Main Responsibilities of an Associate Director of Professional Learning at Rocketship Public Schools
Lauren's Associate Director role at Rocketship Public Schools involves designing professional learning sessions for school leaders, collaborating on "scopes of learning and competencies" to ensure targeted training, and managing the considerable logistics of large-scale events, such as "a five-day in-person professional development retreat for about 150 school leaders," encompassing everything from session design to catering and venue arrangements. This multifaceted role highlights the importance of both instructional design and operational management in effective professional development.
Project Management, Leadership Development, Teamwork, Communication, Event Planning
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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. Designing professional learning sessions for school leaders and managers
2. Creating scopes of learning and competencies for each role to meet learning needs
3. Planning and executing large-scale professional development events (e.g., a five-day retreat for 150 school leaders)
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What are your main responsibilities within your current role?
Right now, I work a lot with school leaders and their managers to design professional learning sessions for principals, assistant principals, and other roles throughout the network. I also work with members of my team to create scopes of learning and competencies for each role. This ensures the learning we're designing is planned to meet the needs of that role.
Finally, there's a lot of project planning and logistics involved. For example, every year I plan a five-day, in-person professional development retreat for about 150 school leaders. There's a lot that goes into that, from designing the sessions to things like ordering shirts, getting catering, and arranging for tables and manual labor. So, there are many different types of work I do.