Tools to activate thinking (TOC) and their role in preparing a child for life and school Cover Image

Narzędzia aktywizujące myślenie (TOC) w przygotowaniu dziecka do życia i szkoły
Tools to activate thinking (TOC) and their role in preparing a child for life and school

Author(s): Barbara Somerla
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, School education
Published by: Wydawnictwo LIBRON
Keywords: Theory of Constraints (TOC) Programme; TOC for Education (TOCfE ); TOC tools; educational innovation; pre-school education

Summary/Abstract: In the introductory section the author discusses the latest challenges preschool education faces nowadays. The author of the article emphasizes the importance of applying the TOC tools in the early childhood education as preparing the child for the role of being a pupil at school. The main body of the article outlines the theoretical assumptions behind the TOC Programme (Theory of Constraints). The author focuses on the presentation of the TOC tools: the Logical Branch, the Cloud, the Ambitious Target Tree. Each of these tools is characterized with a focus on the expected results in the process of education of young children. With an emphasis on the educational value of the TOC tools in early childhood education the author seeks to share her professional experience as a teacher and a coach.

  • Issue Year: 6/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 185-196
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English