TACTics
Journal
A Publication for and by TOC
for Education Practitioners
November 29, 2002
In this week’s issue:
Connections
(1) TOCFE Update, Kathy Suerken
(2) A Dream Coming True: TOCFE
E-Learning Site, Cheryl
A. Edwards
(3) Kudos to Danilo!, Cheryl A. Edwards
Editors’ Notes
(4) Kay Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A.
Edwards
CONNECTIONS
(1) TOCFE Update
From Kathy Suerken who has a new
e-ddress: suerken@cox.net
Publications:
Spanish Edition of TACTics!
TACTics is now being translated
into Spanish by Hernan Sedano from Colombia. Although his professional
background is in business, he is donating these extensive translations to TOCFE
as well as serving as volunteer webmaster of the TOCFE Spanish web page:
http://www.tocfe.com.
Thank you, Hernan!
Announcements of this exciting
accomplishment as well as links to the Spanish page have been added to TOCFE
home page: http://www.tocforeducation.com.
Congratulations to Audrey
Taylor on her publication entitled: "An Empirical Investigation of the Change
Agents and Performance Measurements Effective in the Diffusion of the Theory of
Constraints in Education and Implications for Business Entities." Audrey
will be sharing this fascinating research in Florida at our next International
Conference, May 16-19, 2003 (A report on the conference next week!)
Article in “Learning Spiral,”
(September 2002).“Robin Cain Interviews Kathy Suerken on TOC for Education”
Recent and Upcoming TOC Events/Workshops:
(Dec. 2-6) Training for 800
teachers organized through Ministry of Education, Bogota and facilitated by:
Rafael Conde, Alma Guervara, Luz Marina Schotborg, Olga Lucia Gonzalez, Hernan
Sedano, Alejandro Fernandez, Francis Conde, Marino Cabera and Maria Ortiz.
(Nov. 2, 9) Workshop for 32
teachers; facilitated by Rocio Gomez, Yamileth Garita, and Nelson Barrientos.
(Oct./Nov. 3) Workshops
conducted by Sandra Fierro.
(October) Two TOC Club
Meetings; Gila Glatter and Limor Kramor.
(October 1, 2) TOC Lecturer's
Course for 25 Teacher Training Colleges;
Hjr Faridah Rashidi, Fatimah
and Khaw Choon Ean.
(Oct/Nov) 20 Workshops
including TOC Student Teaching component at primary and secondary schools;
sponsored by Secretariat of Education, Nuevo Leon; taught by Marina Rodrquez
and her facilitator team.
(2nd week of January) TACT
Seminar (60 teachers) facilitated by Francois Moll (postponed from earlier
date).
(Oct 21-22, October 28-29)
Seminar in Manila for presidents of students’ councils and their advisors from
public and private high schools (200 participants)..(Oct 25-26) Seminar in
Davao City for Mindanao School administrators.
(November) Keynote Address at
the National Association Head Teachers Primary Conference in Warwick; Linda
Trapnell.
(Nov. 2, 9 and Jan. 4, 11) Los
Angeles, California; Cloud Workshops; Denise Meyer
(Nov. 16) TOC Study Group; Los
Angeles, California; contact denimeyer@aol.com
(Dec 7-9) Florida; "How to
Overcome the Layers of Resistance to Change Using TOC;" Okaloosa County
School System; taught by Kathy Suerken (suerken@cox.net)
Michigan (Grosse Pointe,
Michigan) TOC Conflict Resolution Training for Students, North and South High
Schools, Mary Ellen Bourbeau.
Texas ( Dallas/Ft Worth)
January: Next meeting of TOC support group for 3 schools will be held at the
Regional Administration Center #11 Facilitated by Paula Sommer and Charlie
Blanton (texaspaula@aol.com)
Nov 26-29, TOC Seminar for
Yugoslavian Ministry of Education, facilitated by Rami Goldratt and Zana
Borisavljevic
There are many other workshops
and events in progress. Please keep Kathy (suerken@cox.net) and Cheryl (cedwards@cedarville.net) informed so this information can be posted both in TACTics and
to our web page.
(2) A Dream Coming True: TOCFE E-Learning
Site
From Cheryl A. Edwards
“To accomplish great things, we
must not only act but also dream, not only dream but also believe.” —Anatole
France.
We are as excited as a little
child looking forward to a birthday or a very special holiday. We are so
thrilled we want to share our excitement with you.
We have planned a series of
articles about the new TOCFE E-Learning Site co-sponsored by Colin
Rose/Accelerated Learning Systems. Kathy Suerken will start us off with a
special focus article about the site that is about to take flight. That article
will be followed by a series of support articles to help clarify what the site
will look like.
You can expect:
December 6
Kathy’s Focus TOCFE E-Learning
Site Article
December 13
Prologue: The Story of Yani’s
Goal
And in 2003, you can expect the
following articles:
• Content Lesson 1- The Cloud
· Content Lesson 2- Ambitious Target
· Content Lesson 3- Logic Branch
· Suggested bibliography –a beginning list of books and stories to
use with the thinking tools.
You won’t want to miss an
issue!
(3) KUDOS TO DANILO!
From Cheryl A. Edwards
Kudos goes to…
TOC and TOCFE scholar and
professor extraordinaire, Danilo Sirias-Saginaw Valley State University, MI USA
Congratulations to you, Danilo,
and your writing partners, for being chosen by Soundview Executive Book Summary
as authors of one of the best business books in 2002!
Bridging the Boomer Xer Gap:
Creating Authentic Teams for High Performance at Work
Danilo’s book was selected by
Soundview's editors, who scan over 1200 books each year and summarize the 30
that they believe will have the greatest impact on careers or business. Their
selections include books published by over a dozen different companies that
cover a wide variety of business topics, including management, sales,
marketing, entrepreneurship, business strategy, negotiation, customer service,
technology, and career development.
Way to go, Professor Danilo!
EDITORS’ NOTES
(4) Kay Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A.
Edwards
If you would like to share your
applications of the thinking processes, lessons, announcements, and etc.,
please send your responses, by mail to:
Cheryl A. Edwards, 2253 S. Hill
Island Rd., Cedarville, Michigan 49719, USA.
Or send hyperlink to cedwards@cedarville.net
or bucknek@earthlink.net.
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