occupancy Tax). This rate includes
breakfast for two.
Transportation: Detroit
Metropolitan Airport (DTW)
EDITORS’ NOTES
(6) From
Kay Buckner-Seal
It’s
always wonderful to hear from our colleagues.
And, the ideas and experiences shared for Elementary/Secondary Tactics
are my favorite reads. Thank you,
Zulema Mireya González Almaguer and Miquel Angel Pérez Reyes for sharing the
Ambitious Target prepared by the 6th graders from the Maria E.
Villarreal Primary School. The use of
the TOC tools engages the students to the point in which they are ready to
monitor and assess their own behaviors.
It gives them the opportunity to take personal responsibility and affect
change. That is about as good as it
gets in a classroom!
Please
feel free to share with us. Send by
mail to Cheryl A. Edwards, 2253 S. Hill Island Rd., Cedarville, MI 49719,
USA. Or, send hyperlink to
<redwards@sault.com> or <bucknek@earthlink.net.
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