Teresa Giardina

About Teresa Giardina

Teresa Giardina is the Coordinator of Educational Practices and Adapted Physical Education Teacher at HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy where she has been employed for over a decade. Their professional journey started with volunteer opportunities, then paraprofessional work, onto a classroom teacher, and now education administration and PE. Teresa is a proponent of DIY assistive technology, playful exploration, and interpersonal play. Outside of school, Teresa can be seen playing with her own children, officiating roller derby, and questing for the best vegan wings. After presenting at Closing the Gap, HELIX, and ATIA, Teresa launched an Instagram account documenting their games and conference appearances: check them out at Adapt_