BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.0.5//EN TZID:Australia/Adelaide X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Adelaide BEGIN:VEVENT UID:422@ais.sa.edu.au DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20210608T160000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20210608T180000 DTSTAMP:20210604T031257Z URL:https://www.ais.sa.edu.au/events/early-childhood-educators-network-mee ting-2-mathematics-early-years-everywhere-can-draw-prior-new-knowledge-sen ses-find/ SUMMARY:Early Childhood Educators’ Network Meeting 2: Mathematics in the Early Years is Everywhere! How can we draw on our prior and new knowledge and our senses to find it? DESCRIPTION:In 2021\, the Early Childhood Educators’ network will focus o n and provide opportunities to:\n\n collaborate and engage in professiona l discussions on current and emerging issues\, at local and national level s\n inform the development of policies and directions\n provide a collab orative forum for questions and sharing of best practice for ongoing profe ssional learning\n network with interested early childhood professionals\ n respond to current research for future thinking and decision making rel ating to matters in early childhood education\n\nThese meetings will draw on the deep wisdom and rich experiences based in all educational approache s including Reggio Emilia\, Steiner and Montessori\, as well as faith-base d beliefs that underpin a range of approaches. Through collaborative resea rch\, engagement in learning focused conversations and sharing professiona l practices we will respond to provocations from a range of educational re sources\, frameworks and curriculums.\n\nTerm 2 learning focus: Mathematic s in the Early Years is Everywhere! How can we draw on our prior and new k nowledge and our senses to find it?\n\nPresenter: Desiree Gilbert\, AISSA Senior Educational Consultant\n\nWe are delighted to advise that Desiree G ilbert will guide and ignite our mathematical thinking in a hands-on sessi on where we will:\n\n build the capacity of educators to recognise and re spond to rich and meaningful  opportunities in young children’s everyda y play experiences using mathematical concepts and contexts\n create envi ronments for children to resource their own mathematical thinking and lear ning through connecting with people\, place\, and natural materials\n exp lore ways young children can use curiosity to make specific connections us ing mathematical thinking and language.\n\n \;\n\nTarget audience: Ear ly Learning Centre Directors/Coordinators\n\nDelivery mode: face to face\n \nIf you would like to attend these sessions by Zoom\, please register on the AISSA website and then email Rae Dawkins to advise.\n\n \;\n\nIMPO RTANT NOTICE: \n\nDue to current COVID-19 restrictions the AISSA is req uired to enforce set limits on the number of attendees for this event ba sed on social distancing and maximum density rules.  To secure your place please complete the registration as attendance at the AISSA office withou t a confirmed place may result in being turned away if the event is at capacity.\n\nFor registration enquiries please contact Rae Dawkins.\n\nThe re is no on-site parking available.  For parking options please refer to the parking map.  Tram stop #1 Greenhill Road is a 6-minute walk away CATEGORIES:Professional Learning LOCATION:Association of Independent Schools of SA\, 128 Greenhill Road\, Un ley\, SA\, 5061\, Australia GEO:-34.9601578;138.60864300000003 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=128 Greenhill Road\, Unley\ , SA\, 5061\, Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Association of Independ ent Schools of SA:geo:-34.9601578,138.60864300000003 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Adelaide X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Adelaide BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20210404T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1030 TZOFFSETTO:+0930 TZNAME:ACST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR