Project Team Members
Meet our MathifyMe team from Malta: Two of us hold academic positions at the University of Malta. A third team member teaches mathematics in a secondary school and is a visiting lecturer at the same university.
James Calleja, PhD, is a senior lecturer in the professional development of educators at the Faculty of Education, University of Malta. He coordinates the master’s in educational leadership and management course and supports schools in their professional development programmes. James leads the Collaborative Lesson Study Malta (CLeStuM) programme (www.clestum.eu), is a council member of the World Association of Lesson Studies and a fellow of the International Society for Design and Development in Education. James was the Emerald Literati Winner 2022 for outstanding reviewer and won the Janet Duffin Award 2024 for the most outstanding contribution to the ‘Research in Mathematics Education’ journal. His main research interests are teacher professional development, mathematics education, inquiry-based learning, task design and lesson study. He has presented and published his research locally and internationally.
Leonard Busuttil, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Computing Education at the Faculty of Education, University of Malta.
He coordinates the Computing Education group and lectures in computing and computational thinking for pre-service and in-service educators. Leonard led the Erasmus+ project CThink.IT, which developed a board game to introduce computational thinking through play, and is part of the Erasmus+ CARS project, which explores children’s creation of augmented reality stories. His research focuses on game-based learning, computational thinking, and the pedagogical potential of generative AI in education.
Ian Buttigieg Sacco is a teacher of mathematics in a secondary school and visiting lecturer at the University of Malta.
He holds a master’s degree in Teaching, Learning and Research (Sheffield).
His interests include mathematics education, professional development and gaming.
His dedication to excellence in teaching has been recognised through the Matematikka Gold Award (2025).
Drawing on our varied backgrounds in mathematics education, research, and teaching, we collectively contribute to the development and success of the MathifyMe project. We bring together our experience in teaching and research to advance the goals of the MathifyMe initiative.
