‘Crossing the border’: Navigating maths learning in early primary school

Dr Jo Knox is an experienced mathematics education consultant with over 30 years of work in primary education as a classroom teacher and facilitator who now works independently for her company Maths Development. Jo has been involved in a number of projects including writing curriculum resources for the Solomon Islands and professional development modules for Tokelau, and developing assessment tools and acceleration programmes. In 2022, Jo was awarded the Margaret May Blackwell travel fellowship to research transitions from early childhood to school and subsequently spent time during 2023 travelling to Australia, Japan, Singapore and Canada to complete this research. Jo is passionate about building teacher competence and confidence in teaching maths and making maths accessible for all learners.

Marie is a highly respected accredited education consultant with over 25 years’ experience facilitating quality mathematics professional learning that is research informed, engaging, and practical for immediate application in the classroom. She has worked across many PLD organisations and is a director of her company ‘Special Addition’. Marie specialises in developing mathematical curriculum content knowledge, effective pedagogy, and use of assessment. She works collaboratively alongside teachers and leadership teams and her passion is to inspire all students and educators to experience enjoyment and success with mathematics.