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

UNIVERSITY COORDINATION, ADVISEMENT, & TEACHING

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

Better with Nuts: Classroom Survival & Success for New & Developing Teachers (5th Edition 2015)                  2008

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)                                                                      

CUNY City College of New York, NYC                                                                                                  1997

• MS in Elementary Education, Dean’s List                                                                                                   

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI                                                                                                   1990

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