Retreat - Lesson #1 - Introduction to Theory of Knowledge (SB) (Have slideshow running Even a Brick Wants to be Something) 1.

. Presentation: Introduction to TOK. (Intro to TOK ppt1) Presentation of what ToK is and how it relates to the rest of the IB diploma programme. Focus on the Learner Profile. Show how it is assessed (both externally and internally). Refer to official documents in the booklet. 2. T-puzzle exercise: (this is a metaphor for the importance of communication and appropriate behaviour in TOK).

Retreat - Lesson #2 - Introduction to Theory of Knowledge (MR) 3. Read "Top Hat" from Sophie's World with the class and discuss the accompanying questions.

Retreat - Lesson #3 What You Know and How You Know It (SB) 1. Exercise on what you know and how you know it: Slideshow presentation of the Ways of Knowing with short explanation. (ToK Introduction ppt2). All the parts of this course radiate out from the central question: What is knowledge? (Knowers and Knowing ppt3) Individual, small group and class. Write down 5 things that you KNOW (3 minutes). In pairs, look at the two different lists. Are there any common points? Which ones can you agree on? (5 minutes) Into small groups, look at all the lists. Come up with a definitive list of five things that the group agrees that they KNOW (10 minutes) Each group to present their list to the class, with an explanation of HOW they know what they know. 2. List of options on PowerPoint how would you KNOW any of these things? What WOK would you need to use? 3. (If time) Read "The Mouse Who Ate the Cheese" and answer/discuss the accompanying questions. (could be used for Plenary if necessary)

Retreat - Lesson #4 What is Knowledge? 1. Justification how do we justify claims to knowledge? (SB) Is belief enough to claim knowledge? Justification through the Ways of Knowing (Show Knowledge ppt4) Perception v telepathy (example of psychic asks you to think of an animal and correctly says zebra. Is this telepathy, or simply a lucky guess? Levels of knowledge to what extent do you KNOW something?

2. The Role of Judgement (On ppt) Gullibility and scepticism p12-13 Lagemaat. 3. Reasonable Knowledge What do we need in order to determine if a knowledge claim is reasonable? (Evidence and coherence p14-15.) Evidence Little green people living on Mars challenge them to support this belief they say you cant prove there arent no positive evidence. Not being able to prove something isnt true does not show that it is true argument ad ignorantium. (which of the choices on ppt is an example of this?) Coherence does it fit in with our current understanding of things? Brings us on to BELIEF. 3. Belief: How might certain beliefs affect your behaviour? Slideshow and discussion. Sheet on the Two Knowers. Changing Your Mind exercise. (MR)

Retreat - Lesson #5 Introduction to Perception (MR) 1. Walking tour. 2. Sensory Perception Worksheet (p21 Dombrowski) 3. Discussion on senses 1) If you had to sacrifice one of your senses, which would it be and why? (Humans are visually oriented creatures vision often identified with knowledge: I see what you mean. Having insight.) 2) If you had to make the decision between touch, sight and hearing, which of these senses would you choose to do without? What is your rationale for your choice? How would your

choice limit you in life? Do this individually first, then groups of four to discuss the results. Do straw poll on which senses were chosen. (Smell is often the one sacrificed. Least vocabulary smells good/smells bad/smells like yet we can identify over ten thousand odours and it is the sense with a more direct route to our brain than any other. Most evocative for memory and perfume industry is worth millions of pounds a year. 4. Discussion is perception a more important source of knowledge is some subjects than in others? Are there any areas of knowledge in which it plays no role?

Retreat - Lesson #6 Limits of Perception (SB) 1. Is Seeing Really Believing? - Optical Illusions (workbook p56). Working in pairs, using the optical illusion worksheets. Can one of you see what the other cannot? (ppt 5) Watch the video on the spinning dancer to see who can see it left/right. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA1X87FsUJ0&feature=related test. Right brain thinkers (clockwise) are supposedly more creative and see the bigger picture. Left brain thinkers (anti-clockwise) are supposedly more scientific and analytical. BUT can you make her go BOTH ways? 2. The Memory Tray Twenty items on a covered tray. Two minutes to memorise, then two minutes to write as many down as you can remember. 3. Eyewitness testimony and its limitations. 3. Faces Without Meaning: Read the article (p 64 workbook) and discuss questions in groups of four. Report back to the class for full class discussion.

Retreat - Lesson #7 Sense Perception (MB) 1. Sense Perception Games. 2. Articles on Perception: Group work on articles on the five senses seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching. Each group will be responsible for sharing

their information with the rest of the class in a skit (or skits). Presentations should be lively, dramatic and informative.

Retreat - Lesson 8 PLENARY The students are divided into their two groups and taken off to classrooms. Discussion on what they have learned today and how this might be useful for the IB course as a whole.