EU Code Week 2025 seminar for teachers
On Wednesday 15 October 2025, a group of church primary school educators participated in an interesting professional development seminar at Malta’s Digital Innovation Hub.
Bringing coding skills to teachers
In collaboration with the Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA), the Secretariat for Catholic Education (SfCE) brought expertise and content together to support educators by integrating coding into teaching.
The SfCE welcomes this collaboration with the MDIA, as both organisations encourage:
- Shaping ethical and responsible citizens
- Learning and adaptation in response to technological change, promoting lifelong learning
- Supporting accessibility and inclusion in the digital transformation process
Together with Ms Marisa Abela Gatt, Senior Officer (Projects) and Mr Thomas Abela, Manager (Training and Innovation Ecosystems) within the MDIA, Ms Roberta Trapani Maggi and Ms Natalie Lombardi Calleja, Heads of Department for Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills within the SfCE Curriculum Law Team, discussed possible key presentations and insightful and planned ways of holding interactive sessions to make the seminar a productive one for participating educators.
Contemplating the future of AI in education
The seminar opened with an interesting session by Mr Neil Micallef, Manager (AI Supervision and Marketing Surveillance) within MDIA, who discussed the AI Act and the implications of AI in education, followed by Ms Marisa Abela Gatt (MDIA), who shared information on registration, local coding competitions, and the EU Code Week Educator Awards. Subsequently, educators explored creative and cross-curricular ways to integrate coding, computational thinking, and robotics into teaching. It was carried out through a variety of practical workshops including 3D printing, wireless coding, robotics, and Micro:bit challenges.
This seminar was made possible thanks to MDIA staff, Ms Marisa Abela Gatt, Mr Thomas Abela, Mr Emanuel Briffa, Mr Thomas Owen Attard and Mr Neil Micallef who fully collaborated with the Head of Departments within the SfCE and welcomed all participants in the Malta Digital Innovation Hub.
