TEACHING WITH MACHINES
Built for teachers, by a teacher.
Educational Consulting & AI Integration Specialist
Merissa Sadler-Holder is an educator, keynote speaker, and AI education strategist with 13 years of classroom experience and a national voice in AI-ready teaching and learning.
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She is a 2024 & 2025 ASU+GSV Leading Woman in AI, founder of Teaching with Machines, and former AI in Education Consultant for the Orange County Department of Education, where she supported 28 school districts in implementing ethical, instructional AI practices.
Merissa has keynoted and presented at Stanford University, ASU+GSV Air Show, EdTech Week NYC, the Future of Education Technology Conference, and the Los Angeles County Office of Education, partnering with districts and education organizations to move from AI curiosity to coherent, classroom-grounded practice.
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Our consulting services, crafted by educators for educators, draw on AI Literacy Guidance from Code.org's Learn AI and states' Departments of Education. By leveraging best teaching practices, we ensure that our sessions are both relevant and practical for classroom teachers and educational leaders.
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Merissa Sadler-Holder is a master craftsman for Artificial Intelligence training for schools. Her work is prioritized and centered upon the student and teacher experience, and her results speak for themselves.
I highly recommend taking one of Merissa’s workshops to learn how to use AI as a teacher. I learned so much and am excited to practice what I have learned. I know how to quickly create a fun and unique assessment, analyze data and organize it on the fly, devise several games my students have never played, improve AI prompts, and so much more! Thank you for all you do, Merissa!
Ian McFeat. Superintendent of Aveson Schools
Ann Marie FitzGerald, Teacher
Merissa's passion for amplifying the teacher's voice in the expansion of AI in education is contagious. She understands the delicate balance necessary to ignite students' learning while also maintaining teachers' professional integrity and work-life balance. I learned a great deal from Merissa's workshop and anticipate Teaching with Machines being a go-to resources for me as a TK-8th grade teacher.​
​We are so grateful to you Merissa!! Teamwork and innovation are more fun with awesome people like you!
Dr. Michael Lubelfeld, Superintendent of North Shore
School District 112
Jessica Lopez-Driotis, Teacher​