Supervising your DP Theory of knowledge essay

  • PD Topic area: DP
  • Language: English
  • Level: Cat 3
During this resource, you will have the opportunity to consider the TOK essay which is the external assessment component and is thus marked by TOK examiners.

It is important to remember that the essay is a formal, sustained piece of writing responding to one of the six titles prescribed by the IB for each examination session and is worth two-thirds of the marks.

You will have an opportunity to explore and understand the:

  • principles behind assessment in TOK
  • assessment instrument 
  • application of the assessment instrument
  • examiner preparation notes
  • subject report.

Workshops

Workshop name PD Topic area â–² Language Level
Supervising your DP Theory of knowledge essay DP English Cat 3

  • General information

    • Some of the main benefits educators can gain from self-paced modules include: 

      • Accessing professional development from the comfort of their homes – no need to incur travel or accommodation costs. 
      • Self-paced module can be completed and revisited repeatedly for six months from date of purchase. 
      • Self-paced module topics can be hyper-focused and cover topics not normally featured in typical IB professional development workshops and events. 

      The self-paced modules do not count towards authorisation or evaluation. However, they are an excellent opportunity to build and enhance professional development portfolios.

       

      Category

      IB self-paced modules are category 3, building on and enhancing professional development portfolios. 

       

      Price

      The introductory price is 125 USD.

       

      Cancellation Policy.

      Once registered, cancellations are not permitted for the self-paced modules.

       

      Self-paced Module Completion Requirements

      • Participants should plan to spend five hours of active online participation and learning to complete each self-paced module. 
      • Participants will receive access to their self-paced module within 24 hours of registration and have six months from the date of registration to finish all the learning engagements. 
      • Self-paced modules are fully online and asynchronous with no facilitator, so participants can complete the module at their own pace. 
      • Access to the content on each self-paced module is available for six months from date of purchase. 
      • Once participants complete all the learning engagements, they will be able download the completion certificate.