Carolyn M

I am an independent educational consultant, working with metro-area schools to provide training and support for new and struggling teachers and to create systems for recruitment & selection for school personnel. I help frustrated people see that there are solutions, help them identify priorities, and then work through the many pieces. I help them recognize their strengths and work towards new skills, supporting them as they develop a greater sense of agency and self-efficacy.

EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING

Carolyn McGown Consulting, Brooklyn NY 2008-present

• Literacy, At-risk populations, Student Engagement, Classroom Community, ELLs, ESL/TESOL, Special Education
• Faculty Training & Support: Observations, Conferencing, Feedback, Demos/Modeling, Planning
• Recruitment & Selection: Develop systems & materials; Plan interview events; Phone-screen; References & verification
• Clients include individual professionals, colleges, schools – public, charter, independent
• Workshops: Student Voice; Routines & Procedures; Management; Inclusive Teaching; Building Community
• Presentations: Resume & Letter-Writing, Navigating the Job-search, Successful Interviewing

Adjunct Instructor, Field Specialist, Special Education 2010-16

Hunter College Graduate School of Education, NYC

Program Coordinator, Clinical Faculty, Advisor, Division of Teaching & Learning 2006-09

Fordham University Graduate School of Education, NYC

Graduate Instructor, New Teacher Support Office of Alternative Certification (NYCTF & TFA) 2004-07

Pace University School of Education, NYC

Training & Support Coordinator, Fellow Advisor, New York City Teaching Fellows 2000-05

The New Teacher Project, Brooklyn NY

WRITING & RESEARCH

Unlikeable Kids: Focusing on What’s Important, expected completion 2024

• Guidebook for parents & educators on raising likeable, curious, & optimistic children

What Makes New Teachers Stay? Research Project 2002

• Collection of responses & reflections from 100 New York City Teaching Fellows

K-8 TEACHING

Teacher, Elementary, ESL, & Special Education – grades K-5 1995-2000

New York City Department of Education, PS 132M, Washington Heights (Title 1)

Science Teacher, Special Education – grades pre-K-8 1994-95

The Child School, NYC (Independent Special Education)

Spanish: Functional fluency, written & spoken

NYSED Teacher Exams (passed): Mathematics, Special Education, ESL/TESOL, Multi-Subject/Childhood, Physical Education

Approved Vendor NYC DOE

COVID: Fully vaccinated & boostered

EDUCATION

Fordham University, NYC 2008

• Graduate School of Education, PhD Coursework (non-degree)

• MS in Elementary Education, Dean’s List

• BA in English Literature, Mathematics Minor; Languages studied – Spanish, French, Russian