AI in Education • Social Studies • Professional Learning
I’m Michael Maring, a New Jersey Social Studies teacher and AI in education consultant. I help schools use AI to save planning time, differentiate for real students, and deepen inquiry and writing with practical routines teachers can trust on Monday morning.
I’m a veteran Social Studies teacher and instructional leader who has spent the last several years at the center of how AI actually works in real classrooms, not in theory but in day to day planning, inquiry, and writing.
As a member of New Jersey school district AI task forces and a presenter at the Kean University AI Summit and PD series, I’ve helped districts move from vague AI possibilities to clear, repeatable routines that support teachers instead of overwhelming them.
My sessions are built around the work teachers already do: DBQs, primary sources, simulations, argumentative writing, and differentiation. AI becomes a thinking partner for planning and feedback, not a shortcut around the learning.
These sessions can be delivered as keynotes, half day, or full day workshops and are tailored for Social Studies, ELA, interdisciplinary teams, or whole faculty PD. Each session includes live modeling, hands on creation time, and take home templates.
Learn how to use AI to draft unit outlines, generate DBQ style sets, and create tiered readings and scaffolds, then refine them to match your standards, student data, and teaching style.
Participants build “chat with a historical figure” experiences where students interrogate AI personas, then fact check, source, and critique the responses using primary documents.
Explore AI workflows that support close reading, vocabulary, text dependent questions, and argument writing without handing students ready made answers or essays.
Designed around the PD you are already running, this session shows how to embed AI into curriculum design, assessment, and intervention planning so it strengthens, not replaces, your existing work.
I work with districts, schools, and organizations that want AI to feel grounded, teacher centered, and sustainable, not like another short lived initiative.
Share a bit about your context, goals, and timeline, and I’ll follow up with session options and formats that fit your staff and schedule.
I work with districts, schools, and organizations that want AI to feel grounded, teacher centered, and sustainable, not like another short lived initiative.
Share a bit about your context, goals, and timeline, and I’ll follow up with session options and formats that fit your staff and schedule.