Poster 19: The AI-Powered Classroom: Inside the MARS Tech Stack

Step inside the AI-powered classroom of the future—already thriving at MARS (Microcollective for AI, Robotics, and the Sciences). In this session, engineer and microschool founder Jennifer Wolverton reveals how her students use Microsoft tools, ChatGPT, and other emerging technologies to drive their own learning. At MARS, students aren’t just consumers of technology—they’re creators. They build websites to tell history, produce podcasts, and design AI Avatar tutors. They showcase new tools to their peers at a schoolwide Tech Showcase and join the Minecraft Student Ambassador Club to grow as the next generation of tech leaders. With a curriculum that fuses humanities and STEM, MARS gives students the freedom to explore, create, and lead. This session will inspire educators, tech coaches, and school leaders to reimagine what’s possible when students are empowered with the tools of tomorrow—and trusted to use them today.