Lauren Quient received her Bachelor’s Degree from UC Irvine in 2008 in English and her Master’s Degree in Education in 2010. She began teaching in the fall of 2008 in Encino, California where she  taught Middle School English for six years and Middle School Reading for four years. She is currently the Educational Technology Director for the California KIPP schools. She began using the Jane Schaffer Writing Program® in 2008, and she became a National Trainer in 2012. Lauren brings a special gift to the team: she was trained in the Jane Schaffer Writing Program as a high school student. She has sat on both sides of the desk. She has designed Google docs templates for the Expository,  Response to Literature, and Argumentation graphic organizers for teachers and students to use in and out of the classroom.