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Education in 2021 – A Brave New World for Schools?

The virus is still impacting students’ learning around the world. How will education emerge after the pandemic’s threat recedes? How has the enforced use of digital learning influenced teaching and learning in the future?

Launching Language B at Kognity

It goes without saying that 2020 has been challenging. Yet, amid all the challenges, it has also been one of the most...

IBDP: How to Facilitate the Extended Essay

This blog post is a sample of John Canning's free guide to the Extended Essay, and how you can guide your students...

Deconstructing Changes in the IGCSE Science Syllabus

It is easy to think, at first glance, that the new Cambridge IGCSE Science syllabus for Biology, Chemistry and Physics...

Making Sense of the New IBDP Economics Guide

If you are an IBDP Economics teacher looking for extra support with the new syllabus, we would like to invite...

Behavioural Economics in the New IB Economics Curriculum

Behavioural economics is the field of study involving an understanding of how the human mind works to make decisions. Many teachers are thrilled to see it forming part of the new IB Econ syllabus.

2020: The Year Teachers Are Valued

There is no doubt that 2020 is a year that none of us will forget. We are experiencing for the first time in a hundred...

Sustainable Development – What Does it Mean for Schools?

Why is now the time to consider sustainable development in schools? In many countries throughout the world governments...

Theory of Knowledge: Choosing an Object – Q&A

Choosing Objects for the TOK Exhibition Thank you for tuning into our webinar series about the new TOK syllabus! This...

Theory of Knowledge: The New Exhibition – Q&A

We hope you learned a lot from our webinars, and that they helped you feel more prepared. Our host, David Spooner, has answered all your questions from the Q&A session which you can find below, organised by theme.

New to Teaching TOK? Here’s Some Advice

Whether we are new to teaching altogether or are experienced teachers, having to familiarise ourselves with a new curriculum is something we normally take in our stride.
The IB Diploma Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course, however, seems to make us all believe that we know nothing about anything.
Here is the big secret: