TACTics
Journal
A Publication for and by TOC
for Education Practitioners
April 18, 2003
In this week’s issue:
Elementary/Secondary TACTics
(1) Annotated Bibliography for
the Logic Branch, Cheryl
A. Edwards
Connections
(2) TOC Virtual Conference
(3) 7 th International TOCFE Conference
Editors’ Notes
(4) Kay Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A.
Edwards
ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY
TACTics
(1) Annotated Bibliography for the Logic
Branch
By Cheryl A. Edwards
We hope that you will find this
annotated booklist useful in your application of the thinking process induced
by using the Logic Branch tool.
1. Amazing Poisonous Animals,
by Alexandra Parsons
Alfred A.
Knopf, NY 1990 ISBN 0- 679-80699-7
All animals have to find food
and keep out of the way of other hungry animals. Find out what happens IF you
disturb one of these poisonous animals or they get hungry.
2. Busy Week, by Tony Bradman
1996 Rigby
Heinemann
Kids work their way through the
week with …If it is Monday then it is my Brownie Club meeting night. And if it
is Tuesday then…
3. Chester’s Way, by Kevin
Henkes
Mulberry Books
Chester has his own way of
doing things. So did his best friend, Wilson.
Then someone new moved into the neighborhood. She had her own way of
doing things, too. Could they be friends?
4. Endangered Species, by Jo
Ellen Moore
Evan-Moor Corp
1991 ISBN 1-55799-217-7
“ Can we walk together on our
earth?” Discover the causes for the Giant Panda and many other animals becoming
extinct and then learn what we can do to prevent this from happening.
5. The Cloud Book, by Tomie de
Paola
Scholastic
Books 1975 ISBN 0-590-08531-X
IF there is a red sky at night,
THEN…
6. In the Rain Forest (from The
Magic School Bus Series), by Joanna Cole,
Scholastic,
1998 ISBN 0- 439-23960-5
Ms. Frizzle and the kids are
off to find out why the cocoa tree has stopped growing cocoa beans.
Opportunities to practice Cause and Effect thinking are around every tree in
the Rain Forest. I would recommend checking out other books in the series, too.
7. Protecting Wildlife, by
Penny Malcolm
Steck-Vaughn
1991 0-8114-2389-1
Students learn what is
happening to our wildlife, what will happen as a result if we do not do
something about it NOW and what we can do to safeguard our animals and their
environment.
8. The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash, by Trinka Hakes Noble,
Dial Books
1980 ISBN 0- 395-73170-4
Jimmy brought his pet boa
constrictor on the class trip to the farm and what a ruckus it caused!
9. Fossils, by Aliki
Harper Collins
Children’s Books 1990 ISBN 0-395-92140-6
Discover how we know what
happened ninety million years ago. Readers investigate different kinds of
fossils and what we can learn from them.
10. Strega Nona by Tomie de
Paola
Scholastic
1975 ISBN 0-590-37038-3
Poor Anthony never ever
listens. So, of course, when Strega Nona warns him not to go near her magic
cooking pot, does he listen? NO! And if he does not listen, then what happens?
Check out the other titles in the Strega Nona series for just as much nonsense.
11. The Rainbow Fish, by Marcus
Pfister
North-South Books 1992 ISBN 0-7358-1232-2
What will happen if Rainbow
fish does not give little blue fish one of his shiny scales? And, what will
happen if he does?
Besides science and history
text books, myths, legends, fables and folk tales all lend themselves to using
the Logic Branch to help the student become more proficient at Cause and Effect
thinking.
I have also found that student
magazines are marvelous sources for practicing cause and effect thinking. Here
are a few I have used:
· World, National Geographic Society
· Ranger Rick, National Wildlife Federation
· Cobblestone, Cobblestone Publishing Co.
· Cricket, Carus Corporation
CONNECTIONS
(2) TOC Virtual Conference
From Zzippi Margalit, Israel
I’m happy to share that my
presentation, “A Technology for the Effective Moderation of Scholastic
Discourse (Synchronous and Asynchronous) Internet Discussion Groups
(Forums/Listserves) Inspired by Application of a TOC (Theory of Constraints)
Tool,” will take place at the Eighth Annual Teaching in the Community Colleges
Online Conference, April 22-24, 2003.
The University of Hawaii
organized this virtual conference. If someone in the TOC family is interested,
the address for registration is:
http://tcc.kcc.hawaii.edu.
(3) 7th International TOCFE Conference
May 16-19, 2003
Ramada Plaza Beach Resort
1500 Miracle Strip Parkway
Ft Walton Beach, Florida, USA
Hotel:
• For reservations, USA toll
free: 800.874.8962.
• Please reserve your room
under the TOCFE Conference block of rooms.
• Boxed continental
breakfast-up to two per room included.
• Blocked rooms 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).
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
Airport:
• Fort Walton Beach, Florida
(VPS is the airport code).
• Cab/shuttle service from
airport to hotel is about $15.
• Driving information will be
shared in a future TACTics.
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.
Registration:
To download a registration form or to see
the most current conference agenda, visit www.tocforeducation.com. Or, you can
also e-mail Kathy Suerken at suerken@cox.net.
EDITORS’ NOTES
(4) Kay Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A.
Edwards
Readers have shared that they
appreciate having Cheryl’s annotated bibliographies to help students apply the
thinking tools. We published her annotated bibliography for the Cloud tool in
the March 21, 2003 edition of TACTics. You may access a copy of that list at
our website at www.tocforeducation.com.
Look for the annotated booklist for the Ambitious Target tool in a future
edition of TACTics.
If you would like to share books or other
publications that you have used to teach the tools, feel free to share them
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.