Dan Frederking, Ed.D.
With nearly two decades in the education field, I have experienced quite a bit. In my career, I’ve held jobs as a classroom teacher, as a student assessment consultant at a state education department, as a technical assistance expert at a large education research nonprofit, as a university instructor, and as an independent consultant. At this point, it’s fair to say that I’ve worked with hundreds of schools across the country, but my focus has always remained the same: education data.
What started as an interest in educator assessment literacy expanded to a general fascination with data in general, and how people in the education field use it to make informed decisions. I often find this area to be lacking. I wrote my doctoral dissertation on how data literacy is being taught to preservice teachers, and I’ll sum the 200-page document up for you in 2 words: it’s not.
So this is the role I’ve been playing. I aim to do what I can to help teachers and school leaders better utilize all kinds of data when making decisions. Using data (and I don’t just mean test scores, but all kinds of information in various forms) can unlock a world of understanding that can improve student achievement. I want to see data used the right way, and I’m trying to share my expertise to improve data-driven education.
Socials
Selected Publications and Presentations
Articles
Schnautz, D.A. & Frederking, D. (2023). Data teams and collective educator efficacy: A district’s partnership with the American Institutes for Research led to instructional coaches and teachers using data for better results. School Administrator, 80(1), 31-34.
Frederking, D. M. (2019). Examining the instructional priorities of a secondary education teacher preparation program utilizing an integrated approach to assessment education. Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 31(3).
Frederking, D. M., Hicklin, A. C., & Wilson, S. (Spring 2017). Building relationships through leadership teams: Promoting distributive leadership through Illinois CSI’s Principals Institute. ILASCD Quarterly Journal, 62(1), 50-56.
Books and book chapters
Ibis, M., Frederking, D., & Scholz, C. (2022). Tool: Interview Protocol to Assess RPP Health. In Wentworth, L. Conaway, C., Shewchuk, S., & Arce-Trigatti, P. (Eds.), RPP Brokers Handbook, V.2: A Guide to Brokering in Education Research-Practice Partnerships. NNERP. Located at https://nnerpp.rice.edu/rpp-brokers-handbook/.
Frederking, D. M. (2020). Making sense of standardized benchmark assessments. In Quinzio-Zafran, A., & Wilkins, E. (Eds.), The New Teacher’s Guide to Overcoming Common Challenges: Curated Advice from Award-Winning Teachers. Routledge.
Frederking, D. M. (2016). American Institutes for Research. In Mertens, S. B., Caskey, M. M., & Flowers, N. (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education (2nd ed.) (pp. 47-48). Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
Frederking, D. M. (2016). Council of Chief State School Officers. In Mertens, S. B., Caskey, M. M., & Flowers, N. (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education (2nd ed.) (p. 109). Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
Reports
Conn, C., Bohan, K., Bies-Hernandez, N., Powell, Pl, Luzader, J., Scholz, C., & Frederking, D. (2020). Teaching and Assessing Data Literacy: Resource Guide for Supporting Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers. Located at https://ceedar.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Arizona_Data_Literacy_Resource_Guide.pdf.
Selected Presentations
Frederking, D. M., Lindsay, J., & Checovich, L. (Oct. 20, 2022). “Supporting rural teacher preparation, recruitment, and retention: REL Midwest’s research and resources.” National Forum to Advance Rural Education, Green Bay, WI.
Frederking, D. M., Wan, Y. & Breen, L. (Sept. 19, 2019). “Examining Trends in Teacher Supply and Demand in Michigan,” Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators Fall Conference, Traverse City, MI.
Frederking, D. M. (April 20, 2018). “Creating a Valid and Reliable Assessment,” Superintendents Commission for the Study of Demographics and Diversity, Tinley Park, IL.
Frederking, D. M. (March 30, 2017). “Assuring Assessment Validity: Applying Simple Psychometric Approaches to Classroom Assessments,” Superintendents Commission for the Study of Demographics and Diversity, Tinley Park, IL.
Frederking, D. M. (Aug. 1, 2016). “A Comparison of Student Performance on Computer-Based Tests (CBTs) and Paper-Based Tests (PBTs),” Association of Teacher Educators Summer Conference, Louisville, KY.
Frederking, D. M. (Jan. 28, 2016). “The Power of Feedback in a Balanced Assessment System,” Superintendents Commission for the Study of Demographics and Diversity, Tinley Park, IL.
