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Early Childhood Webinar Series
We’re excited to announce that the Early Childhood Webinar Series will continue in 2026. With a focus on mathematics in early childhood education, these sessions are designed to support your professional learning and explore how maths can be thoughtfully embedded in play-based and emergent curricula. Bringing together current research and practitioner expertise, each webinar will spotlight a key aspect of early childhood mathematics, offering practical strategies, fresh insights, and inspiring examples to help you notice, nurture, and extend mathematical thinking through everyday play.
Webinar One: Charting the Path Forward: Goal Setting for Early Childhood Mathematics
Join us for a practical and inspiring session where early childhood educators will come together to reflect on what’s working well in supporting young children’s mathematical thinking. We’ll celebrate strengths, share ideas, and talk openly about the common challenges we face in early mathematics learning.
Most importantly, this workshop will guide you in setting meaningful goals for your practice. Through collaboration and discussion, you’ll have the chance to identify clear next steps, gather fresh strategies, and leave feeling motivated to strengthen both your teaching and children’s mathematical experiences.
Di is an Education Manager at the Mathematical Association of Victoria. Her role is centred around collaborating with schools to create professional learning communities that nurture teachers' passion and skills in mathematics education, contributing significantly to the ongoing improvement of educational practices. With over two decades of experience in the education sector, spanning State, Catholic, and Independent schools, both nationally and internationally, Di is a seasoned educator. Her leadership has been instrumental in driving educational initiatives to success.
Her contributions have yielded tangible improvements in teaching methodologies, resulting in heightened engagement levels among both students and teachers. Notably she has successfully led various educational initiatives, including the co-designing and creation of the Middle Years Maths Challenges and F – 4 Learning Sequences, sponsored by the Victorian Department of Education.
Di's academic background includes a Bachelor of Teaching/Applied Science from Deakin University, where she specialised in Biology and Environmental Science. She also expanded her expertise with a Graduate Diploma focused on Literacy and Numeracy Instruction. She has completed a master's degree in educational research at The University of Melbourne, where her research project focuses on the transformative potential of a pedagogy of listening, with a specific emphasis on illuminating student voice.
Registrations close 12th February 2026
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