Home / Personalized Learning / Page 6 Personalized Learning Frustrated, Curious, Optimistic: How Teaching Social-Emotional Learning Benefits Students & Teachers by Alyssa Warren, Senior Associate, Rocketship Schools Team | June 6, 2016 Aiden and I started the year off strong. At our home visit before the school year had started, we played “Chutes and Ladders” and ate ice cream and he showed me all of his books, reading the title of every single one. He was a new first grader, excited to start at a new school… Read more > Planting Roots in STEM: Rocketship Girls Explore Science at eBay by Monique Arnal-Castro, Teacher, Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep | April 18, 2016 It was former NASA ambassador and actress Nichelle Nichols who said, “Science is not a boy’s game, it’s not a girl’s game. It’s everyone’s game. It’s about where we are and where we’re going.” Unfortunately, while they are doing incredible work, women are under-represented in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The… Read more > They Shoot, They Score: Rocketship’s Annual Special Olympics by Emma Brady, Associate Director, Integrated Special Education | December 9, 2015 Goooooooal! Last Friday’s Special Olympics soccer tournament was a day sure to be remembered by many. Cheers erupted from all sides of the soccer fields while students raced past family, friends and teachers on the sidelines to make that coveted goal for their school team. This tournament marked Rocketship’s second partnership with the Special Olympics. Read more > Coding for the Future: Hour of Code by LaToya Fernandez, Teacher, Discovery Prep | December 3, 2015 Next week, Rocketeers will be celebrating Computer Science Education Week by joining in the “Hour of Code,” an international coding educational event. With this early introduction to coding, young Rocketeers can nurture their problem-solving and logic skills and express their creativity. Our students will become the future of medicine, politics, law and education. A solid STEM… Read more > Boys to Men: Mu Phi Gamma Fraternity by Cameron Frazier, Teacher, Nashville Northeast Elementary | November 30, 2015 Great schools do more than teach kids how to read and write. They teach kids to engage, think critically and lead. When I first began teaching, I realized many of boys had room to improve both their academic and leadership skills. So, in October of 2012, I partnered with two colleagues at Matthew W. Gilbert… Read more > Pages: 1234567891011121314Load More Categories: Education Reform Most Popular Stories Parent Experience Parent Leadership Personalized Learning Student Experience Talent Development Pay It Forward Professional Development-Engagement Tips for Engagement Teacher Experience Uncategorized