The overall theme for this issue is the sharing of good ideas and support to look at alternatives - look at what might be familiar in alternative ways, and from alternative perspectives. This issue has three sections offering our professional learning community opportunities to explore pedagogy from early childhood to tertiary, from New Zealand and international authors. One thread in this issue is mathematics education. Another is tertiary education, with articles from the perspectives of the teachers and learners. The four think pieces are designed to provoke and challenge your thinking while providing something useful.