Sparking Wonder CPD
CPD Provided by: Science Magic Shows
Workshop/Course Themes & Tags: Wonder, magic, science, Maths, STEM, awe, curiosity
Who is your CPD aimed at?: EYFS Practitioners, Key Stage 1 Practitioners, Key Stage 2 Practitioners, Key Stage 3 Practitioners, Key Stage 4 Practitioners, Key Stage 5 Practitioners, SEN Practitioners, Subject Leaders, Senior Leaders
Can your CPD be delivered to practitioners online?: Yes
What delivery methods are available?: INSET, Twilight Sessions, Staff Meetings, Weekday Course, Weekend Course, Webinars
Delivery Locations: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland
CPD/INSET Course Summary:
Dr Matt Pritchard is a curator of wonder. He has spent the last 13 years working in schools delivering science and maths magic shows. At their core, the shows aim to cultivate curiosity and wonder in the pupils. In this CPD session he will explain both the thinking behind why wonder is so important to teaching but also a host of super practical demonstrations that you can take away and use immediately in your lessons.
Matt also shares the results of his Words on Wonder project that has interviewed over 120 fascinating individuals from the worlds of science, magic, arts, adventuring and philosophy.
His last CPD event (June 2020) gathered the following feedback:
”Matt's WOW -HOW - NOW was fun but powerful in making the ordinary --- extraordinary and getting children thinking questioning and maintaining curiosity. Great to have such simple ideas to use straight away with minimal resources needed.”
