Using curiosity and wonder to engage learners

The world is full of wonderful and curious things. This session will show you how and why you should use them to cultivate curiosity and promote learning in your school. It will also give you an introduction to the neuroscience that lies behind curiosity and wonder.

In this upbeat and thought-provoking session, you will be introduced to a variety of items of curiosity and wonder and shown how you can use them to engage your learners. It will also explore on a simplistic level the changes they cause in the brain.

The session will:

Alert you to the importance of engagement in learning
Demonstrate a range of easy to obtain items of Wonder
Suggest ways that Wonder, and curiosity can be used in a lesson
Outline ways a school can embrace wonder and curiosity in their day-to-day life
Explain learning using simplified neuroscience

Suitable for: Anyone who works with young people of any age. Wonder traverses all ages and barriers.

(This session will be recorded and available for 14 days. If you are unable to attend at this time, sign up to receive the recording link. This will be sent the day after the webinar.)

Provider

Dave Harris

Managing Director of Independent Thinking Limited

Dave Harris

Managing Director of Independent Thinking Limited

Dave Harris a well-known educational author, speaker, and consultant. He has spent 30 years working in schools in various parts of England, including 12 in the role of head teacher. He has worked in all phases of education, including 4 years forming and leading an ‘All through’ (3-18) school. He is now Managing Director of Independent Thinking Limited, one of the major providers of inspirational school support & training. Dave has written 5 leadership books contributed to several others.