Teon Edwards

Senior Leader, Co-Founder and Director of EdGE

Teon Edwards

Program/Areas of Interest

Uses of technology and multimedia for education
Free-choice and wait-time learning
Gaming environments for learning
Educational television
Virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality
Co-design and participatory design research
Designing for neurodiversity
Universal design, differentiated and adaptive learning

Biography

With a background in astrophysics, mathematics, and education and a Master’s Degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, with a focus on the use of technology and multimedia in teaching and learning, Teon Edwards has spent over 25 years at TERC developing and researching numerous STEM curricula, experiences, exhibits, tools, and games for both formal and informal settings.

She is co-founder of and Director of EdGE at TERC.

Education

B.A. in Astrophysics and Mathematics, Williams College
M.Ed. with a focus on Technology and the Use of Multimedia in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education