Learning & Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators
Early childhood professional development and online learning for early mathematics teachers, coaches, and school administrators.
By the Numbers
Why Educators Choose Erikson Institute’s Early Math Collaborative
- Tailored early childhood professional development rooted in decades of research
- Anchored in the Big Ideas of Early Math and Precursor Concepts frameworks
- Guided by the Whole Teacher Approach, supporting attitudes, practice, and knowledge together
- Proven to increase teacher confidence and improve child outcomes
Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators
Interactive professional development workshops for early childhood educators. Engage in hands-on activities, explore math content, and practice strategies you can apply in your classroom right away.
A reflective, cognitive-based coaching cycle that sustains learning. Our early math professional development coaching helps teachers gain confidence and integrate new practices into everyday instruction.
Programs designed for school administrators and leaders who want to deepen their early math knowledge and empower math-focused school culture.
Online learning modules that equip you with the materials and knowledge you need to explore foundational mathematics with adult learners.
Discover Summer Learning in Early Math
Choose from math-focused sessions at Erikson’s Summer Learning Institute designed to support meaningful early math experiences.
Explore Free Resources in the Idea Library
Discover the Idea Library, with 800+ free videos, articles, and activities. This hub of early math professional development resources makes it easy to bring research-based strategies into your classroom today.
Join the Early Math Collaborative
When you join Erikson’s Early Math Collaborative, you gain more than early childhood professional development. You become part of a supportive network of educators, coaches, and leaders who believe in the power of joyful, concept-driven early math.
- Access free resources & newsletters
- Connect with peers and mentors
- Join the movement changing how math is taught from birth to Grade 3
Books & Resources
The Foundational Frameworks of Early Mathematics
The early math researchers, teachers, and professional development leaders at the Early Math Collaborative authored these research-based frameworks to help educators recognize and build on the math children are already exploring.
By organizing professional learning around these ideas, we give educators a roadmap for teaching math with purpose.
Our Whole Teacher Approach
At the Early Math Collaborative, we know that effective early childhood professional development must go beyond activities and lesson plans. That’s why we use the Whole Teacher Approach:
- Knowledge: Build a deeper understanding of how children learn math
- Practice: Gain strategies that work in real classrooms
- Attitudes: Shift math mindsets and build teacher confidence
Frequently Asked Questions
Early childhood professional development includes workshops, coaching, and online learning designed to help teachers, coaches, and leaders strengthen their knowledge and practice. At the Early Math Collaborative, our focus is on strengthening and improving early math understanding, combining research and real classroom strategies so you can feel more confident teaching foundational concepts.
Our professional development for early childhood educators serves PreK–3 teachers, instructional coaches, school leaders, and teacher educators. We also support professionals who work with infants and toddlers, as well as those preparing to train future educators.
No. We don’t replace your curriculum. Instead, our ECE professional development helps you see math through a new lens, so you can use any existing curriculum or materials more effectively. We equip you with frameworks and strategies to understand how children actually learn math.
You can begin by exploring our Idea Library of free resources or joining the Collaborative to connect with peers and access ongoing support.
Join the Collaborative
Together, We Can Change the Way Math Is Taught
Join a hub of educators, administrators, and professionals reframing the way we think about and teach math.