Ernest Ampadu is an associate professor in mathematics education at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, with over 20 years of experience as a primary and secondary teacher. His research interests focus on the role of students’ learning experiences, the role of the environment in fostering children’s and adolescents’ education, curriculum development, and teacher professional development.Zingiswa Jojo is a full professor at Rhodes University, South Africa. Her research interest is spread through instructional design in mathematics teaching, ethnomathematics and Indigenous knowledge in mathematics teaching and learning, mathematics in-service teacher professional development, and pre-service mathematics teacher education and learning in mathematics.Eva Hartell is the head of research in Haninge Municipality, Sweden, and a researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. She is involved in national and international practitioner-based research and development projects focusing on bridging teaching and learning, working closely with teachers and schools to bridge teaching and learning in general and primarily in STEM education.Gladys Sunzuma is a senior lecturer at Bindura University, Zimbabwe, in mathematics education. She specializes in teacher education and contributes to instrument development and data analysis projects, as well as integrating technology in teaching and learning mathematics.Farouq Sessah Mensah is a researcher in mathematics education at Stockholm University. His work advances understanding of how mathematics teacher education can support teachers’ agency, professional judgement, and meaningful use of instructional technology in both resource-rich and resource-constrained contexts. He examines how teaching practices are intentionally structured and justified and how digital tools reshape opportunities for learning and decision-making in classroom practice. His research has been published in leading international journals in mathematics education and educational technology.