Favorite Parts of Working in the Education Industry as an Associate Director of Programs
Cassandra, Associate Director of Programs at Code Nation, finds the education industry rewarding due to the "immediacy of seeing impact," whether it's in a classroom or through technology. This, coupled with the industry's "data-driven" nature and constant "push for things to be better," makes it a dynamic and innovative field to be a part of.
Education, Impact, Data-Driven, Innovation, Development
Advizer Information
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Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
Majors
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Job Functions
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Cassandra Houghton
Associate Director of Programs
Code Nation
Saint Louis University, 2016
Dominican University, Masters in Special Education
Ethnic & Related Studies
Education
Education
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. "Witnessing the direct impact of your work, whether it's in the classroom or through advocacy/technology, is rewarding."
2. "The education industry is data-driven and constantly evolving, offering opportunities for innovation."
3. "There's an immediate sense of accomplishment seeing the results of your efforts, whether it's within a class period, a few months, or a year."
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in the education industry?
I think just being able to see your immediate impact, whether it's as a classroom teacher, or working in education advocacy, or in education technology. It's an industry in which you can see the results of your work pretty immediately.
This could be over the course of a class period, or over a couple of months working with a certain partner. You can also see the development and benefit of a product that you're supporting at a school over the course of a year.
It's also an industry that's pretty data-driven and changing a lot. I really enjoy the immediacy of seeing impact, as well as the general development of the industry and where it's going.
There's a constant push for things to be better. I feel like there's a lot of innovation in it, which is cool to experience and be part of in different roles.