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Christina Gardner-McCune is a leading voice in K-12 artificial intelligence education, dedicated to ensuring that every child is prepared for an AI-driven world. Her foundational work, including the landmark paper "Envisioning AI for K-12: What Should Every Child Know about AI?" (787 citations), co-authored with the AAAI and CSTA, has helped define the core concepts and frameworks for teaching AI in primary and secondary schools. This influential piece, along with her subsequent "AI for K-12" research (29 citations), provides critical guidance for educators navigating the integration of AI and computational thinking into classrooms. Beyond curriculum design, Gardner-McCune explores how students engage with intelligent systems, as seen in her work with the Cozmo robot ("Calypso for Cozmo," 12 citations) and her innovative study on human-horse interaction ("Horse as Teacher," 6 citations), which offers novel insights for human-robot relationship building. Her research on using the S-STEM Survey to evaluate robotics learning environments (29 citations) further demonstrates her commitment to rigorous, evidence-based approaches. Through her pioneering efforts, Gardner-McCune is shaping how the next generation learns about, interacts with, and critically engages with artificial intelligence.