A Day In The Life Of An Associate Director Of Professional Learning At Rocketship Public Schools
Lauren's role as Associate Director of Professional Learning at Rocketship Public Schools is highly variable, with days ranging from "hunkering down and designing sessions" to back-to-back Zoom meetings and even leading sessions at 7 pm. This flexibility allows for a balance between independent work, collaboration, and responsiveness to the needs of their educators, with a typical workday spanning from 8 am to 4:30 pm.
Communication, Project Management, Leadership, Remote Work, Time Management
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Lauren Keough
Associate Director of Professional Learning
Rocketship Public Schools
UCLA - 2008
Lehman College - CUNY (2010) - Masters of Arts in Social Studies Education & Stanford University (2019) - Masters in Policy, Organization & Leadership Studies
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Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School
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1. A typical workday involves a mix of independent work (designing sessions, reviewing plans) and collaborative work (Zoom meetings, leading sessions).
2. The work is flexible and remote-based, with occasional travel to regional offices or schools.
3. The work hours are generally consistent (8:00 AM to 4:30 PM), but the specific tasks and activities vary greatly depending on the time of year and current projects. This includes working independently, collaborating with teams, and presenting to external vendors
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What does a day in the life of your role look like?
I work remotely for the most part. Sometimes I do go into one of our regional offices, or go to a school, or travel with my team. Like, I was in Nashville in December.
But I'd say about 85% of the time, you'll find me in my home office or just at my kitchen table with my laptop. My day can look really different depending on the time of year and what's going on. That's something I really like about it.
Sometimes I'm spending a portion of the day designing sessions and making slide decks, reviewing, or sending feedback to other people based on their plans that they send me. Other times, I'm in back-to-back Zoom meetings from 8 AM to 4 PM, which is good to collaborate, but that's a lot.
Other times, I'm listening to a pitch from an outside vendor for a program that I think will be beneficial to our educators. So, other times I'm leading a "Rising Leaders" session for some of our teachers at 7 o'clock at night. It just really depends on the day.
Usually, time-wise, I start around 8 in the morning and end around 4:30. So no matter what, I'm able to kind of keep those hours.