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Things I’ve written, and questions I’m still chewing on.

I write about how people learn, how technology changes the questions we ask, and how to make big ideas feel friendly. Here you’ll find my book, stories and workbooks for young readers, and research in progress.

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REWIRED: A Journey Through Spark, Syntax, and STEM

Book by Shahistha Tabbasum

What happens when a computer science engineer walks into a classroom and starts seeing technology through a learner’s eyes? REWIRED mixes personal stories with practical ideas about learning, coding, robotics and STEM in the age of AI.

The spark is curiosity. Syntax gives ideas a language. STEM connects them to the real world. Put together, they show technology as something you investigate and create with, not just a box of tools.

For teachers who love hands-on learning, parents helping with tech at home, and anyone curious about where teaching and technology meet.

PublisherNotion Press
Published13 May 2025
ISBN-13979-8899296277
Format124 pages, paperback

A children’s story and workbook series

The Question Squad: Growing Up with AI

What if growing up with AI meant learning to ask better questions, not just using smarter machines?

Ask questions. Think for yourself. Explore AI.

Recommended age8–10 years
FormatStories and workbooks
AuthorShahistha Tabbasum

Books in the series

Book 1 · Available now

The Question Squad and the Thinking Machine

The adventure begins with a question. Meet the Question Squad as they find out what AI really is, with a story and workbook in one.

Cover of The Question Squad and the Robot Helpers, Book 2, by Shahistha Tabbasum
Book 2 · Coming soon

The Question Squad and the Robot Helpers

What happens when machines are built to help us? The Squad meets some robot helpers (sadly, none of them tidy bedrooms yet).

More adventures on the way

Coming next in the series

  • Book 3: The Question Squad and the Data Detectives
  • Book 4: The Question Squad and the Creative Machines
  • Book 5: The Question Squad and the Fairness Code
  • Book 6: The Question Squad Builds a Bot

Want to know when the next book is out? Drop me a note.

Doctoral research in progress

Quantum-Inspired Pedagogy (QIPA) for K–12 STEM, AI and Robotics Education in South Indian Schools

A study of how quantum-inspired teaching metaphors could shape learning in STEM, AI and robotics.

Research paper · June 2025

Using Coding Games to Improve Logical Thinking in Primary School Students

International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT). ISSN: 2456-2165.

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