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• BECERA Conference 'Childhoods in Transition': Monday 16th February 2026

  Wed 14 Jan 2026

  Maulfry Worthington & Elizabeth Carruthers: "Engaging Australian teachers in dialogue about young children's mathematical thinking, through their classroom research".

   

• BECERA Conference, Birmingham, 17th February 2025.

  Wed 18 Dec 2024

  British Early Childhood Education Research Association (BECERA) Conference, "Encouraging ethical encounters with young children." Birmingham, 17th February 2025.

   

  “Who is listening to children’s mathematics: https://www.crec.co.uk/becera-posts/who-is-listening-to-childrens-mathematics

   

  Elizabeth: 'Whose mathematics is it, and who's listening?'

   

  Maulfry: 'Whose maths is it? Ethical encounters with mathematical literacy in the early years.'

• South Australia, Yorke Peninsula: collaborative project on Children's Mathematical Graphics with early childhood educators (Ongoing - throughout 2025)

  Thu 31 Oct 2024

• European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Conference, 3rd - 6th September, 2024, Brighton, University of Brighton, UK:

  Mon 25 Mar 2024

  EECERA conference, 3rd - 6th September, 2024: University of Brighton, Brighton, UK.

   

  Maulfry: "Intertextuality and the mathematical potentials of spontaneous pretend play."

   

  See: Worthington, M., Dobber, M., & van Oers, B. (2023). Intertextuality and the advance of mathematisation in young children’s inscriptions. Research Papers in Education. 

   

• South Australia Numeracy Summit, Adelaide, 5th March 2024

  Sun 28 Jan 2024

  Collaboration with South Australia Education Department, Early Years Numeracy

   

  Elizabeth: Numeracy Summit presentations on 5th March 2024.

   

  Also:

  Maulfry: "Uncovering Children's Mathematical Graphics": Filmed PowerPoint for professional development.

   

  Elizabeth: "Nurturing Children’s Mathematical Thinking through their Mathematical Graphics": Filmed PowerPoint for professional development.

   

• Weston super-Mare, "Children’s Mathematics: Beginnings in Play." Professional Development: Early Years. January 4th, 2024.

  Sun 10 Dec 2023

• EECERA Conference, Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal, August 30th - September 2nd, 2023.

  Wed 23 Aug 2023

  Elizabeth Carruthers and Maria Papandreou's presentation:

  "Acknowledging the multiple aspects of children’s engagement with mathematics in child-led play: Perspectives from England and Greece."

• BERA Conference, Aston University, Birmingham,12th - 14th September.

  Wed 23 Aug 2023

  Maulfry: "Learning with others: Intertextuality and mathematisation in social pretend play."

   

  Elizabeth: T"he landscape of mathematical play in fourteen early settings: Teacher perspectives."

   

• 9th International 'Art in Early Childhood' conference: University of Exeter: 21st - 23nd June 2023.

  Tue 20 Jun 2023

   

  Maulfry's presentation: "Joining the dots: Communicating meanings through graphical signs in early childhood."

   

  Elizabeth's presentation: "Teachers nurturing children's mathematical thinking through their graphics."