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 a Professor of Science Education at Marmara University, Türkiye, where he advances research and innovation in STEM education, artificial intelligence-enhanced learning, and technology-supported educational transformation. He conducted research at Utrecht University in the Netherlands and served as a postdoctoral researcher at Purdue University in the United States and Charles University in Czechia. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry Education from Middle East Technical University and develops future-oriented approaches to STEM learning, teacher education, and the responsible integration of artificial intelligence into education.

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.