Configuring and enabling TOK worksheets

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Add the TOK Exhibition and TOK Essay templates in Settings > IB Diploma > Project-based Learning, then tick them under Templates in Edit Year Group Settings. Enable Theory of Knowledge as a subject and create a TOK class so students can be added.

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Configuring and enabling TOK worksheets

For DP coordinators setting up the TOK Exhibition and TOK Essay worksheets for a year group.

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Add and customise the TOK templates Settings > IB Diploma > Project-based Learning
Turn on TOK for a year group Year Groups > Edit Year Group Settings
Enable TOK as a subject and create a class Settings > IB Diploma > Subjects, then Classes
Find your way around a student's TOK workspace Year Group > TOK Essay or TOK Exhibition

Add and customise the TOK templates

  1. Go to Settings > IB Diploma > Project-based Learning and select Pre-built Templates.

    Screenshot: Project-based Learning page in IB Diploma settings with the pre-built templates
  2. Add the TOK Exhibition or TOK Essay template.

  3. Open the template to customise its Overview, Framework, Rubric, Forms and Terminology.

    Screenshot: Editing the TOK Essay template in Project-based Learning

Avoid deleting sections from the pre-built TOK templates. Removing them can leave out components the IB requires.

Turn on TOK for a year group

  1. Open the year group and select Edit Year Group Settings.

    Screenshot: DP 1 year group overview with Edit Year Group Settings
  2. Under Templates, tick TOK Exhibition and TOK Essay, then save your changes.

    Screenshot: Templates section of Edit Year Group Settings with the TOK templates ticked

Enable TOK as a subject and create a class

  1. In Settings > IB Diploma > Subjects, enable Theory of Knowledge.

    Screenshot: IB Diploma Subjects settings with Theory of Knowledge enabled
  2. Go to Classes > Add Class. Choose the IB Diploma programme and the Theory of Knowledge subject.

    Screenshot: Adding a class with the Theory of Knowledge subject
  3. Assign the academic terms and add students to the class.

Find your way around a student's TOK workspace

Open the year group, select TOK Essay or TOK Exhibition, then select a student from the roster.

Section What you can do
Progress View and update the student's overall progress from the list.
Prescribed Title or IA Prompt Check the current TOK Essay title or Exhibition prompt, or switch to another. Titles and prompts are updated each year.
Deadlines & To-dos See all TOK deadlines. Create new ones with Add Deadline on the TOK roster, then assign To-dos.
Documents Upload and open TOK files, including submissions to deadlines.
Notes & Interviews Add notes, log meetings and message the student.
Screenshot: Student TOK workspace with progress, title, deadlines, documents and notes

Encourage students to use the workspace for ongoing reflection.

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