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Black History Month 2023

March 20, 2023

Throughout February, Rocketeers across the network had a special focus on Black History Month in the classroom. Lessons and celebrations looked different at every campus, but some of the festivities…

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Dr. James Hildreth COVID-19 Webinar

January 2, 2021

20 Ways to Better Support Students with Exceptionalities when Virtual Teaching

By Krista Pupillo, Integrated Special Education teacher, Nashville | December 16, 2020

Virtual learning has been an exciting, challenging, and sometimes frustrating new frontier for students and educators. While we’ve all masterfully risen to the challenge, the needs of students receiving special education services are top of mind for teachers trying their best to reach all students. My defining philosophy as a teacher is “All students want…

How to Support Children with Special Needs During Distance Learning

By Stephanie Storlie, Integrated Special Education Program Manager of Instruction | December 4, 2020

By Stephanie Storlie, Integrated Special Education Program Manager of Instruction We know that the needs of students in special education vary widely from child to child, which can make it difficult to know where to start. But just because it’s difficult, doesn’t mean it isn’t possible. At Rocketship Public Schools, our Integrated Special Education (ISE)…

Inside our Virtual Interest Clubs: American Sign Language

Kathie Barraga, Learning Lab Coordinator & Interest Club Leader | November 2, 2020

At Rocketship, enrichment classes are how we integrate content into our students’ days that they normally wouldn’t have. Affluent schools often offer music, art, science, engineering, drama, dance, foreign languages, and the list goes on. If we don’t offer these experiences to our students, will they have access to them somewhere else? Our students deserve…

Introducing Distance Learning Plus

by Preston Smith, Co-Founder and CEO, Rocketship Public Schools | October 2, 2020

Last month, all Rocketship schools across the country opened in distance learning. We took the best features from our spring program and added new approaches for this school year. Our Distance Learning Plus program features: 3 hours of live teaching per day. As we learned last spring, daily live teaching is critical to promote student…

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