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Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
- Mar 9
- 1 min
Sirisha Bandla Joins Opening Astronaut Panel
The Space Education Summit team is thrilled to announce that Sirisha Bandla will join us as part of the Opening Astronaut Panel on April 21!
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Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
- Mar 8
- 1 min
The True Scale of The Earth
Second generation astronaut Richard Gariott shares the moment his relationship with the Earth changed. Stories like his should be in school.
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Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Elementary School Students Prove EpiPens Become Toxic in Space
This recent news story illustrates two principles fundamental to our philosophy of space education at ARES Learning.
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Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Science Fiction as Inspiration for Education
Science fiction can inspire educators and students to create a more positive vision of the future to aspire to and work toward.
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Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
- Mar 1
- 2 min
Become A Space Educator: NEW Online Course
A new online professional development course from ARES Learning and the nonprofit MarsU offers an introduction to space education.
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Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Introducing Students to The New Space Economy
Chapter 5 of the newly updated Space Education Curriculum provides students (and educators) an overview of the New Space Economy.
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Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
- Feb 23
- 1 min
"I just Saw Earth." How Can You Help?
Beth Moses, Chief Astronaut Instructor at Virgin Galactic, describes what she felt when she first saw Earth from space and how it's her why.
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Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
- Feb 21
- 2 min
Why We Must Go
This post by Frank White, author of The Overview Effect, does a good job illustrating one reason Humans must migrate off planet.
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Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
- Feb 17
- 3 min
K12 Education for Space Settlement (Audio)
Here is an audio teaser for Chapter One of the book "Space Education: Preparing Students for Humanity's Multi-Planet Future" by Dr. Wagner.
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Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
- Feb 16
- 1 min
Answering The Call to Space
Chris Boshuizen describes feeling a call to keep going deeper into space. What are schools doing to serve students who might hear this call?
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Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
- Feb 15
- 1 min
Student Engagement with Space Education
ARES Learning is offering a professional development course for teachers in partnership with Mars University. Learn more and register now.
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Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
- Feb 13
- 1 min
What Future Do You Want in Space?
Laura Anne Edwards from the Oxford Space Initiative explains that all sorts of roles are needed for the growing space economy.
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Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Space Education Curriculum OER
Space Prize Foundation has released a complete space education curriculum for high school students. It's an open education resource (OER).
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Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
- Feb 9
- 1 min
Space Education - Introduction (Audio Version)
There has been some interest in an audio version of the Space Education book. Here is a recording of the introduction, read by the author.
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Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
- Feb 8
- 1 min
Borders Seen From Space
South Korean Astronaut Soyeon Yi explains her unique perspective on the Overview Effect - and the borders that can be seen from space.
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Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
- Feb 8
- 1 min
ARES Learning Graduates Newchip Accelerator
Over the past six months the founding team at ARES Learning has been participating in the Newchip Accelerator. Today we officially graduate.
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