Welcome back to another staff feature, where we interview a Rocketship educator who has gone above and beyond to bring a new idea to life in the classroom in hopes it helps other educators do the same! Today we’re chatting with Daniela Rosales, a science teacher at Rocketship Delta Prep and founder of the school’s student-run newspaper, The Delta Times. This program has been an absolute hit among students. Last year when Daniela was in her first year as a special education interventionist, she saw an opportunity outside of her usual day-to-day role and piloted the program. It gained so much popularity that she received over 60 student applications for the next term in the first three hours!<\/p>\n
Since then, Daniela enrolled with Rocketship’s credentialling partner, Rivet School, to become a certified teacher and also joined the Latinx Teachers Fellowship from Latinos for Education. This school year she’s excited to be teaching science, as well as running an expanded program of the Delta Times.<\/p>\n
In this 10-minute interview, we learn what inspired Daniella to start the program, what growth she saw in students, how she implemented it, learnings she took away, and first-hand thoughts from two student reporters. Let’s dive in!<\/p>\n