Themes as a trap: TOK essay is based on areas of knowledge

Alexey PopovAreas of Knowledge, Assessment, Curriculum

This is the forth in a series of blog posts entitled “Traps and loopholes in the new TOK syllabus”. You can access the full list of blog posts in the series here.  Earlier I explored traps and opportunities linked to the “compulsory” knowledge framework in the new TOK spec. Now it’s time to switch over to another key addition in …

Download FREE Teacher Support Pack for TOK lessons

Travis DixonTeaching Ideas

This Teacher Support Pack is designed to assist you in the teaching of Unit 3, Bias in Personal Knowledge. AND IT’S FREE! All of our TSPs come with everything you need to teach the unit: Unit plan and lesson plans A student workbook where they take notes, write answers and do activities. The teacher’s version of the same workbook, with suggested …

Download FREE eBook

Travis DixonCurriculum

Alexey Popov and the ThemEd team have been working hard on our new TOK textbook, “TOK: A Student’s Guide.” The entire third chapter, “Bias in Personal Knowledge” is now available for free on our website.  DOWNLOAD FREE eBOOK HERE! Like all themantic materials, this eBook chapter “Bias in Personal Knowledge” from our new TOK textbook is based on addressing real world …

Compulsory knowledge framework as an opportunity: use key concepts and tick all the boxes

Alexey PopovKnowledge Framework, Teaching Ideas

Read more: Compulsory knowledge framework as a trap: distribution of lesson time Compulsory knowledge framework as a trap: artificial boundaries This is the third in a series of blog posts entitled “Traps and loopholes in the new TOK syllabus”. You can access the full list of blog posts in the series here. Earlier I explored two potential traps in the …

Compulsory knowledge framework as a trap: distribution of lesson time

Alexey PopovCurriculum, Knowledge Framework

It is a requirement of the new syllabus that every unit in the course (such as the themes and the areas of knowledge) should include knowledge questions from each of the four elements of the knowledge framework (Scope, Methods and Tools, Perspectives, Ethics). Earlier I wrote about one thing that could potentially go wrong here – the danger of artificial …

Compulsory knowledge framework as a trap: artificial boundaries

Alexey PopovCurriculum, Knowledge Framework, Knowledge Questions

Want to know what traps and pitfalls to look out for in the new TOK syllabus? In this post, I’ll show you what to look out for with the new “compulsory” elements of the knowledge framework. Read More: For an overview of the new TOK spec, see The new TOK syllabus at a glance. This is the first in a …

Traps and loopholes in the new TOK syllabus

Alexey PopovCurriculum

This is the first in a series of blog posts that explores the aspects of the new IB TOK syllabus that are most crucial for your planning of the course. These will be pragmatic posts (no lofty pedagogy). They will focus on the stuff in the new Guide that is written between the lines. Read More: For an overview of …

New TOK Textbook: List of Lessons

Travis DixonCurriculum

In this post we’ve outlined the entire TOK book (and course) (available here) with a complete list of lessons.  Read More: The new TOK syllabus at a glance How to Download the New TOK Guide List of Lessons Download as a PDF   Introduction Lesson 1. What is TOK? Lesson 2. Elements of TOK Lesson 3. Knowledge framework   Unit …

The new TOK syllabus at a glance

Alexey PopovCurriculum

The TOK syllabus has changed. It is time to download the new IB TOK Guide (first assessment 2022) and study it thoroughly. However, in this blog post I provide a quick overview of the things that changed.  Read More: How to Download the New TOK Guide If you are already teaching the course, you will be wondering “What changed?” Here …

How to Download the New TOK Guide

Travis DixonUncategorized

The new TOK guide has been published. If you’re teaching TOK for the first assessments in May 2022, you will need to download this guide. Here’s how to do it.  Step One: Log in to MyIB (Here) Step Two: Click on the programme resource center icon Step Three: Click “View all DP resources –> “ Step Four: Scroll down until …