TACTics Journal

A Publication for and by TOC for Education Practitioners

January 9, 2003

In this week’s issue:

Connections

(1) 8th Annual TOCFE Conference, Kathy Suerken

Quote

(2) Mahatma Gandhi

Editors’ Notes

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

CONNECTIONS

(1) 8th International TOCFE Conference

From Kathy Suerken

What: 8th International TOCFE Conference: The Viable Vision in

Education

When: Thursday, May 20 — Sunday, May 23, 2004

Where: Belgrade, Serbia (venue information coming soon)

Keynote Address: Dr. Eli Goldratt: "Creating a Viable

Vision"

Papers, Research Projects and Headline Speakers:

“A Trilogy: Math Mini-Publications; A New Auto-Socratic Journal; Rewriting

Literature and Events with Happy Endings that Make Sense. (Mike Round,

USA)

“Why I Support TOC for Philippine Schools.” (Undersecretary of Education,

Teodoro Catindig, Philippines).

“A Case Study in Which School-Wide Matriculation Scores Were Raised

From 20% to 80% Pass Using TOC Project Management.” (Israel)

“Update on How to Use TOC to Improve Curriculum Comprehension and Test

Scores.” (Dr. Danilo Sirias and Belinda Small, USA)

“The Vision of Viably Spreading TOC Through the International Girl”s

Brigade Organization.” (Hee Piang Chin, Singapore Ministry of Education and

International President, Girls’ Brigade)

“Where in the World is Yani?” (Colin Rose, United Kingdom)

“Why Two Million Children in Malaysia Are Being Taught Through TOC.” (Dr.

Sharifah Maimunah Bt. Syed Zin, Director, Curriculum Development Center,

MOE, Malaysia)

“The Core Problem of Organizations.” (Julie Wright, British Health Care

Service, United Kingdom)

“Four Categories of Solutions.” (Limor Winter-Kraemer, Israel)

“How to Become Formally Certified in TOCFE Applications Through TOC-ICO

(Theory of Constraints--International Certification Organization).” (Alan

Barnard, Chairman TOC-ICO, South Africa)

“The Simplicity of Polite Discussion.” (Kathy Suerken)

Workshops:

· How to Differentiate Instruction In Any Learning Experience Using One

Teaching Methodology

· Teaching Math through TOC

· The Strategic and Tactic Tree

· How to Influence Others by Addressing the TOC Layers of Resistance To

Change

· The Transition Tree

· How to Teach Writing Process Through TOC

· Solving Global Problems: AGoal (Youth) Academy

· Introductory Workshops for Pre-school/Primary/ Secondary Teachers

and Counselors

QUOTE

(2) “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Mahatma

Gandhi

EDITORS’ NOTES

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

Happy New Year, TOCFE family! This year make a resolution to share some

of your experiences and ideas in TACTics. 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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