Amber Acosta

Lead, Testbed Program

As Lead of the EdTech Testbed program at WISE, Amber guides schools in Qatar through the exploration and evaluation of innovative educational technologies, working closely with teachers, school leaders, government partners, and researchers to ensure implementations are practical, evidence-driven, and centered on the needs of educators and students.

With over 15 years of teaching and technology leadership experience spanning the USA, Egypt, Bahrain, India, and Qatar, she brings a strong foundation in both EdTech program management and classroom-level implementation. Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Fordham University and a Master’s degree in Education from Sacred Heart University, Amber combines academic rigor with hands-on expertise to drive meaningful change in educational settings.

An EDSAFE Women in AI Fellow, Amber is deeply committed to exploring how AI-enabled tools and AI literacy can be integrated purposefully into teaching and learning, ensuring that technology serves as a catalyst for innovation in education.