Sample real-world resources
Our real world resources invite teachers and learners to apply TOK to the real-world, and use the concepts, ideas, and aspects of the course to make sense of what’s going on around the globe.
Download a selection of free samples of these resources via the links below. As with the TOK lessons, these resources are provided to Faculty Members of the site.
Sample real-world resources
EXPLORING TOK PADLETS (FACULTY MEMBERS ONLY)
The Exploring TOK padlets provide you with the very latest media stories related to the themes and AOKS, suggests unpacking questions and activities, and picks out key terms that students can use to anchor their understanding of the source. Check out the resource and download samples here.
INVESTIGATING ISSUES PADLETS (FACULTY MEMBERS ONLY)
Investigating Issues offers you a completely new way to plan and teach TOK, integrate it with the rest of the DP, and support students as they search for real-life situations to support their essays and exhibition commentaries. Find out more here.
KNOWLEDGE HEROES (FACULTY AND LIMITED ACCESS MEMBERS)
Knowledge Heroes allows you to draw on the ideas of 103 of the most influential thinkers from the past and present. There’s a brief bio for each one, a key quote, and guidance on linking their ideas to TOK. Find out more and download a sample version here.
TOK via TED (FACULTY AND LIMITED ACCESS MEMBERS)
You can use TOK via TED to improve your students’ understanding of TOK concepts during the course, to help them deepen their knowledge of the optional themes when they are designing their exhibition, or to give them access to thinkers and ideas that might help them answer their prescribed essay title. Find out more here.