In a couple of my earlier posts, I explored the act of analyzing and evaluating. Both skills are important higher order thinking skills...

In an earlier post, I wrote about analytical skills, and the process of analyzing something. Throughout one’s academic career, as well as...

One of the most common pieces of feedback students receive about their work is that it requires more analysis. As a teacher, I often tell...

In history, we often talk about primary and secondary sources. But what exactly are they, and what is the difference between them?...

PEEL paragraphs! A simple yet very effective hack to write fantastic paragraphs. The PEEL paragraph method is a way to help you organize...

All TOK essay titles are broad and open ended. They can be approached from many different perspectives. Because of this, it may be...

If you are an IB student in the final year of the diploma program, you are probably starting to think about the TOK essay. And if you are...

When I was an IBDP student, I remember enjoying Theory of Knowledge. I always looked forward to TOK class because it was a bit of an...

Theory of Knowledge is an integral part of the IB Diploma Program. TOK essentially is a course that looks at how we know what we know. It...

“What exactly is geography?” I get asked that question a lot by prospective students and their parents. It is a fair question, as there...

I have a special relationship with the International Baccalaureate. As an IB student, an IB teacher and an IB educator! I earned the...