Tyler Samstag

Tyler is the director of Remake Learning, an ecosystem of over 1,000 people, projects, and organizations in the greater Pittsburgh region that ignites engaging, relevant, and equitable learning practices in support of young people navigating rapid social and technological change.

Tyler started his career as an educator in NYC, teaching in traditional and alternative settings, including juvenile correctional facilities and residential psychiatric hospitals. Later, while living in Boston, Tyler completed an internship with the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) focused on Universal Design for Learning in STEM education and was a member of the IDEO Bits + Blocks coLAB, a program in collaboration with the Harvard Innovation Lab aimed at building novel experiences around blockchain technologies. Tyler holds a master's degree from Columbia University and graduated from the Mind, Brain, and Education program at Harvard University, where he was an Urban Scholars Fellow.