Lodestar Education

Interesting read about the value of the so-called "soft" sciences.

Teaching kids philosophy makes them smarter in math and English Disadvantaged students made the biggest academic gains.

This is an interesting article that gets us thinking about the purpose of technology. It opens up a debate about how much focus should be spent on technology tools that are only used in schools vs tools used in career fields.

The Disturbing Reason This 20-Year-Old Calculator Is Still on Every Student's Desk A secret monopoly in education is dividing wealthy and working-class students.

With yesterday's announcement about Mars, we decided to dig through the archives. A few years ago, a member of our team helped develop some classroom lessons about the 2001 Mars Odyssey Mission and its search for water using the Gamma Ray Spectrometer. You can download all of those lessons and resources here: http://grs.lpl.arizona.edu/lessons/buried_water.html

Is your museum currently partnering with local schools? We'd love to work with you to develop your very own museum-school partnership. Contact us today.

Museum magnet creates little 'curators' and 'docents' with cross-over learning Every Ortega student, from kindergarten to fifth grade, is a "docent" or a "curator," able to speak at length about projects or research they and their classmates did.

Nature can be one of our greatest teachers. And now it got a little easier to get out and enjoy it. Starting today, every 4th grade student in the United States can get a FREE annual pass for our National Parks and other federal lands. Check out the information below.

Every Kid in a Park | Main “Because no matter who you are, no matter where you live, our parks, our monuments, our lands, our waters — these places are your birthright as Americans”

STEM is where the money is, at least according to one study. What is your organization doing to promote the STEM disciplines?

STEM Jobs: Key Ingredient in Economic Recovery Want to get a good job? The research is in and the message is clear: pursue a STEM discipline!

We are hard at work on another education resource. What could it be?

We can't put down Austin Aslan's latest young adult novel. Have you checked it out?

And don't forget that our curriculum guide for his first book is available now: https://sellfy.com/p/DfwZ/

An interesting look at how to make sense out of testing.

Who Is 'Good Enough' In A Common Core World? Five million students took new, Common Core-aligned tests this spring through the PARCC consortium. Now begins the rush to set cut scores — to sort students by performance.

We had a great time supporting Arizona authors Austin Aslan and Amy Nichols at the release event for their second books. Be sure to check out their latest releases. And don't forget about our curriculum guide for Aslan's first book, The Islands at the End of the World.

Tonight at 5pm, local author Austin Aslan will be at the Phoenix location of Changing Hands to present the sequel to The Islands at the End of the World, his debut teen thriller. And we'll be there to discuss our newest curriculum guide! Will we see you there?

Teen • Austin Aslan: The Girl at the Center of the World • Amy K. Nichols: While You Were Gone |...

JUST RELEASED: Our latest integrated curriculum guide accompanies the popular young adult novel The Islands at the End of the World. This 48-page guide includes activity ideas to bring the story to life across multiple high school classrooms including language arts, science and social studies.

Buy your copy today for only $3.50.

https://sellfy.com/p/DfwZ/