We should all be drawing on TOK – but not because we’re told to, but because the course offers both students and teachers the chance to link learning to the real-world, encounter amazing ideas and thinkers, and develop skills in authentic critical thinking.
But we understand that the pressures of time may lead you to view this obligation as an onerous one. So here’s our DP Integration Tool, allowing you to effortlessly link your subject to TOK, explore real-world events and issues, and inspire your students.
Access the DP integration padlets
The DP Integration Tool consists of 25 padlets, one for every DP course, each one offering a range of TOK mini-lessons based on the latest events and issues, accessible information about the TOK course, and guidance on how to link it to the components of your curriculum.
At the heart of what we do is the encouragement of authentic critical thinking (ACT). This helps learners identify and challenge – rather than confirm – their biases and assumptions. It provides us with a continuum of thinking, running from primary all the way through to the DP.
ACT & TOK pathways
Placing ACT at the heart of what we do creates a learning pathway moving from our middle years resources through to either the TOK course, our senior ACT resources, or our dedicated materials for students following A-Levels, the AP, or other non-IB programmes.
Our resources can be plugged into any timetable – as full-length courses, (including our new dedicated course for American Diploma students), short mini-lessons in PSE classes, kickstarters for EPQ or HPQ slots, or critical media studies in optional enrichment sessions.
Join us to gain access to the integration resources
Check out the first integration padlet for anthropology below to gain an idea of how effective the resource is. To access the resources for the other 24 DP subjects, become a faculty member of the site here.
Watch our integration webinars
Our series of webinars offer tips and strategies on how to integrate TOK with the different Diploma Programme groups. You can access the Group 1 webinar by clicking on the video, and access the videos for the other Groups via this YouTube playlist.
Each video provides you with a link to the event presentation, and our responses to FAQs asked by attendees. Check out our other recorded webinars, and news about upcoming TOK events, via this page.
Workshops to help you escape your echo chamber!
Our online and in-person workshops are practical, honest, and jargon-free. They help teachers and students of all levels develop their authentic critical thinking, and become more nuanced and objective navigators of the world.
Browse our professional development and student training options here, or drop us a line at [email protected] to find out more, and discuss how we can help you.