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The TOK updates with Cambridge University Press authors Wendy Heydorn and Susan Jesudason

August 09, 2021 Jon Peterson / Wendy Heydorn / Susan Jesudason Season 2 Episode 24
IB Matters
The TOK updates with Cambridge University Press authors Wendy Heydorn and Susan Jesudason
Show Notes

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 Guide

Link to Decoding TOK

Link to the Teacher Resources

Link to the IB website with a summary of the specification

https://www.ibo.org/globalassets/publications/recognition/core-tok-2022-en.pdf

TOK 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 

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