365 Theory of Knowledge class activities
shared freely in a spirit of collegiality!
Welcome to TOKresource.org
Beginning and experienced IB Theory of Knowledge teachers are invited to appropriate, borrow directly, or adapt freely any of this tried and trusted TOK content.
TOKresource.org is a non-commercial resource for TOK teachers around the world. There is no paywall, ads, or clickbait. Nor does the site provide any quick-fix assessment help for students. Instead, the focus is on the essential recurring challenge for every TOK teacher—when it’s time for class, what are my students actually going to do?*
Andrew Brown
andrewleabrown@gmail.com
Updated: July 6, 2026
SITE MENU
TOK Curriculum
Knowledge Questions
TOK in the age of AI
Starting TOK
Core Theme—Knowledge and the Knower
Optional Themes
Areas of Knowledge
12 TOK Concepts
TOK Exhibition and Essay
Who wants to know?
Critical limitations of the site
This website does one thing well. It shares lesson plans and ideas from the perspective of an experienced, individual classroom teacher. TOKresource.org aligns with copyrighted IBO materials—but stops short of addressing specific Essay titles. Strategies proposed for both the Exhibition and the TOK Essay will serve any prompt.
The official IB Diploma Programme Resource Centre is the one and only foundational reference point for all TOK teachers. The Theory of Knowledge Guide (first assessment 2022) together with teacher support and assessment materials are downloadable after login. IB approved workshops (offered at three levels according to experience) should be the very next priority for both novice and veteran TOK teachers.
“*Yes, that’s all good... but what are your students actually going to do? ”
Human infant spoon fed by an AI drone in Plato’s Cave (2024)—Oil painting by the author.
Andrew Brown standing in solidarity with Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller (18th century ink drawing by Gao Qipei) at the U.C. Berkeley Art Museum.
About the author
The author of this website is an embodied, culturally-embedded, techno-augmented, smart ape!
Andrew is a Brit/US citizen based in Oakland, California. He is a seasoned international educator, serving as High School Principal, IB Coordinator and Head of Science. He taught TOK, Biology and ESS in London, Málaga, São Paulo and San Francisco.
He has a BSc in Zoology from the University of Leeds and an MA in Education and Philosophy from the University of San Francisco.
He is also a figurative artist.
Banner animation: Metamorphosing giant oil paintings by the author