Preparing K-12 Pre-Service Science Teachers for the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Menşure Alkış Küçükaydın is a professor of Primary Education at Necmettin Erbakan University, Türkiye. She earned her Ph.D. from Gazi University, Türkiye in 2017. Her research explores pedagogical content knowledge, science identity, and educational technology in scientific practices. The researcher, who conducts studies in the field of science education, has published nearly a hundred scientific articles, participated in dozens of national and international projects, and edited dozens of international books.

• Introduction.- Foundations of artificial intelligence in science education.- AI as a teaching tool empowering pre service science teachers through conceptual foundations and classroom integration.- AI integration in science learning mapping k 12 pre service teachers competencies pedagogical practices and simulation based learning approaches.- Design thinking in science education preparing pre service teachers for human centered innovation in the age of artificial intelligence.- Designing inquiry based stem activities with generative ai an example for pre service teachers.- The role of artificial intelligence in empowering pre service science teachers in the development of inquiry based teaching competencies.- Pre service teachers experiences in instructional design with artificial intelligence tools.- Generative artificial intelligence and the development of higher order thinking sills in k 12 science education an integrative literature review.- Integrating generative ai into science teaching preparing pre service science teachers for the ai driven stem classroom.- The long term possibilities and challenges of artificial intelligence in k 12 science education.- AI integration in math science and information class.- AI and the future of science education empowering learners enhancing practice.