Education
In this episode we talk to Wendy Heydorn and Susan Jesudason who have recently revised their TOK texts pubished by Cambridge University Press. They give us a great tour of the newly revised TOK curriculum which could serve as a primer for anyone returning to the classroom this fall to teach the new TOK course with first exams in the Spring of 2022. They also share a tour of their books including the TOK Course Guide, Decoding the TOK, and the Digital teacher resources set in case you want get copies for your school. Look for lots of links to these resources in the podcast notes.For those in the US don’t forget about that discount code which is POD25 for your first order with them. Just mention it in email correspondence when you place your first order in the US.Link to the Course GuideLink to Decoding TOKLink to the Teacher ResourcesLink to the IB website with a summary of the specificationhttps://www.ibo.org/globalassets/publications/recognition/core-tok-2022-en.pdfTOK bite video clips:https://www.cambridge.org/us/education/blog/2020/10/05/tok-bite-video-1-whats-new-ib-syllabus-and-support-available/https://www.cambridge.org/SO/education/blog/2020/10/05/tok-bite-video-2-teaching-new-core-theme-knowledge-and-knower/https://www.cambridge.org/bs/education/blog/2020/10/05/ok-bite-video-3-part-1-how-make-tok-relevant-learners/https://www.cambridge.org/us/education/blog/2020/10/05/how-make-tok-relevant-students-technology-reflection-and-extended-essay/https://oxplore.org/Wendy: @theoryknowledge https://theoryofknowledgestudent.com (slightly out of date but lots of resources)IB Matters links:IB Matters websiteIBMatters Facebook page