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

Feel free to share with us. 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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