The University of Minnesota’s Center for Early Education and Development is holding a free early mathematics conference for childcare providers and classroom teachers Thursday, November 17. The conference keynote is by UCLA Professor Meghan Franke, on developing children’s partial understanding. Her presentation will be followed by workshops exploring the role of counting collections, mth in children’s books, working with families to strengthen math skills, and the role that math plays in developing a child’s executive functioning. More can be found on CEED’s website.