Laura Reynolds-Keefer completed her undergraduate work at Michigan State University, and has a Master's degree from Midwestern State University-Texas in history.  She taught both elementary and secondary social science in Ohio and Texas, and received her doctorate from the University of South Carolina in educational psychology and research methodology. 

Reynolds-Keefer, L. (2007). “Why isn’t my teaching good enough?”  The Journey of Urban Charter School Educators Seeking Certification. Ethnographic and Qualitative Research in Education. 2, 110-114.

Reynolds-Keefer, L. (2005). Defiant behavior in two and three-year-olds; a Vygotskian approach. Early Childhood Education Journal. 33(2), 105-111.

• EDC 300/301        Educational Psychology
• EDC 302/502        Adolescent Psychology
• EDC 417/517        Classroom Management
• EDC 442/542        Family, School and Community
• EDC 450/550        Memory and Cognition
• EDK 500                Research Methodology
• EDK 556                Classroom Assessment

Vygotsky and Early Childhood Development

Assessment and Likert Scale Validity

Qualitative Methods in Teacher Training

Training Charter School Teachers