TOK I (Class of 2023)

  Aims & Objectives Key Questions How does the history of knowledge continue to affect us? How is it possible to know things about a past that is mostly lost to us? Agenda: Mindful Monday Calendar Time Highs & Lows History of Western Thought Extension Sharetime

Aims & Objectives to encourage students to reflect on the central question, “How do we know that?”, and to recognize the value of asking that question to encourage students to be more aware of their own perspectives and to reflect critically on their own beliefs and assumptions identify and explore links between knowledge questions and the world around us Key Questions Where does knowledge come from? (Scope) How do we acquire knowledge? (Methods & Tools) Agenda The Roots of Western Knowledge:  The School of Athens School of Athens Extension Activity Ongoing Concerns CAS blog due Sunday IB TShirt Orders by Friday Homecoming Kickoff: Sunday, 9/26, 5:30-7:30pm

  Aims & Objectives to encourage students to reflect on the central question, “How do we know that?”, and to recognize the value of asking that question to encourage students to be more aware of their own perspectives and to reflect critically on their own beliefs and assumptions identify and explore links between knowledge questions and the world around us Key Questions What criteria can we use to distinguish between knowledge, belief and opinion? (Scope) Are there situations where “knowing how” is more important than “knowing that”? (Scope) What constitutes a “good reason” for us to accept a claim? (Methods & Tools) Are intuition, evidence, reasoning, consensus and authority all equally convincing methods of justification? (Methods & Tools) Agenda Personal Hermeneutics discussion Activity: Know vs. Believe Ongoing Concerns CAS Blog due Sunday Order T-Shirts THIS WEEK Homecoming Kickoff: Sunday, 9/26, 5:30-7:30pm

  Agenda: Personal Hermeneutics Workshop Complete your Circles of context map Compose your Learner Philosophy

  Standards: A2: develop an awareness of how individuals and communities construct knowledge and how this is critically examined O4: understand the roles played by ways of knowing in the construction of shared and personal knowledge Essential Questions: Where does knowledge come from? Agenda: Learning: the Values Continuum Circles of Context Homework: Continue work on Learning Philosophy (Due Sunday: just submit your URL on Classroom when you have set up your blog).