High School Educational Technology
Resume:
Mark Douglas Wagner, Ph.D.
Educator, Entrepreneur, & Executive
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areslearning.com
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HIGHLIGHTS
Space Education Author, Trainer, & Program Manager
Professional Development Veteran: Delivery, Design, & Production
Experienced with Education Technology & STEM Education
Experienced with Curriculum Development & Online Education
Successful Entrepreneur & CEO, with Nonprofit Experience EDUCATION
2020-2021 Graduate Certificates, Kepler Space Institute Space Education & Space Philosophy
2003-2008 Ph.D. in Educational Technology, Walden University 1998-2000 M.Ed. in Cross-cultural Education, National University 1993-1998 B.A. in Liberal Studies, California Polytechnic State University at SLO Minors in Philosophy & English Literature, Studied Astronautical Engineering EMPLOYMENT
2020-Present Founder, ARES Learning
Preparing Students for The Growing Space Economy & Humanity’s Future in Space 2023-2024 Education Partnerships, Aldrin Family Foundation & Slooh: The Cosmic Classroom Managing Partnerships with Schools & Nonprofits to Provide Space Education Programs 2021-2022 President, Space Prize Foundation
Produced Contests & Curriculum Empowering Young Women to Pursue Space Careers 2006-2020 Chief Executive Officer, EdTechTeam, Inc. Led Global Professional Development Company Serving 50K Teachers per Year 2004-2006 Educational Technology Coordinator, Orange County Department of Education Managed Technology Professional Development for 30 Districts 2003-2004 Educational Technology Coordinator, Newport-Mesa Unified School District Managed Multi-School Technology Projects
2001-2003 Educational Technology Coordinator, Estancia High School Managed Campus-Wide Technology Programs
1998-2003 English Teacher, Newport-Mesa Unified School District & Estancia High School Taught English in grades 7-12, & AP Literature & Composition PUBLICATIONS
2022 Space Education: Preparing Students for Humanity’s Multi-Planet Future 2021-2022 Journal of Space Philosophy, Associate Editor 2018 More Now: A Message from The Future for The Educators of Today ABOUT
Dr. Mark Wagner is CEO and co-founder of ARES Learning, a public benefit corporation dedicated to preparing for humanity’s future in space. In this capacity he leads a space education online course for teachers, co-leads an astrogeology for educators field experience, and co-hosts a free online space education summit. He works with Slooh: The Cosmic Classroom providing remote telescopes and Earth observation satellites for student use. He has served as President of the Space Prize Foundation and Director of Education Partnerships at the Aldrin Family Foundation. He also hosts a monthly meeting of a Space Education Alliance representing over 50 organizations. Dr. Wagner is a former high school English teacher, later serving as an Educational Technology Coordinator at the site, district, and county levels. In 2006 he launched EdTechTeam, a professional development company dedicated to inspiring and empowering educators around the world. At its peak, EdTechTeam served 50,000 educators per year through over 100 conference-style events and hundreds of workshops in dozens of countries. EdTechTeam was recognized as the Google for Education Partner of the Year in 2018. As a former astronautical engineering student and a lifelong space enthusiast (having attended Space Camp twice while growing up), Mark is thrilled to now apply his educational technology experience in the increasingly important field of space education. Mark Wagner has a Ph.D. in Educational Technology and a masters degree in Cross-Cultural Education. He also holds graduate certificates in Space Education and Space Philosophy. He also served as associate editor of the Journal of Space Philosophy (2021-2022). He is the author of More Now: A Message from The Future for The Educators of Today (2018) and Space Education: Preparing Students for Humanity’s Multi-Planet Future (2022).
Outside his work, Mark loves playing hockey, practicing martial arts, and obsessing over his ’62 beetle, a converted classic which runs on an electric motor and Tesla batteries. He is a certified health coach and biohacking enthusiast, who also enjoys songwriting, spending time in nature, and exploring the world with his friends and family.
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