Things shared by Ms Evelyn Adornado when she visited WVCST on February 2010:
1. You did not teach if ur student did not learn
2. We model the values we believe in
3. Do u feel safe in the place u are in? for speakers. state it is so
4. Spice up your life with work outside your regular job
5. Every five years, begin something different
6. Feel what you are learning
7. Be a mentor rather than a teacher. mentor is teacher plus (caring, understanding)
8. delay gratification
9. always explain the objectives of the lesson before u start
10. attention span is 10-15 minutes
11. present a concept in 6 different ways to ensure mastery
12. seminar is andragogy - immediacy of action, immediate use
13. basic education is pedagogy - use for the future
14. during lectures, ask participants to demonstrate using actions what they have learned from the concept.
15. look up Design for Effective Instruction by Dick and Raiser

We are taking effort to beat the October 29 deadline relative to our transition from ISO9001:2000 to ISO9001:2008. The last of the required documents were sent through courier this afternoon; I also emailed electronic copies of the document a while ago. Are our efforts worth it? I would like to think so. Of course I would like to think that the times we spent cause mapping added to the inherent talents of the PSTDs. :-).

I'm doing an Environmental Impact Study for a district hospital and found the following document helpful in describing the EIA Methodology: http://apps.adwea.ae/en/research/pdf/Annexes/Annex2/2A.pdf. There are other sites that are equally helpful but will post them later.

Most organizations that want to start on productivity improvement will fare well with implementing 5S. What is 5S? 5S is a productivity tool based on five Japanese words:

1. seiri (sort)

2. seiton (systematize)

3. seiso (sweep or clean)

4. seiketsu (standardize)

5. shitsuke (self-discipline)

The first three S' are action words while the last two are concepts that must be internalized to sustain the 5S culture.