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A mini-lesson based on a Big Think interview with Claire Dederer, which discusses the age-old question of art vs. artist, and why the goalposts have moved in the online age.

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AN AESTHETICO- ETHICAL DANCE | TOK mini-lesson

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A mini-lesson based on a Big Think interview with Robert MacFarlane, in which he discusses how language and perception shape our relationship with the natural world.

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THE LANGUAGE OF CONNECTION | TOK mini-lesson

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A mini-lesson based on a Big Think video with David Eagleman, in which he argues that the first step in understanding the world is understanding the way your brain works.

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INGROUPS AND OUTGROUPS | TOK mini-lesson

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A mini-lesson based on a long Guardian photo-essay, which discusses 28 images from the last 150 years that have fooled people “for political power, image control - or just for fun”.

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A mini-lesson based on a Conversation article, exploring how people project their political views onto fictional heroes and villains, according to which side of the spectrum they belong to.

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This padlet will help you bring TOK into your classroom, link your subject to the latest real-world events and issues, introduce students to amazing thinkers, and invite them to challenge their assumptions and biases and become authentic critical thinkers.

We add new mini-lessons every single month, so keep referring back to ensure you're using the latest materials!

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A mini-lesson based on an Independent article, looking at the life of painter Jack Vettriano, who was loved by ordinary people, but despised by the critics.

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A mini-lesson based on a Conversation article, which explores the challenge of ensuring that scientific knowledge is both open and protected from those who may seek to appropriate it.

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THE FREE FLOW OF IDEAS | TOK mini-lesson

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A mini-lesson based on a Times of Israel article, discussing how survivors of Auschwitz are disappearing, and why this means new ways of remembering the events of the Holocaust are required.

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What is theory of knowledge? | TOK explainer videos

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THE TOK COURSE STRUCTURE & 12 KEY CONCEPTS 

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THE TOK COURSE STRUCTURE & 12 KEY CONCEPTS 

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TOK is structured into areas of knowledge (AOKs), and the core and optional themes. These elements of TOK can be visualized via the diagram above.

TOK also considers 12 key concepts, which are listed below. These can be used to generate discussions and debates, and help students to articulate their thinking effectively. You'll find more information about these here.

Certainty | Culture | Evidence | Explanation | Interpretation | Justification | Objectivity | Perspective | Power | Responsibility | Truth | Values

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Linking DP History & TOK | TOK integration

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A mini-lesson based on an ABC News article, exploring the decision by Mark Zuckerberg to remove fact-checking from Facebook, and permit more (according to your perspective) free/hate speech.

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FREE SPEECH IN SILICON VALLEY | TOK mini-lesson

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A mini-lesson based on the words of the year, chosen by Cambridge, Oxford, Dictionary.com, Collins, Macquarie and other dictionary organizations.

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WORD OF THE YEAR, 2024 | TOK mini-lesson

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A mini-lesson based on a Quanta article, in which mathematician David Bessis explains that we misunderstand the nature of this area of knowledge, and are much more capable of understanding it.

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WE ALL NEED MATHEMATICS | TOK mini-lesson

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A mini-lesson based on an Independent article, reporting on the sentencing of a ‘slap and stretch’ healer, who persuaded a follower to stop taking insulin, which was essential for treating her diabetes.

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SLAP & STRETCH HEALING | TOK mini-lesson

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A mini-lesson based on a Art Newspaper article, looking at the way a Swiss auction house is now using AI-tools to authenticate works of art going on sale, rather than rely on human experts.

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A mini-lesson based on a Guardian article, investigating IVF company Heliospect, which suggests it can offer couples children that are six IQ points smarter than they would be via natural conception.

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SIX IQ POINTS SMARTER? | TOK mini-lesson

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A mini-lesson based on a Channel 4 video interview with James Johnson, who, unlike so many other pollsters, correctly predicted the outcome of the latest US presidential election.

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GOING BEYOND THE PARADIGMS | TOK mini-lesson

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A mini-lesson based on a Financial Times article, looking at how - contrary to popular wisdom - AI bots can successfully challenge people’s unevidenced beliefs about the world.

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A mini-lesson based on an Atlantic article, which unpacks Tucker Carlson’s interview with Darryl Cooper, in which he discussed who was responsible for World War II.

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A mini-lesson based on a Knowable article, looking at the work of political pollsters, and assessing the extent to which we can trust their predictions.

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A mini-lesson based on a A Big Think article, which explores whether it will ever be possible for ChatGPT to write a truly great work of literature.

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TRUE WORKS OF LITERATURE | TOK mini-lesson

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A mini-lesson based on an Al Jazeera report on Trinidad and Tobago’s decision to redraw their coat of arms, removing Columbus’s three ships.

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A mini-lesson based on a New Scientist article, exploring Elle MacPherson’s decision to follow her own wellness plan to combat breast cancer.

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HEART-LED HOLISTIC HEALTH | TOK mini-lesson

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A mini-lesson based on an FT article, analysing why people get involved in social disorder, focusing on the riots currently going on in Britain.

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RIFFRAFF VS. RATIONAL ACTS | TOK mini-lesson

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A mini-lesson based on a Guardian article, looking at different mathematical models to measure success at the Paris Olympic Games.

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A MEANINGFUL MEDAL COUNT | TOK mini-lesson

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A mini-lesson based on a Conversation article, looking at the way science fiction and technological innovation exist within the ‘sci-fi feedback loop’.

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THE SCI-FI FEEDBACK LOOP | TOK mini-lesson

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A mini-lesson based on a Salon interview with Jamil Zaki, who has written a book advocating an approach to knowing about the world removed from cynicism.

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BECOMING A HOPEFUL SCEPTIC | TOK mini-lesson