Remake Learning

08/11/2026

What does innovation in education look like? In Western Pennsylvania, it’s all around us.

A new TribLive story explores how local school districts are creating more hands-on, collaborative, and career-connected learning experiences—from AI and robotics to makerspaces, entrepreneurship, and redesigned learning environments.

As Remake Learning Executive Director Tyler Samstag put it: “We have to continuously be evolving what students are learning, how students are learning and the skills that are most important that we’re teaching in schools.”

Meet some of the educators and students building the future of learning across our region:

Students encased in glass-walled rooms scribble math equations on whiteboards. Their peers pitch product proposals to business leaders as the whir of drones weaving about a nearby robotics lab fills the air. This isn’t a glimpse into the future of education. It’s a look inside Western Pe...

08/10/2026

Pittsburgh has ideas worth sharing. Help send them to Austin!

Nine SXSW EDU proposals featuring members of the Remake Learning network are up for public vote in this year’s PanelPicker!

Together, they offer ideas for strengthening learning ecosystems, reimagining high school, building cultures of belonging, recognizing learning beyond the classroom, supporting young people in a digital world, and much more.

Your vote can help bring local wisdom to the global stage at SXSW EDU 2027.

Explore all nine proposals and cast your votes by August 23rd:
https://remakelearning.org/stories/help-send-pittsburgh-to-austin/

PS: Are you part of the Remake Learning network and have a proposal up on PanelPicker? Let us know and we'll add you to the list!

08/03/2026

How can educators help students move beyond using AI to understanding the systems behind it?

Explore this question with Center for Transformational Play and Dr. Jodan Mroziak in an immersive professional learning experience exploring AI literacy through games, storytelling, and systems design.

Learn more: https://www.cmu.edu/ctp/workshops/exploring_ai.html

Use code AIPILOT for discount

Explore foundational ideas from transformational play and game design and learn how to and adapt AI literacy activities for use in your own learning environment.

07/14/2026

Last week, we had the opportunity to see the power of summer learning firsthand.

Thank you to Bridge to Learn, Neighborhood Learning Alliance, Melting Pot Ministries, and all the educators, mentors, staff, and community partners who welcomed us during the Summer Learning Tour.

Summer learning is so much more than keeping young people busy. It's about curiosity, creativity, relationships, belonging, and helping every child discover who they are and who they can become.

Thank you for making our region a place where learning happens everywhere.

National Summer Learning Association

07/13/2026

The future of learning will be shaped by educators, learners, and communities bold enough to test what's possible.

Today, we're excited to announce the recipients of the 2026 National Moonshot Grants: 15 projects from across the United States exploring new possibilities for AI, learner agency, competency-based learning, community partnerships, workforce pathways, and learning ecosystem design.

Congratulations to this incredible group of educators, school systems, universities, and organizations. We can't wait to learn alongside you and share what emerges.

See the full list of grantees and learn more about each project: https://remakelearning.org/stories/announcing-the-2026-national-moonshot-grants/

07/09/2026

One for the record books! So meaningful to see what RemakeLearningDays makes possible in communities across the world!

Great work Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading and all the partners, neighbors, and friends who make Suncoast Remake Learning Days possible!

07/07/2026

Today we're following Bridge to Learn's annual Summer Learning Tour highlighting outstanding programs across Allegheny County that help young people stay curious, connected, and engaged all summer long.

Follow along as we spotlight the incredible work happening at Learning Alliance and Melting Pot Ministries and across Southwestern Pennsylvania.

National Summer Learning Association

07/06/2026

Summer is one of the best times for young people to wonder, explore, create, and discover.

Today marks the start of , a nationwide celebration of the many ways learning continues beyond the school year.

Join us this week as we celebrate the people, places, and partnerships making summer learning possible throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania and across the country.

Learn more: summerlearning.org

National Summer Learning Association

06/03/2026

📣 That's a wrap! Season 10 of Remaking Tomorrow is complete!

Over the past 10 episodes, we've explored the future of learning with some of the most original thinkers and doers in education, research, philanthropy, technology, and youth development.

From Sal Khan and Lisa Guernsey to Vicki Phillips, David Yeager, Sara Sneed, and more, this season was packed with surprising ideas, practical wisdom, and hopeful conversations about what comes next for learners and communities.

Whether you're looking for inspiration, insight, or simply a great conversation, there's an episode waiting for you.

🎧 Explore the full season:
https://slbradio.org/series/remaking-tomorrow/

06/01/2026

⏰ Just two weeks to go!

Registration is filling up for the 2026 Personalized Learning Summit with KnowledgeWorks Foundation.

✅ Learn from regional innovators
✅ Explore Pennsylvania policy flexibilities
✅ Earn Act 45 and Act 48 credits
✅ Connect with fellow education leaders

Reserve your spot: https://sites.google.com/knowledgeworks.org/plsummit-2026/registration

📅 June 16, 2026
📍 Allegheny Intermediate Unit