Senior lecturer in the professional learning and development of educators where I coordinate the Master’s in Educational Leadership and Management course and the Postgraduate Certificate in Developing the Educator. I also work closely with teachers and schools to support them in developing their continuing professional development (CPD) programmes. I lead the Collaborative Lesson Study Malta (CLeStuM) programme (www.clestum.eu) and am a council member of the World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS). During 2020-2023, I led the UM team in the Erasmus+ project on Lesson Study for VET (https://ls4vet.itstudy.hu/). In 2020, I became a fellow of the International Society for Design and Development in Education (ISDDE) and the Centre for Mentoring, Coaching and Professional Learning (CollectivED). Before joining the University of Malta, I taught mathematics for 23 years, including 6 years acting as a Head of Department. My main research interests are CPD, mathematics education, teacher learning, task design, inquiry-based learning and lesson study. I presented my research in a number of conferences both locally and internationally and also published my research in local and international peer-reviewed journals.
MSM5002 - Inquiry and Assessment in the Mathematics Classroom
CLESTUM (2017 - to-date): Initiator, designer and leader of Lesson Study in Malta through the "Collaborative Lesson Study Malta" (CLeStuM) project. Housed by the Faculty of Education, CLeStuM supports teachers and schools in engaging in lesson study as a continuing professional development model. The CLeStuM website was launched in 2019 (see www.clestum.eu).
LS4VET (2020-2023): Leader of the University of Malta project team on the EU-funded Erasmus+ research project "Teachers' Collaboration through Lesson Study for Improving the Quality of Vocational Education and Training" (LS4VET)
SALIENT2 (2020-2022): Leader of the Schools for "Access to Learning, Inclusion and Equity Networking Together" (SALIENT2) - a Faculty of Education outreach project that aims towards supporting primary state and non-state schools in developing communities to sustain teacher professional learning and development.
C2L (2020): Initiator and coordinator of the "Connect to Learning" (C2L) webinar series for educators offered as an outreach initiative in response to Covid-19 (see wwww.lovetoteach.info/educators-webinars).
ISNITE (2019): A member of the organising committee of the 6th International Symposium on New Issues in Teacher Education (ISNITE 2019) held at the Valletta Campus, University of Malta, 16-18 September 2019.
MaSDiV (2017-2019): A member of the University of Malta project team on the "Supporting Mathematics and Science Teachers in addressing Diversity and promoting fundamental Values" (MaSDiV) - a ERASMUS+ Key Action 3 project. This project involved the design, implementation and evaluation of a continuing professional development project for teachers of mathematics and science.
Website designer: 'Invest in Math Sense' website - https://investinmathsense.wordpress.com 'Teaching Mathematics through Inquiry' website - http://iblmaths.com 'Collaborative Lesson Study Malta' website - www.clestum.eu
Coordinator: Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and Management Postgraduate Certificate in Developing the Educator Lesson Study initiatives as professional development in local schools
Fellow: International Society for Design and Development in Education (ISDDE) Centre for Mentoring, Coaching and Professional Learning (CollectivED)
Member: International Centre for STEM Education (ICSE)
Council Member: The World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS)