She holds a B.S. in Geology from California State University, Sacramento and is currently working on her Masters in Education Technology Leadership at California State University, East Bay. Prior to teaching, Ms. Tyler worked as a research scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Geophysics as well as Geologist for private industry. Ms. Tyler is a Department of Energy Academies Creating Teacher Scientists (DOE ACTS) Participant, KQED Quest Educator as well as an Exploratorium Teacher Institute Alumni.