Free Educator Webinar with Kelly Goodsir - The Quiet Work of Being Present brought to you by The Fraser Foundation

The Fraser Foundation is thrilled to give back to our early childhood education community with a free professional development webinar series. This uplifting webinar is designed to celebrate and support educators, directors, students, and sector leaders – all from the comfort of your home or centre. We believe in your dedication and want to empower you with high-quality learning opportunities at no cost.

The Details:

Speaker: Kelly Goodsir

Topic: The Quiet Work of Being Present

Date/Time: Tuesday 17th November at 6:30pm – 7:30pm AEST (QLD) | 7:30pm – 8:30pm AEDT (NSW, VIC)

Where: Online Zoom.

RSVP: Free! Reserve your spot today

The Topic: The Quiet Work of Being Present

In busy early learning environments, genuine presence with children is easily crowded out by routines, transitions and paperwork. Yet the quality of our moment-to-moment interactions is where the real work of education happens.

In this session, Kelly Goodsir explores presence as a deliberate professional practice – how educators can protect time for meaningful interactions, slow down the pace of the day, and advocate for ways of working that keep educators available to children.

It will explore:

• What genuine presence looks like in everyday interactions with children

• Protecting time for quality interactions within a full daily routine

• Slow pedagogy – why unhurried practice leads to deeper learning

• Advocating for systems and routines that protect educator presence

• Small, practical shifts you can make in your room tomorrow

Meet Our Speaker: Kelly Goodsir

About Kelly Goodsir: Kelly Goodsir brings more than 27 years of experience in teaching and leadership roles across Australia and New Zealand. She is the managing director of KGlearning and co-creator of The Creative Collection – a ten-book series and professional learning suite reimagining teaching and learning through the arts, developed with Kirsty Liljegren.

An inquiry-based teacher at heart, Kelly works alongside educators, leaders and organisations to strengthen pedagogy, practice and documentation, and believes professional learning should engage both head and heart. She is a published author whose work includes Documenting Children's Learning, and is the host of KGlearning's Humanising Pedagogy podcast.