COMING UP:
Webinar with Gai Lindsay, Sarah Probine, Rachel Denee, and Denise Savins
7.30pm (NZST) Monday November 10, 2025
Friends of The Education Hub Gai Lindsay, Sarah Probine, and Rachel Denee, along with their co-author Denise Savins, will share insights from their brand new book on visual arts education.
With an emphasis on rich language and conversational practices, as well as enjoyment of books and storytelling, the way in which literacy practices might support friendships and social skills will also be considered.
A recording of this live webinar will be available afterwards.
About the presenters
Gai Lindsay is a senior lecturer in The Early Years degree at the University of Wollongong and an early childhood visual arts consultant. Her research focuses on how teachers’ visual arts self-efficacy, beliefs, and pedagogical content knowledge influence visual arts pedagogy in early childhood contexts.
Dr Sarah Probine is a lecturer in the School of Education at AUT. Her research interests include visual arts pedagogy and learning, and inquiry-based learning approaches in early childhood education.
Dr Rachel Denee is the co-owner and pedagogical leader of Daisies Early Education & Care Centre, and has had many years of experience in teaching and leadership roles in the early childhood sector. Her research areas include leadership, professional learning, visual arts, and early childhood pedagogy.
Denise Savins is an early childhood teacher with extensive experience teaching in the Australian early education sector. She has worked for a number of years as an Atelierista (Art Educator) where she began mentoring and researching ways to support deeper understandings of children’s learning in and through the visual arts.
