ACADEMIC DEGREES

Ph.D. Candidate in English Education with a concentration in Applied Linguistics

Expected graduation date: May 2012
New York University

M.A. in English Education

Degree conferred: January 2003
New York University

B.A. in English with a concentration in Creative Writing

Degree conferred: August 1997
University of Missouri-Columbia

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

January 2011-present
Learning Manager
Queens Paideia School

Fall 2010-present
Instructor
New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture,
Education, and Human Development in the
Department of Teaching and Learning
Courses taught:
E21.0001 Inquiries into Teaching and Learning I
(basic educational theory)
E11.2505 Foundations of Educational Linguistics

Spring 2009-present
Lecturer
City College of New York, School of Education in the
English Education Program
Courses Taught:
EDSE 0200I Master’s Project: English Education
Thesis
EDSE 0001I Intro to Educational Research
EDSE 0101I Independent Study: Secondary School
Research
EDUC 32500 Special Issues in Secondary Education

Fall 2007-Spring 2010

Research Assistant
New York University
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human
 Development
Department of Teaching and Learning

School Year 2006-2007

High School English Teacher
Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies
NYC Department of Education

School Years 2003-2006

High School English Teacher
Thurgood Marshall Academy
NYC Department of Education

HONORS AND AWARDS

2011 Mitchell Leaska Dissertation Fellowship Award ($5000)

Department of Teaching and Learning
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
New York University

2007-2010 Steinhardt Fellowship for Doctoral Study (tuition remission +

$22,000/year)
Department of Teaching and Learning
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
New York University

PUBLICATIONS

Fredrick, T. (2009). Looking in the mirror: Helping adolescents talk more reflectively
during portfolio presentations. Teachers College Record, 111, 1916-1929.

Fredrick, T. (2009). Each does a part: Teacher research as a tool for social change for
underachieving students. The English Record, 59 (1), 3-8.

Fredrick, T. (2006). Choosing to belong: Increasing adolescent male engagement in the

ELA classroom. Changing English, 13, 151-159.