{"id":849,"date":"2025-03-07T13:07:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T12:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/?p=849"},"modified":"2025-03-07T13:11:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T12:11:41","slug":"tok-together-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/tok-together-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TOK Together: Tapping into Teacher Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/international-school-of-the-hague\/\">International School of The Hague<\/a> (ISH) and ISH Academy were proud to host a highly productive and engaging &#8220;ToK Together&#8221; workshop this past Wednesday, March 5th, bringing together dozens of Theory of Knowledge (TOK) teachers from International Schools across the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0008-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0008-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0008-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0008-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0008-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0008-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0008-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From noon to 5:00 PM, educators gathered at ISH to delve into the intricacies of the TOK curriculum, focusing on key areas such as the Exhibition and the Essay. The workshop, a follow-up to the successful 2018 DISS TOK Conference and subsequent online sessions, aimed to reconnect educators in person and foster a collaborative learning environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0026-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0026-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0026-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0026-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0026-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0026-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0026-1-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;ToK Together&#8221; workshop specifically addressed effective strategies for guiding students through the Internal Assessment (IA), including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Selecting meaningful objects for the Exhibition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crafting compelling commentaries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establishing robust connections between the Exhibition, chosen prompts, and real-world contexts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants engaged in dynamic discussions, shared practical tips, and explored innovative approaches to supporting students in achieving their best in TOK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0003-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0003-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0003-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0003-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0003-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0003-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSCF0003-1-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop, offered free of charge, underscored ISH&#8217;s commitment to supporting the professional development of educators and fostering a strong community of TOK teachers in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISH Academy extends its gratitude to all the educators who participated in the workshop and contributed to its success, to ISH TOK Coordinator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAC7ufH8B-euNX1dfKP_QervxyWvSH9J6SoM\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/barbara-van-vugt-bouwman-62783819b\/\">Barbara van Vugt-Bouwman<\/a> for organizing and planning the event, and to DP\/CP Coordinator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAAFCOdMBNjN7kSq5bChvP27gbB3J5MWj4hg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/almatrumic\/\">Alma Trumic-Damjanovic, PhD<\/a> for her support of this and other IB-related events here at ISH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International School of The Hague (ISH) and ISH Academy were proud to host a highly productive and engaging &#8220;ToK Together&#8221; workshop this past Wednesday, March 5th, bringing together dozens of Theory of Knowledge (TOK) teachers from International Schools across the Netherlands. From noon to 5:00 PM, educators gathered at ISH to delve into the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/tok-together-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">TOK Together: Tapping into Teacher Talent<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-connected","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=849"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":864,"href":"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849\/revisions\/864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ish.academy\/inform\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}