TACTics Journal
A Publication for and by
TOC for Education Practitioners
3 March 2005
In this month’s
issue:
Connections
1. 8th TOCFE
International Conference-Update,
Kathy
Suerken, President & CEO TOC for Education
Zana
Borisavljevic
A
Flying Pig
3.
4. Leaving A Better World ,
Francis Mejia
Editors’
Notes
5. Kay Buckner-Seal, Cheryl
A. Edwards
CONNECTIONS
1. 8th TOCFE
International Conference
"Building a Viable Vision for Education"
Kathy
Suerken >
Dates:
Thursday, Aug 11-
Venue:
Accommodations:
Keynote
Speaker: Dr Eliyahu Goldratt
Presentations
will include:
o "A TOCFE VIABLE
VISION in
o "A TOC Math-Science
Textbook" Mike Round
o "A New TOCFE
Initiative: Online Games and Simulations…or Getting to know your Blogs and
Wiki" Tom Warchol
o "A Generalization
Process" Dr. Danilo Sirias
o "Raising Test Scores
Through TOC" Panel
o "A Preliminary
Investigation of an Innovative School
Budgeting
Format" Dr. Audrey Taylor
o "How TOC Enables
Bloom's Taxonomy, Differentiated Instruction and Other Best Practices"
Panel
o "A New Publication:
Tools of Choice--TOC and Decision Making" Cal Halliburton
o "TOC Certification
Process in a
Workshops:
Frequently
updated information on the conference is now available: www.tocforeducation.com. Click on "What's
New". Then click over the globe.
Call for
papers/presentations:
If
you have a paper or presentation you would like to give, please send a short
summary of it to Kathy Suerken at: suerken@cox.net.
(2)International
Essay Competition-World Bank
Dear Friends,
An
international essay competition came to my attention for youth 18 to 25 which
is organized by the World Bank. I thought some of the youth involved with TOC
might be interested.
The
questions asked are:
What are the
biggest obstacles you face in your daily life?
What practical solutions would you propose to build a secure future for
yourself and others?"
The
essays should address ways to assist the development of youth amid the world's
current crises. They should not be longer than 10 pages (4000 words, maximum)
and can be submitted in English, French or Spanish. The deadline for submission
is
Best
wishes,
Zana
Borisavljevic
FLYING PIGS-
Hard to believe but true Stories!
(3)
A
few years ago it became obvious that the future leaders of TOC for
Education were beginning to emerge. I refer to those young people whose
actions reflect a belief that TOC is a means to achieve something meaningful
for themselves and the world--now and in the future.
We
in TOCFE need to provide "learning to lead "opportunities for these
children in such a way that the collaborative synergy among them develops.
Therefore, we launched the Avraham Goldratt "Opportunities as
Leaders" (A GOAL) Academy in July 2002 for youth 12-18. This education
program is established in the memory of Eli Goldratt's father and, as
such, reflects the TOC moral code in practice and in spirit as well as a
commitment to the pursuit of knowledge in order to' leave a better behind.'
This
Academy does not currently have a physical campus and it is hoped that it will
grow into many 'branches' over time. It is also hoped that the graduates of
this
I
hope you will agree that the following letter unequivocally validates these
objectives.
(4) Leaving A
Better World
Francis Mejia,
Dear TOCFE
Family,
For
the last 6 weeks Ana Maria has been working in a proposal called "Leaving
a better world" for the project " Young people coexist for
Bogotá" or I will say "Young people work for Bogotá". This
proposal had to be written and presented to the
I
am very glad and proud to communicate that the group A GOAL Colombia had
the first place !!!!!!!!!!
What
does this mean?
1. A GOAL
2. They are going to give A
GOAL Colombia all the materials that the group needs to train the Mediators
of the 4 Institutions.
3. A GOAL Colombia is going to be part of
date base data so that any Institution that needs its service can approach Ana
Maria.
4. A GOAL Colombia is going to be able to
start an official process to be admitted as a certified Institution.
5. In the near future A
GOAL can continue it’s work with advise of the Observatory of Youth
(National University Institution that works with young people projects)
I
also want to tell you that A GOAL Colombia has 19 young people and 15
kids involved as facilitators and many as volunteers at 4 schools; that this
three month project is going to take place in four Institutions that have
10.000 students and the number of mediators that are going to be train are
80.They are going to have 10 hours of training plus 10 hours of rehearsal on a
play that is going to be the final presentation for the community . Today the
kids had a 4 hour meeting with the Master Theatre Director who is a very well
knowing actor here in
Francis Mejia
EDITORS’ NOTES
(5) Kay
Buckner-Seal, Cheryl A. Edwards
Congratulations,
Ana Maria! Your parents could not be any more proud of you than your TOC
family. With young people like you our world just may become a better place.
You give us hope. Keep up the awesome work.
Thanks,
Zana, for sharing this interesting opportunity with us. Hopefully some TOC
educators will encourage their students to participate.
Conference
2005 continues to grow into an exciting event. Look to TACTics for more rousing
information regarding presentations, trainings and guest speakers.
Won’t
you consider sharing some of the work you are doing using the thinking tools? REMEMBER
TACTics is a journal ‘for and by TOC practitioners’. Don’t hesitate to
share with us. We would love to share any new experiences with the thinking
skills, any books, related articles, or quotes, any questions or concerns. So,
please send your articles by mail to: Cheryl A. Edwards,
Or
send hyperlink tocedwards@cedarville.net or kayseal@comcast.net.
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