TACTics Journal
A Publication for and by TOC for Education Practitioners
In this week’s issue:
Connections
(1) TOCFE Conference 2004!,
(2) TOCFE:
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
It is with great pleasure that
Borisavljevic announce that the 8th TOCFE International Conference will be
held
the
(2) TOCFE:
From Gila Glatter, Director,
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
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
1. I was invited to present our method of the “Rainbow” and my
method of
“Authentic Tasks” at an upcoming conference for education in
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
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,
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
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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