TACTics
Journal
A Publication for and by TOC
for Education Practitioners
November 22, 2002
In this week’s issue:
Connections
(1) 7 th International TOCFE Conference,
Kathy Suerken
(2) Reader’s Feedback, Rafael Conde
Editors’ Notes
(3) Kay Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A.
Edwards
CONNECTIONS
(1) 7th International TOCFE Conference
From Kathy Suerken
7th International TOCFE Conference
May 16-19, 2003
Ramada Beach Resort
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA
*Tentative Agenda
**Venue
***Conference Fees
****Call for Papers/Presentation
*Tentative Agenda
(Most events will be presented
in Spanish. The agenda will be modified by your response to call for
papers/presentations)
“Turning Theory into Practice
and Practice into Desired Effects”
LEADING the way…
Presentations:
“Using the logic of TOC to
develop the Art of Leadership: A Model”
Audrey Taylor (USA) and Kathy
Suerken (based on extended research findings of Audrey's Ph.D. dissertation)
“LOOK AT US GROW!” Members of A
GOAL ACADEMY, Academy 1st yr.
graduates and the new class (ages
12-20)
“The Story of Yani's Goal:” A
children's animated story for primary students, presented by Colin Rose and
Kevin Brown of Accelerated Learning Systems (United Kingdom) and Kathy Suerken
New e-learning materials for
middle and secondary students, Francois Moll (Republic of South Africa) and
Colin Rose, Kevin Brown ( United Kingdom)
New TOC Curriculum Workbooks
(from TOCFE experts around the world!)
“How to use TOC as a teaching
method to differentiate instruction with
one lesson plan” Kathy Suerken
and others
Sneak Preview of a truly
audacious Ambitious Target: THE GOAL FOR EDUCATION, a novel by Eli and Kathy!
One-day Workshops:
"Empowerment in Performing
a Task" Rami Goldratt (Israel)
“How to use TOC as a writing
process” Francois Moll (Republic of South Africa)
“How to teach Academic Content
through TOC” (using materials developed for our TOCFE on-line learning site)
“How to use TOC in Mediation”
(facilitators TBD)
“Something” from Danilo Sirias!
(USA).
3-day workshop (Saturday, May
17-Monday, May 19):
TOCFE facilitator
training-Using materials developed by Khaw Choon Ean (Malaysia) *Prerequisite:
Previous TOC training on the Cloud, the Branch, the Ambitious Target
**Venue
Ramada Plaza Beach Resort
1500 Miracle Strip Parkway
Ft Walton Beach, Florida, USA
For reservations, USA toll
free: 800.874.8962.
Please reserve your room under
the TOCFE Conference block of rooms.
This hotel is a “gold key”
resort located on the beautiful Gulf of Mexico! This area is known as the
EMERALD COAST because of the color of the water! (Venue is also a mere
30-minute drive to the home office of TOCFE in Niceville, Florida)
It is also accessed
internationally through a local airport, Fort Walton Beach, Florida (VPS is the
airport code). Hotel venue is about $15 via cab/shuttle service from airport.
Driving information will be shared in a future TACTics.
All rooms include
refrigerators, in-room coffee service, personal room safes,
high speed internet access,
remote controlled 27’ TV with cable, radio, alarm
clock, computer dataport
connection, individual voice mail, irons and ironing
boards.
Included in room prices are a
boxed continental breakfast-up to two per room.
We have blocked rooms that will
be held until April 24, 2003 (afterward,
reservations only if space
available).
The following prices are for
maximum
of 2 people per room
(additional person is $10/person per night up to maximum of 4 per room). Our
block of rooms includes the following variety of options:
Standard: $120 (plus tax) per
night.
Courtyard: $135 (plus tax) per
night
Poolside: $155 (plus tax) per
night.
Beach Front: $175 (plus tax)
per night
***Conference Fees
Daily Rate: $25 includes lunch,
coffee breaks and all materials.
Full conference rate: $125
includes 4 lunches, all coffee breaks, all materials
and Special
Dinner/Entertainment Event on Sunday, May 18. A Special Event
is still being planned for
Saturday, May 17!
10% discount if registration
fees are paid by April 1, 2003
****Early Call for Papers/Presentations
Deadline January 15, 2003
To send applications and also
for more detailed information, Kathy Suerken
at : suerken@cox.net
For papers: Please submit 100
word abstract.
For presentations: Please
submit summary of TOC application (behavior, content or administrative) that
includes the problem being analyzed, the specific use of the TOC tool that was
used, and the results. (You are very encouraged to share not only successful
case studies but also “less than successful” ones. This type of honest
discussion enables ALL of us to improve.)
(2) Reader’s Feedback
From Rafael Conde, Bogotá,
Colombia
Sandra,
Congratulations, you have been
doing a great job to provide stamina in all of us to follow your example. Thank
you so much for sharing your achievements with the TOCFE community. We have
had, quite often, Spanish communications on TACTics this last year, which
reflects the incremental participation of the Hispanic community on TOCFE
implementations. I would like to recall you all that we have the www.tocfe.com
in Spanish which could be the Spanish link from TACTics..This is a good
opportunity to give congratulations to Olgalucia and Edward’s team in Boyaca,
Colombia, to Yamileth, Rocio, Nelson in Costa Rica for accomplishing
successfully their first workshop on TOCFE after the training meeting and to Rafael
Albuja and Jorge Arias whom already have a persuasion meeting to conduct the
TOCFE workshop in his school in Ecuador also.
Next Dec 2nd to 6th, Alma and
Luz Marina will hold a “big” event on TOCFE in Bogotá with the Secretary of
Education, their news about it coming soon.
Best regards,
Rafael
EDITORS’ NOTES
(3) Kay Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A.
Edwards
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Send your responses, applications of the thinking processes, lessons,
announcements, and etc. 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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