TACTics Journal

A Publication for and by TOC for Education Practitioners

June 20, 2003

In this week’s issue:

Connections

(1) TOCFE Conference 2004!, Kathy Suerken

(2) TOCFE: Israel, Gila Glatter

Conference Reflections

(3) A Kind Word for the Lady, Eleanor May-Brenneker

Editors’ Notes

(4) Kay Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A. Edwards

CONNECTIONS

(1) TOCFE Conference 2004!

From Kathy Suerken, < suerken@cox.net>

It is with great pleasure that Kathy Suerken, Snezana Klasnja and Zana

Borisavljevic announce that the 8th TOCFE International Conference will be

held May 21-24, 2004 (Friday-Monday). It will be hosted in Belgrade,

Serbia by TOC for Education and the Ministry of Education and Sport of

the Republic of Serbia.

(2) TOCFE: Israel

From Gila Glatter, Director, Israel

Dear Eli,

Dear Kathy,

Dear TOC Friends,

Shalom! I would like to thank you again, for the wonderful days that you

made possible for me and my colleagues, Limor, Rina and Shosh. Participating

in the last conference was a thrilling experience, which filled me with new

energy to keep going and performing better. We all gained so much from the

very interesting presentations in varied fields from very qualified people

from all over the world.

I would like to make a special remark to a great teacher from Ecuador,

Sandra Fierro. Sandra has touched my heart with her amazing examples

that she brought from her classroom. She is my inspiration, whom I put in

front of my college students as a model. Keep up with your good work!

TOCFE in Israel These Days:

1. I was invited to present our method of the “Rainbow” and my method of

“Authentic Tasksat an upcoming conference for education in Jerusalem on

July 9. I’ll do the presentation with Mira Grinberg and Vardit Wiesbom.

2. Our club meetings are continuing. Our last meeting date was June 3.

Business people and educational people gather every 4 weeks to exercise

TOC thinking. Miki Granot and Dr. Limor Vinter lead these club meetings.

<mickey@rams-agi.com>

3. We are still administering our summer workshops in the North Center,

and South. We held a 5-day session and a 2-day session for 56 hours of

credits. (There was no charge for these sessions.)

4. We are being invited into teachers’ rooms to get buy-in and we are

looking forward to the next school year.

5. Teachers and students are working on implementing the tools in class,

due to their formal tasks towards achieving their academic degrees. (I have

found out that formal learning is, sometimes, the best way to gain deep

knowledge and apply new ideas.)

6. I’m planning to go on with Danilo’s research, analyzing curriculum

contents via “Logical Branches.” We have to check our new procedure and

prove the cause and effect connections towards academic achievements by

using this procedure. Danilo looks for statistical numbers!

I'm looking forward to bringing Yani to every child’s hands and mind. So,

dear Kathy—move your baby on toward the world with your enlightening

inspiration!

CONFERENCE REFLECTIONS

(3) A Kind Word for the Lady

From Eleanor May-Brenneker, Director TOCFE, Netherlands

A kind word for the lady who was radiating kindness at the conference, but

mainly acting backstage. Bernie, you always went the extra mile, even if the

going was tough and unexpected hiccoughs turned up.

We, and certainly I, owe you a million thanks for the mammoth tasks

performed by you, often on the quiet behind the scenes. Your reliability was

outstanding. If you assured us something would be taken care of, then it

certainly would! And as Cheryl stated before, your commitment was always

accompanied by a broad smile and unflagging energy. I realize now why

Kathy has so carefully been “hiding” you up till now, for you might be poached

or kidnapped!

“Behind every great woman there is a great woman.”

Thank you!

EDITORS’ NOTES

(4) Kay Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A. Edwards

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