Lyndsie Atran
“I foster my students sense of creativity and encourage them to be bold.”
Lyndsie is an experienced educator who has taught students across a wide range of ages and subjects, including English, Spanish, and physical education. Her teaching experience began in K–12 classrooms and has continued alongside a broader career in public policy and social services. This combination of classroom experience and work supporting individuals and families gives Lyndsie a thoughtful, practical approach to education. She enjoys helping students build confidence, make meaningful connections, and see how what they are learning applies beyond the classroom.
Lyndsie earned her bachelor’s degree in humanities from Northern Arizona University in 2009. She later earned a master’s degree in public policy with an emphasis in policy analysis from Walden University in 2013. Her academic background gives her an interdisciplinary perspective that she brings naturally into her teaching.
While completing her bachelor’s degree, Lyndsie worked as a substitute teacher across grades K–12. At the time she graduated, she was working as an office manager at a local charter school, where she was asked to take over teaching English, Spanish, and physical education for the remainder of the school year. Although teaching was an unexpected opportunity, she quickly discovered how much she enjoyed working directly with students.
After moving into the social service field, Lyndsie continued to develop her understanding of how systems, communities, and individual circumstances shape a person's opportunities. Her decision to pursue graduate work in public policy came from wanting to find ways to help people not only at an individual level, but also by understanding and addressing the larger systems that affect their lives.
Today, Lyndsie brings both her classroom experience and her broader professional background to her work with students. She values creating a supportive environment where students feel comfortable asking questions, exploring ideas, and developing their own strengths. Her interdisciplinary background also allows her to make connections across subjects and help students see learning as something connected to the wider world.
In Lyndsie’s words
When my students enter my classroom, my goal is to introduce them to new perspectives. I also encourage them to develop their own unique views in order to understand the world they live in. I want my students to be able to express themselves well both in writing and verbally. I foster their sense of creativity and encourage them to be bold.
If my students leave my classroom feeling like they believe they are intelligent and can do anything, then I have done my job as a teacher. I frequently remind my students that they are intelligent, many of them have never had anyone tell them this before. All students are intelligent, they just need to find their way of expressing themselves.
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