A US expert in early childhood education will discuss the importance of teachers having various skills and knowledge to work with children and families at Charles Sturt University (CSU) tomorrow, Wednesday 26 March. This includes learning more about how and where their students live and the resources they have. Professor Beth Graue, from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in USA, will present a lecture on how, through improvisational teaching, teachers can draw on their knowledge of their students, their families and resources, to develop learning environments that work well for all. Professor Graue also has academic interests in home-school relations, the effects of class sizes on education, and children's transition to school. Her lecture will be presented to students and staff from the CSU School of Education at 1pm Wednesday 26 March in room 114/115, building 754, CSU in Albury-Wodonga, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.