A collection of recommended TOK textbooks and teaching resources
to be used with the 2022 specifcation (first teaching August 2020).

Hodder Education

​TOK Student Coursebook in line with the 2022 specification.
​​By John Sprague and Carolyn P Henly.  

​A variety of teaching resources that are directly aligned with the Student Book.
​By Carolyn P Henly and John Sprague.
Theory of Knowledge for the IB Diploma: Skills for Success. Second edition
​​By John Sprague 
Oxford University Press

Theory of Knowledge Course Companion, 2020 Edition. 
By Marija Uzunova Dang and Arvin Singh Uzunov-Dang

Cambridge University Press

Theory of Knowledge for the IB Diploma, third edition. Course Guide with Digital Access

​By Wendy Heydorn, Susan Jesudason, Richard van de Lagemaat

Available from May 2020
Written by experienced authors and examiners, this third edition encourages students to explore ’What is knowledge? Why, and how do we learn?’. This print and digital course guide helps shape students into internationally minded citizens as they critically assess the world around them. Students will explore real-world examples and independently reflect on their knowledge, growing as knowers. A dedicated chapter focuses on building skills for assessment, so students will be fully prepared to excel in the essay and exhibition.

Theory of Knowledge for the IB Diploma Programme. Third Edition. Digital Course Guide.

By Wendy Heydorn, Susan Jesudason, Richard van de Lagemaat

Available from May 2020
Written by experienced authors and examiners, this third edition encourages students to explore ’What is knowledge? Why, and how do we learn?’. This Cambridge Elevate edition of the course guide helps shape students into internationally minded citizens as they critically assess the world around them. Students will explore real-world examples and independently reflect on their knowledge, growing as knowers. A dedicated chapter focuses on building skills for assessment, so students will be fully prepared to excel in the essay and exhibition.

Pearson

Pearson Baccalaureate Theory of Knowledge

By Sue Bastian, Julian Kitching and Ric Sims

"Support your learners as they explore Theory of Knowledge (ToK)
​in line with the new Guide for first teaching in September 2020."
Update regarding availability: This textbook should become available early August.
The e-book will also contain lesson plans and sample essays with commentaries.
For more information, click here.

  • Extremely experienced authoring team of examiners, curriculum reviewers and workshop leaders – Sue Bastian, Julian Kitching and Ric Sims. 
  • Provides full coverage of the 2020 curriculum Guide including the Core, Optional themes, and Areas of knowledge.
  • Structured to match the new knowledge framework. Examples of knowledge questions to help students recognise and decipher them. 
  • Support for the essay and the new exhibition assessment.
  • Illustrations by ToK teacher Gary Goodwin, to add interest and humour. 
  • eBook version contains inspiring lesson plans, particularly helpful for supporting newly qualified ToK teachers."

Theoryofknowledge.net

"Helping students around the world to think for themselves"

Textbookless TOK resources, lessons and workshops. 
by Michael Dunn

About theoryofknowledge.net

  • Theoryofknowledge.net has a huge amount of free content for TOK, such as notes, quotes, media sources, and assessment guidance.  
  • They offer memberships based on their Big Question framework, which offers a conceptual approach to the course. Members receive the premium version of their TOK newsletter, and have access to a host of other resources that will help you to create a great TOK experience for students and educators. 
  • Their 3-minute explainer videos offer approachable overviews of key aspects of TOK, such as the course structure, the essay, and the exhibition.

IBTROVE'S: IBDP THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE (TOK) TEACHER TOOLKIT

IDEAS ROADSHOW IBDP PORTAL
Connecting the IB Diploma Programme with the World of Research

"Ideas Roadshow’s IBDP Portal offers a strong pedagogical framework where TOK is the backbone of interdisciplinarity throughout all resources. This award-winning digital platform includes an extensive collection of TOK video resources with accompanying worksheets/mini lesson plans which uniquely connect fundamental TOK concepts to the front lines of research in ready-to-use formats for both new and experienced teachers and for students. All resources are directly linked to a specific area of the curriculum, making lesson planning very straightforward while the videos are invaluable in helping students to conceptualize TOK ideas within a real-world context. Ideas Roadshow's IBDP Portal provides students with an ideal on-line environment in which to conduct their research as they ponder knowledge questions, plan their exhibitions, and write their essays."
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