This open-access volume explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming STEM education and reshaping teaching and learning for today’s world. AI is no longer a distant promise; it is actively redefining classrooms, challenging educators to rethink pedagogy, curriculum, and student engagement. Focusing on the powerful intersection of AI and STEM, the book showcases innovative learning strategies, future-ready curriculum models, and cutting-edge approaches to teacher professional development. It demonstrates how AI can strengthen critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and ethical awareness while offering practical solutions to real-world educational challenges. Combining advanced AI tools with evidence-based instructional design, the volume provides actionable insights that inspire educators, researchers, teachers, and learners. With its inclusive, forward-looking perspective, this book serves as an essential guide for educators, policymakers, and researchers seeking to modernize STEM education and prepare students for an AI-shaped future.

Rıdvan Elmas is an associate professor at Afyon Kocatepe University, Türkiye, advancing STEM and AI-enhanced education. He conducted research at Utrecht University (Netherlands) and served as a postdoctoral researcher at Purdue University (United States) and Charles University (Czechia). Holding a Ph.D. from Middle East Technical University, he develops future-focused STEM learning innovations.

Murat Akarsu is an associate professor at Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University in Türkiye, specializing in STEM and AI-enhanced education. He earned his master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati and his Ph.D. from Purdue University in the United States. At Purdue, he also served as a research assistant in engineering education, developing innovative STEM learning modules and delivering teacher and student trainings across multiple states.