Michael Dunn and what makes TOK special in the IB

About this episode

Michael Dunn discusses the significance of Theory of Knowledge in the IB curriculum.

Send us Fan Mail Michael Dunn, known as the man behind Theoryofknowledge.net is our guest on this first episode of our 5th season. Michael grew the most popular TOK website on the internet, organically, from a wish to share what he was doing in his own classroom in Peru. It eventually became what it is today, a highly respected, and much used, resource for teachers around the world. You'll find teachers in all subjects using these materials to teach critical thinking no matter the age o...

People in this episode

Guest: Michael Dunn

Topics covered

• Theory of Knowledge
• education
• critical thinking

Keywords

• TOK
• IB
• education resources
• teachers

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Theoryofknowledge.net

Places: Peru

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