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Laura Reynolds is a former fourth grade teacher with a Masters degree in Education from Drake University and a BA degree in Psychology from the University of Iowa. She currently works as an education consultant and curriculum writer. You can find her on @laurareynolds75 and Google+.

Here are my most recent posts:

• Giving Student Feedback: 20 Tips To Do It Right

  By Laura Reynolds

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  June 11th, 2013 No Comments Features

  It seems as if it was yesterday that I was a young middle school student giving a class presentation on the lifespan of the killer whale. While I was prepared, I was also horribly nervous. At the conclusion of my speech I was given verbal student feedback from my teacher–in front of the entire class!… Read More

• Teaching Children With ADHD: Classroom Strategies To Engage The Easily Distracted

  By Laura Reynolds

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  May 23rd, 2013 No Comments Features

  There seems to be one in almost every classroom. That student that just can’t get it together. Maybe it’s the homework that never gets turned in or the desk that resembles a pigpen. Possibly the student is disruptive, blurting out inappropriate remarks or just can’t stop tapping her pencil even when you have asked her… Read More