Mike Yates

Michael Yates

Senior Designer | Reinvention Lab @ Teach For America

Mike Yates is a designer, educator, and innovator shaping the future of learning at Teach For America’s Reinvention Lab. As Senior Designer, he leads the organization’s work at the intersection of AI and education—running hackathons, designing immersive workshops, and helping teams reimagine what teaching and learning can look like in a new era.

Mike’s mission is simple: to help schools evolve as fast as the world around them. His work blends creativity, technology, and human insight to move education toward a more connected, forward-thinking future.

He’s not waiting for change to happen. He’s designing it.

In this episode of AmpED to 11, hosts Brett Roer and Rebecca Bultsma are joined by Michael Yates, a leader at Teach for America’s Reinvention Lab, who is redefining what AI can do in education. Mike isn’t just talking about AI—he’s pushing it to its limits, experimenting beyond traditional classrooms, and challenging the way we […]