1. Sean Paul McFadden sean.mcfadden87@gmail.com
45-45 48th
Street, #4H, Woodside, NY 11377 (845)
800-9249
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To establish myself as a leader in STEM education by developing highly effective, engaging curriculum and outreach for students
underrepresented in the STEM field.
TEACHING AND TEACHER LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Outstanding Black Male Teacher Fellowship, National Network of State Teachers of the Year Meets Virtually
Fellow November 2016 – present
● Attends monthly webinars to engage with nationally recognized experts about how to increase my effectiveness as a black male
educator and to obtain and share access to tools, training, and opportunities to develop educational leadership
● Earns micro credentials and presents a fellowship project with the objective of mentoring young black male educators in my
school to strengthen the pipeline and increase representation of the student body
Hollyhock Fellowship, Stanford University Stanford, CA
Science Fellow August 2015 – present
● Attends an intensive summer institute at Stanford University during two consecutive summer sessions in collaboration with
teachers from low-income schools representing 34 districts and 17 states including the District of Columbia to build pedagogy
around core content and to champion equity in schools
● Participates in bi-monthly coaching sessions and ongoing classroom research throughout the school year via video conference
to share recorded lessons and classroom materials with fellowship cohort and instructional coaches
● Designs and executes collaborative inquiry project with the objective of ensuring that all scholars within my school have
equitable access to school-related opportunities outside of the classroom
Professional Learning Community, American Museum of Natural History New York,
NY
Master of Arts in Teaching Teacher (MAT) Leader September 2015 – present
● Conducts workshops for preservice and early career teachers with the objective of building curriculum that aligns with NYS
standards and NGSS and establishing highly effective and consistent classroom norms
● Provides in-person and virtual support for implementing new curriculum and classroom norms
● Hosts MAT teacher candidates at Eagle Academy to observe best practices in a New York City public school setting
● Attended Geological Society of America conference in Denver, CO as a representative for American Museum of Natural
History’s MAT program
MAT Teacher September 2013 – August 2015
● Co-created a collaborative sharing space for curriculum, student work, and best practices via Google Drive for current and
future MAT teachers
● Attended workshops once a month at the American Museum of Natural History with the objective of attaining skills to better
serve all students, including those with special needs and English language learners
Eagle Academy for Young Men II Brooklyn, New York
Science Department Lead September 2015 – present
● Designs and facilitates three professional developments throughout the school year to engage science educators across the Eagle
Academy network in data-driven pedagogical decision-making and in collaboration to align science curriculum for all Eagle
Academy schools
● Devises and co-leads one professional development for all high school educators at Eagle Academy at Ocean Hill to facilitate
cross-disciplinary collaboration
● Facilitates and participates in classroom inter-visitation to share and discuss best practices amongst team members
● Screens potential hires, conducts phone interviews, observes demo lessons, and participates in department hiring panel
Earth Science Educator September 2013 – present
● Improves scholar achievement - Earth Science Regents pass rate increases from 49% in June 2014 to 66% in June 2015 and
69% in June 2016 - highest pass rate in the Eagle Academy network and 9% higher than NYC student average
● Develops and implements inquiry-based instruction that aligns with NYS standards, Common Core State Standards, and Next
Generation Science Standards for six sections of Regents Earth Science
● Provides differentiated instruction for advanced students, general education students, students with IEPs, and English language
learners
2. Advisory Leader September 2013 – present
● Cultivates academic excellence, strong character, responsible leadership, and brotherhood through daily mentorship of a
group of 14 young men
● Coordinates and supervises advisory activities such as: academic accountability sessions twice a week in which scholar
pairs review their current academic performance and develop/update goals to improve or maintain, homework blocks to
complete upcoming assignments, and out-of-school field trip bonding experiences
OTHER LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
MAT Advisory Board, American Museum of Natural History New York, NY
Alumnae Representative November 2016 – present
● Meets quasi-annually at the American Museum of Natural History with 12 individuals - leaders in the fields of Teacher
Education, Education Policy, Earth Science Research, and Informal Science Education to discuss the progress of the MAT
program and to provide guidance and wisdom
Master of Arts in Teaching Academic Affairs and Program Committee, American Museum of Natural History New York,
NY
Alumnae Representative September 2016 – present
● Meets three times per year at the American Museum of Natural History with MAT program Co-Directors, one MAT partner
school and principal, six members of MAT faculty, AMNH Senior Vice President for Education, and Dean of Richard Gilder
Graduate School to decide on MAT program affairs such as searching for and hiring new faculty, consideration of curriculum
changes, recruitment and admission, and academic progress of current students
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Champion Learning New York, NY
Tutor October 2011 – May 2012
● Provided 30 hours of in-home tutoring for a tenth grade student, increased student’s grade average in math by ten percentage
points.
City Year – Diplomas Now, Sheepshead Bay High School, New York, NY
9th
grade Student Intervention Evaluation Coordinator/Coach, Diplomas Now Recruitment team member August 2011 – June
2012
● Designed and managed a recruitment campaign for a week-long Leadership Success Academy attended by 60 students from
Sheepshead Bay HS and Newtown HS
● Administered and tracked academic intervention for students identified on an academic focus list for Math
● Participated in a recruitment campaign to entice NYC middle and high school principals to partner with Diplomas Now
NOAA Hollings Scholarship Program State College, PA
NOAA Hollings Scholar May 2008 – August 2009
● Built a standardized anomalies database in MS Access of key meteorological variables for East Coast Winter Storms selected
from a regionalized database and from Northeast Snowstorm Overview: Volume I
● Performed two case studies on Significant East Coast Winter Storms
● Generated paper, Anomalies Associated with East Coast Winter Storms McFadden, S.P, R.H. Grumm, G.S. Young, 2009, and
supplementary poster
● Presented work at 34th
Annual Northeastern Storms Conference, 2009
Adsystech, Incorporated Silver Spring, MD
Software Support Staff November 2010 – January 2011
● Debugged technical issues that arose for clients utilizing company software via telephone and ticketing system
● Coordinated and maintained daily server status report
EDUCATION
American Museum of Natural History New York,
NY
Master of Arts in Teaching with a Specialization in Earth Science for grades 7-12 Sep 2013
Full scholarship and stipend
Cumulative GPA: 4.0
The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA
Bachelor of Science in Meteorology May 2009
Minor in Information, Science, and Technology
Cumulative GPA: 3.96
