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8th Annual TOCICO International Conference Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, USA June 19-22, 2010 TOCICO 2010 Conference Study Project: HARMONY How The Theory Of Constraints Enhances Learning Through Singing of Pop Songs In the Classroom Presented By: Khaw Choon Ean Date: 22 June 2010 © 2009 TOCICO. All rights reserved. 1 MANAGING PEOPLE AND CHANGE THEME: THE WIN-WIN-WIN AVAILABLE ONLY USING TOC. TOCICO 2010 Conference Summary Children in school learn in many ways. It is up to their teachers to ensure that they learn well and yet have fun. The best way to learn is to engage the young person through his or her senses and use thinking skills. What better harmony than to learn through the youthful media of pop songs integrated with The Theory Of Constraints? Imagine this form of accelerated learning taking place in the classroom. It gives the children a reason to enjoy school. Theory of Constraints with music, lyrics and singing! Incredible? A school in Malaysia takes this method into the classroom. 2 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Study Project: HARMONY How The Theory Of Constraints Enhances Learning Through Singing of Pop Songs In the Classroom TOCICO 2010 Conference Presentation Objective: To show how TOC can be taken beyond business applications and share the exciting story and development of the application of the Theory of Constraints in education especially in Malaysia. Material Covered: At the end of the session, the attendee will learn about the following: 1.The theory of constraints as used in the field of education 2.The applications of TOC in education to enhance teaching and learning as well as thinking skills through pop songs. 3.How the teachers carried this out in the Sri Bestari Secondary School in Malaysia.. 3 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. MRS. KHAW CHOON EAN MALAYSIA TOCICO 2010 Conference 12 years as a High School Teacher 1. 2. 3. 4. Kedah Science Secondary School Seri Puteri Residential School Taman SEA Secondary School Subang Jaya Secondary School •English Language •Geography •Health Education •Physical Education •Malay Language Practice for Remedial Class •Art and Craft 14 years Curriculum Development Centre 1. Recreation Section, Physical Education Unit 2. Head, Educational Technology Unit 3. Head, Special Projects Unit 4 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCFE in Malaysia Textbooks Training Funding TOCICO 2010 Conference TOCFE included in National Civics Curriculum Years 1-11 Jan 2005 Pilot Project for Secondary Schools Oct 2002 -2004 through Social Science subjects Ongoing Year One Transition Programme Jan 2001 -now Nationwide Training for Year One Teachers Oct-Dec 2000 TOC as a module in Year One Transition Programme 3-7 July 2000 2 Persons trained as TOCFE Faclitators 9-12 Aug 2000 A T.A.C.T Course for MOE Malaysia 26-30 Jun 2000 A TOC Day With Kathy Suerken at MOE Malaysia Dr.Shameem informs Malaysia about TOCFE 5 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. 21 Feb 2000 Jan 2000 A Vision and A Mission Innovation in Primary School: The Malaysian Transition Programme (Introducing TOC into Year One Classrooms) TOCICO 2010 Conference Almost 8 000 primary schools 35 000 Year One teachers Over 500,000 children in Year One 6 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference Clouds in Malaysian Classrooms 7 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference S.K Putra Primary, Kangar, Perlis Clouds in Malaysian Classrooms 8 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference 9 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference THE CLOUD 10 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference Classroom Cloud Storyboard B D C D1 11 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. STORY-TELLING SESSION USING THE CLOUD AT RAJA MUDA PRIMARY SCHOOL, KUALATOCICO LUMPUR 2010 Conference Story-telling session on “The Tortoise And The Hare” using the Cloud. Physical movement gives a concrete grasp of the idea of conflict and at the same time moral values could be injected. Children show total involvement in the learning process 12 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. A Class Lesson on Islamic values with Year One students using The Cloud Technique TOCICO 2010 Conference Ustazah Sarojah binti Sahnu S.K Section 20, Shah Alam, Selangor 13 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. My Malaysian Mountain School Story (9000 ft above sea level) TOCICO 2010 Conference Mt. Kinabalu, Highest Mountain in South East Asia 14 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. My Mountain School Story 9000 ft TOCICO 2010 Conference above sea level Using the Cloud to solve a kid’s problem in the mountain school 15 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOC in National Curriculum Materials TOCICO 2010 Conference And Other Things Besides 16 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. … TOCICO 2010 Conference 17 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Launching the newspaper column through the press TOCICO 2010 Conference 18 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Educational Supplement for Secondary School in National Newspaper 신문의 주간 교육 부록 (중학교 용 ) TOCICO 2010 Conference 19 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference 20 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference This book introduces thinking as a lifelong skill which can be applied to the daily relevance of everyone’s lives. Reading this book is a journey of discovery to understand the concepts and skills of the Theory of Constraints for Education. You are taught how to think smart and not just what to think, in a logical systematic way. 21 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. 600 Students waiting to hear about TOCFE TOCICO 2010 Conference TEENZ WORKSHOP Branches and Clouds TOCFE Parenting Workshop Parents Busy With Target Trees 22 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference TEENS WORKSHOP NIE UNIT NEWS STRAITS TIMES 23 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference Game 24 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. 100 Kids 100 Clouds 100 Days ! TOCICO 2010 Conference 25 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. A project with … KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA TOCICO 2010 Conference USING TOC TOOLS IN SCHOOL LESSONS 26 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference 25 October, 2009 IF KIDS IN SCHOOL LOOK BORED, BLAME THE METHOD OF TEACHING School is where a child goes to learn. But in Malaysia, the classroom is typically dull as teachers go through the motions that often leave their pupils in a state of inertia, writes KOH LAY CHIN. BRING back the fun in classrooms. 27 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. 30 August 2009 TOCICO 2010 Conference PRACTICAL WAYS TO BETTER ENGLISH By Koh Lay Chin “Fully aware that improving the proficiency of English among students will take more than increasing scheduled lessons, the ministry is thinking up doable, practical and fun ways to make it a complete culture of sorts in schools.” Ministry of Education, Malaysia 28 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. WHAT TO CHANGE? WHAT TO CHANGE TO? TOCICO 2010 Conference 29 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Ancient Chinese Proverb TOCICO 2010 Conference “I hear and I forget I see and I remember I do and I understand If I discover I will use” 30 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. WHAT GOES INTO THE LESSON? TOCICO 2010 Conference 31 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference “The Multi-Tasked Lesson” 32 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. 2009/08/30 TOCICO 2010 Conference 33 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Grammar Vocabulary Listening and Speaking Comprehension Thinking Skills Reading and Writing SONGS Selected pop songs are used to teach grammar or encourage comprehension through questions and answers or illustration. Song lyrics are presented as cloze passages to be filled as they listen. The list of words can be given before the songs are played. SONGS FOR LEARNING TOCICO 2010 Conference SONG EXAMPLES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. I’m Jake the Peg Blowing In the Wind Puff the Magic Dragon Don’t Cry Joni Green, Green Grass of Home Tell Laura I Love her Heal the World 34 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Don't Cry Joni Sung by Conway Twitty TOCICO 2010 Conference NO 1 LESSON SECTIONS Objective of module: DESCRIPTION Listening: Reading: Speaking: Writing: Rhyming Words Read a Message Verbalise message Write a simple message Write a friendly letter (ADVANCED) Thinking Skills: a. Discuss the external conflicts and internal conflicts of the characters b. (Additional) Discuss the consequences of a large age difference in a marriage 35 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Don't Cry Joni Sung by Conway Twitty TOCICO 2010 Conference 2 3 4 Induction to module Put list of words for answers on the board in random order ( for weaker students) Put list of words on board that may need explanation of meaning Introduction 1. Play the song first for filling in the blanks. to Song 2. Give answers 1-15 and students mark friend’s paper and give score 3. Play the song again to sing along together Body of Give a brief background to how song was originally Lesson written. 4a Ask comprehension questions (oral or written) 4b Ask questions and draw conflict clouds on the board. Discuss 4c (Additional) Draw consequence branches to see what happens if Jimmy decides on: a. Marrying Joni b. Going away36 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Don't Cry Joni Sung by Conway Twitty TOCICO 2010 Conference 5 Debriefing by teacher Draw attention to message written by Joni Discuss what goes into message and the tenses to use (Receiver’s name/Message/Signed by..) (Additional) Format of a friendly letter Tenses to use for message. 6 Conclusion Every student writes a message for someone in the class. Teacher can assign who writes to whom. Student reads out messages in pairs and puts up message on Message Board. 37 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Don't Cry Joni Sung by Conway Twitty TOCICO 2010 Conference Woman - Jimmy please say you'll wait for me, I'll grow up someday you'll see Saving all my kisses just for you, Signed with love forever true Man - Joni was the girl who lived next (1)……………. I've known her I guess 10 years or (2)…………………. Joni wrote me a note one day, and this is what she had to say Woman -Jimmy please say you'll wait for me I'll grow up someday you'll see Saving all my kisses just for you Signed with love forever true Man - Slowly I read her note once (3)…………….. Then I went over to the house next (4)……………… Her tear drops fell like rain that day When I told Joni what I had to say Man - Joni, Joni please don't cry You'll forget me by and by You're just (5) ……………………., I am (6) …………………….. And Joni I just can’t wait for you Man - Soon I left our little home (7) …………………. Got me a job and tried to settle (8) …………………….. But these words kept haunting my memory The words that Joni said to me Woman - Jimmy please say you'll wait for me I'll grow up some day you'll see Saving all my kisses just for you Signed with love forever true Man - I packed my clothes, and I caught a (9)…………………….. I had to see Joni, I had to (10)……………………….. How my heart was filled with her memory And ask my Joni if she'd marry me I ran all the way, to the house next (11) ……………….. But things weren't like they were (12)……………………. My tear drops fell like rain that (13)…………………….. When I heard what Joni had to (14) …………………… Woman - Jimmy, Jimmy please don't cry You'll forget me by and by It's been five years since you've been gone Jimmy I married your best (15) ……………………….. ,John 38 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. 3 Thinking Tools For Education TOCICO 2010 Conference 39 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference A concrete and graphic way of looking at conflicts or situations that are unclear and need to be made clear so that solutions or decisions can be given. 40 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOC CLOUD Teacher uses a TOC Cloud pattern to write out the answers provided by students. TOCICO 2010 Conference 1.Who are the two persons involved? 2.What does one side want? 3.What does the other person want? 4.Why does this side want this? 5.Why does the other side want this? 6.What will they both have if they do B not have this problem? Assumptions D Reason: WANT A NEED Common Objective Side 1 Side 2 Reason: NEED C 41 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Opposite WANT Assumptions D1 CLOUD 1 Teacher uses a TOC Cloud pattern to write out the answers provided by students. TOCICO 2010 Conference 1.Who are the two persons involved? 2.What does one side want? 3.What does the other person want? 4.Why does this side want this? 5.Why does the other side want this? 6.What will they both have if they do not have this problem? A B Assumptions D Wants Jimmy to wait for her to grow up. To be together with Jimmy JONI JIMMY HAVE A HAPPY LIFE Free to go away to find a job C 42 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Does not want to wait for Joni to grow up Assumptions D1 Don't Cry Joni Sung by Conway Twitty TOCICO 2010 Conference Reading the Cloud to understand the Conflict in the story (Reading and Speaking) Structure In order to … (A)…. , Joni needs ….(B)……………. In order to ...(B)……… , Joni wants …..(D)….. On the other hand, in order to …..(A)……., Jimmy must …..(C)……... In order to do that, he does not want …..(D1)……………… Answer In order to have a happy life, Joni needs to be together with Jimmy. In order to be together with Jimmy , Joni wants Jimmy to wait for her to grow up. On the other hand, in order to have a happy life, Jimmy must be free to go away to find a job. In order to do that, he does not want to wait for Joni to grow up 43 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Don't Cry Joni Sung by Conway Twitty TOCICO 2010 Conference THINKING SKILLS (LISTENING AND SPEAKING) Assumptions between their Needs and Wants can be discussed with better students. Structure In order …(B)….. , Joni wants ….(D)…………. because…... In order ….(C)……, he does not want ….(D1)………. because ….. Answer In order to be together with Jimmy , Joni wants Jimmy to wait for her to grow up because…... Assumptions: ……She is too young to get married. ……Jimmy is going far away and may forget her In order for Jimmy to be free to go away to find a job, he does not want to wait for Joni to grow up because …..he thinks she is too young …..it will be too long to wait for her to grow up ..…he may fall in love with another woman 44 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Don't Cry Joni Sung by Conway Twitty TOCICO 2010 Conference CLOUD 2 Jimmy could not have peace when he was away. He had a dilemma. Lets draw a Cloud to show what was on Jimmy’s mind when he was away: 1.What does he want on one side? 2.What does Jimmy want on the other side? 3.Why does he want this side? 4.Why does he want the other side? 5.What will Jimmy get if he doesn’t have this dilemma? 45 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Don't Cry Joni Sung by Conway Twitty TOCICO 2010 Conference CLOUD 2 Jimmy could not have peace when he was away. He had a dilemma. Lets draw a Cloud to show what was on Jimmy’s mind when he was away: Work in a far away place Have a good career JIMMY HAPPY . JIMMY Be married to Joni 46 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Stay back with Joni TOCICO 2010 Conference A concrete and graphic way of looking at cause and effect connections in a systematic and logical way. 47 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Don't Cry Joni Sung by Conway Twitty TOCICO 2010 Conference THINKING OF CONSEQUENCES: USE A LOGIC BRANCH 1. Start with the first action. 2. See the effect from each action or step. 3. Additional explanations makes the next effect clearer. 4. This is a multiple branch. 5. You can also do a single branch 48 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Don't Cry Joni Sung by Conway Twitty Jimmy will be so sad Joni cannot be his girlfriend anymore He will see Joni again She becomes John’s wife TOCICO 2010 Conference NOTE: Teach children to use “If…then” to tell a story. Beware of “LONG ARROWS”. Additional information usually corrects “LONG ARROWS” She will accept his proposal John asks her to marry him She soon forgets about Jimmy She likes one of them a lot (John) He takes a plane back to his home town He wants to see her again He cannot forget about her But he has memories of her She will have fun in their company And John also likes her a lot She has a special friendship with some of them She looks for other friends near where she stays Jimmy cannot get to see Joni Joni is left on her own JIMMY GOES FAR AWAY TO WORK 49 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. DISCUSSION What could Jimmy have done so he does not lose Joni? Trimming a branch through cause and effect, changing the branch at the injection of an alternative action TOCICO 2010 Conference NEGATIVE NOW POSITIVE IT IS NOW AN IMPROVED SITUATION WHERE DO YOU TRIM THE BRANCH? INJECTION OF AN ALTERNATIVE ACTION Beginning idea 50 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Don't Cry Joni Sung by Conway Twitty Jimmy will be so sad TOCICO 2010 Conference DISCUSSION Joni cannot be his girlfriend anymore What could Jimmy have done so he does not lose Joni? He will see Joni again She becomes John’s wife WHERE DO YOU TRIM THE BRANCH? She will accept his proposal John asks her to marry him She soon forgets about Jimmy She likes one of them a lot (John) He takes a plane back to his home town He wants to see her again He cannot forget about her But he has memories of her She will have fun in their company And John also likes her a lot She has a special friendship with some of them She looks for other friends near where she stays Jimmy cannot get to see Joni Joni is left on her own JIMMY GOES FAR AWAY TO WORK 51 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Don't Cry Joni Sung by Conway Twitty TOCICO 2010 Conference WRITING FOCUS: WRITING MESSAGES (Preliminary to teaching Letter Formats) 1.Why would you want to write a message to someone? 2.Should a message be long or short? 3.What should be in a message? (The name of the one who receives, the sender’s name and what you want to tell) Write out Joni’s message to Jimmy: Jimmy, Please say you'll wait for me, I'll grow up someday you'll see, saving all my kisses just for you,. With love forever true, Joni Teacher’s Note: (Grammar, Vocabulary and Writing) •Teacher can teach grammar and vocabulary after discussing the message above. •Polite forms •Choice of tense depends on message •Vocabulary: Choosing words to say a lot of things in a brief manner. •Content of message: information, instructions, reminder… •Message format: Receiver, greetings, message, closure, signed by …(as preliminary to letter writing) Future Task: Future Lesson: MESSAGE CENTRE Writing a Friendly Letter 52 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Practice TOCICO 2010 Conference Let us try singing another song and learn together using the tools from Theory of Constraints 53 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference JAKE THE PEG sung by Rolf Harris 54 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. JAKE THE PEG sung by Rolf Harris TOCICO 2010 Conference 1 Objective of module: Listening: Numbers and parts of body Numbers from 1-100 Reading: Read the names of parts of the body Read numbers from 1-100 Speaking: To pronounce the names of each part of the body. To pronounce the numbers from one to one hundred Writing: To identify the words for different parts of the body. Mind map the use of each part Thinking Skills: Brainstorm: What could you do with an extra leg? Cloud Conflict: To keep the extra leg or to operate to remove it Branch : the negative consequences of having and extra leg or other consequences. 55 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Whiteboard Pen Word List: VOCAB Peg Wicket Cricket Dreadful Three-legged race Popular March Waltz Answers for blanks JAKE THE PEG sung by Rolf Harris TOCICO 2010 Conference 2 3 4 Induction to module Put list of words for answers on the board in random order ( for weak er students) Put list of words on board that may need explanation of meaning Introduction to 1. Play the song first for filling in the blanks. Song 2. Give answers 1-15 and students mark friend’s paper and give score 3. Play the song again to sing along together Body of Lesson 4a 4b 4c 5 6 7 Teacher Debriefs: Self-Accessed Learning Conclusion Give a brief background to how song was originally written. Ask comprehension questions (oral or written) Teach the names of parts of the body. Teach or review the numbers 1-100 in English Thinking Skills: Brainstorm about an extra leg Do you want to remove the extra leg? (Cloud) What are the consequences from an extra leg? Making introductions: formal introductions, informal introductions, greetings. Label the parts of the body Spell out the numbers in words Types of greetings Each student think of his or her own specialty and inform class e.g “I’m Ali the extra brainy”56, “I’m Luke the Joker”, © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. “I’m Lily the pretty one.” etc Song sheets for each student Player and wires or batteries /CD or USB with song recording Refer to APPENDIX Module Notes Module Notes Module Notes Module notes Listening and Speaking JAKE THE PEG sung by Rolf Harris TOCICO 2010 Conference [Chorus:] I'm Jake the Peg, diddle-iddle-iddle-um With my extra (1) …………………., diddle-iddleiddle-um Wherever I go through rain and snow The people always let me know There's Jake the peg, diddle-iddle-iddle-um With the extra leg, diddle-iddle-iddle-um The day that I born (oh boy) my father nearly died He couldn't get my nappies on, no matter how he tried 'Cos I was born with an extra leg, and since that day begun I had to learn to stand on my own three (2)…………………. Believe me that's not fun. [Chorus] [Chorus] I was a dreadful scholar, I found all the lessons hard The only thing I knew for sure, was (4) …………………..feet make a yard. To count to (5)………………………… I used my (6) ……………..….., if I needed more, by getting my shoes and socks off , I could count to (7) ………………………………… I'm Jake the [stops to count] ... to (8) …………………………………. I'm Jake the peg, diddle-iddle-iddle-um With my extra leg, diddle-iddle-iddle-um Whatever I did they said was false, They said "quick march" I did the quick waltz Then they shouted at me "put your best (9) ……………………. forward" - but which foot? I said "it's very fine for you, you only got a choice of (10) …………………….." But me, I'm Jake the Peg, diddle-liddle-liddleum With the extra leg, diddle-liddle-liddle-um. I had a dreadful childhood really, well, I suppose I shouldn't moan Each time they had a (3) ………………………….legged race, I won it on my own And also I got popular, when came the time for cricket, they used to roll my trousers up 57 And use me for the wickets © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. JAKE THE PEG sung by Rolf Harris TOCICO 2010 Conference CLOUD : Jake’s Cloud . Jake Jake 1.Who are the two sides involved? 2.What does one side want? 3.What does the other side want? 4.Why does this side want this? 5.Why does the other side want this? 6.What will be the situation if there is no conflict of wants? 58 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. JAKE THE PEG sung by Rolf Harris TOCICO 2010 Conference CLOUD : Jake’s Cloud Keep the extra leg . Feel special Have a happy life Jake Jake Be the same as everyone Remove the extra leg In order to have a happy life, Jake needs to feel special. In order to feel special, he keeps his extra leg. On the other hand, in order to have a happy life, Jake needs to be the same like everyone. In order to be the same as everyone, he must remove his extra leg. 59 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. 8 year olds working on Jake’s Cloud TOCICO 2010 Conference 60 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. JAKE THE PEG sung by Rolf Harris TOCICO 2010 Conference Thinking Solutions: Jake cannot have both sides. So lets see what he can do if he makes a decision on one side. If he keeps the extra leg, he will feel special but in what ways can he be normal like everyone Keep the extra leg . Feel special Have a happy life Jake Jake Be the same as everyone 61 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. JAKE THE PEG sung by Rolf Harris TOCICO 2010 Conference Feel special If he removes the extra leg, he will be the same as everyone but in what ways can he feel special? Have a happy life Jake Jake Be the same as everyone 62 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Remove the extra leg JAKE THE PEG sung by Rolf Harris TOCICO 2010 Conference BRANCH: Start a cause and effect branch from the first situation “I have an extra leg” If I have an extra leg 63 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference BRAINSTORM: What could you do with an extra leg? (mind map). Example ; (Please add to it…) 3-legged race Waltz without a partner Cricket SOCIAL DANCE SPORTS Do funky dances What could you do with an extra leg? PERFORMANCES One man band 64 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Do special show TOCICO 2010 Conference A TOC tool to analyze and sequence the steps needed to achieve a goal. AMBITIOUS TARGET OBJECTIVE OBSTACLE OBJECTIVE OBSTACLE OBJECTIVE OBSTACLE OBJECTIVE OBSTACLE Construct a strategic plan to achieve the Target. 65 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference Strategic Planning Skills 1. Setting an Ambitious Target 2. Looking at Obstacles 3. Changing obstacles into Stepping Stones 4. Making a Target Tree 5. Making An Action Plan 66 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Puff The Magic Dragon TOCICO 2010 Conference Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Hannah Lee A dragon lives forever but not so little boys Painted wings and giant’s rings make way for other toys. Little Jackie Paper lovedthat rascal Puff, and brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff. Oh Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Hannah Lee Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Hannah Lee One grey night, it happened Jackie Paper came no more And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar. His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain, Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane. Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail, Noble kings and princes would bow whenever they came, Pirate ships would lower their flags when Puff roared out his name. Oh Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Hannah Lee Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea and frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Hannah Lee Without his life-long friend, Puff could not be brave, So Puff that mighty dragon, sadly slipped into his cave. Oh Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Hannah Lee Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Hannah Lee 67 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference AN AMBITIOUS TARGET Puff the magic dragon lives forever. But his little playmates grow up and do not come to play with him anymore when they grow up. What are the obstacles Puff will be facing if he wants to play with children all the time? What can he do to help himself? He can think of the obstacles to finding friends all the time. Can he overcome these obstacles by thinking of steps he can take to achieve his ambitious target? 68 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference (A sample answer). AMBITIOUS TARGET: Puff Wants To Have Children Play With Him All The Time OBSTACLES: 1.The dragon cannot die 2.The children grow up 3.They stop visiting him when they grow up STEPS TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES 1.He must make a plan every five years 2.Invite their children to play with him 3.Have parties to invite more young people to visit him 4. He has a fierce roar 4.Use a soft roar to attract children Use fierce roar only in times of danger 5. Move to a place where he can be visited more easily 5.He lives in a cave 69 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. Q&A TOCICO 2010 Conference Any Questions 70 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. TOCICO 2010 Conference khawce@hotmail.com 71 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved. About Khaw Choon Ean TOCICO 2010 Conference 26 years as a teacher, curriculum planner and project manager in the Ministry of Education of Malaysia Trained as a trainer of trainers in Plymouth, England, and as a TOCFE facilitator by TOCFE, Inc. in Monterrey, Mexico. Currently the Honorary Chairperson, TOCICO TOC In Education (TOCE) TP Education Exam Committee and Program Director in Malaysia for TOC4ICD Presented on TOCFE in USA, UK, Mexico, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines and Korea as well as throughout Malaysia as TOCFE Director for Asia. Has had a distinguished career in education, training and sports and was awarded the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Women Of Achievement Diploma Award in 2004. Author of the book Thinking Smart : Applying The Theory Of Constraints In Developing Thinking Skills, novels, Nine Lives (2007) Magic Eyes (2010) and has many short-stories published since1980 at home and abroad. 72 © 2010 TOCICO. All rights reserved.