As AI integrates with educational environments, the challenge for educators is helping students think critically about the knowledge AI tools produce. Pedagogies for critical engagement in the AI era examine the assumptions, biases, limitations, and sources that shape AI outputs. Rather than treating AI as an authority, these approaches encourage learners to question, evaluate, and contextualize AI-generated content, fostering deeper analytical thinking and intellectual independence. By emphasizing inquiry, reflection, and ethical awareness, educators can prepare students to engage thoughtfully with AI technologies and to become active participants in knowledge creation rather than passive consumers of algorithmic outputs. Pedagogies for Critical Engagement in the AI Era: Thinking Beyond the Output addresses the growing pedagogical challenge of supporting student AI use as a cognitive partner rather than a substitute for their intellectual work. It examines innovative, research-based strategies, frameworks, and classroom interventions cultivating independent reasoning, creativity, and critical engagement in the age of AI. This book covers topics such as educational technologies, metacognition, and instructional design, and is a useful resource for educators, computer engineers, academicians, researchers, and scientists.