TACTics Journal
A Publication for and by TOC for Education Practitioners
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 —
Where:
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,
“Why I Support TOC for Philippine Schools.” (Undersecretary of Education,
“A Case Study in Which School-Wide Matriculation Scores Were
Raised
From 20% to 80% Pass Using TOC Project Management.” (
“Update on How to Use TOC to Improve Curriculum Comprehension and
Test
Scores.” (Dr. Danilo Sirias and
Belinda Small,
“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,
“Why Two Million Children in
Sharifah Maimunah Bt. Syed Zin, Director,
MOE,
“The Core Problem of Organizations.” (Julie Wright, British Health Care
“Four Categories of Solutions.” (
“How to Become Formally Certified in TOCFE Applications Through TOC-ICO
(Theory of Constraints--International Certification
Organization).” (Alan
Barnard, Chairman
“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,
Or send hyperlink to cedwards@cedarville.net or bucknek@earthlink.net.
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