STAFF

Audra Call

Fifth Grade

I LOVE 5th GRADE and being as smart as a 5th grader (although sometimes they
are smarter than me:). My passion is U.S. History and Writing, so 5th grade is the
perfect fit for me! I am an avid patriot and love this blessed country in which we
live. One of my goals as a teacher is to instill the love of America and writing in
my students.
I received my Bachelor’s in Elementary Education at California State University
of Sacramento, then after moving to Utah, I received my Master’s in Elementary
Education. I have also had many opportunities to be involved with education in
other professional settings. I have had the privilege to work with the Utah State
Office of Education as a facilitator teaching other educators the Math and
English Language Arts curriculum, as well as item writing, passage review, range
finding, and data review for Utah’s SAGE and RISE testing. In 2011, a co-worker
and I had the privilege and opportunity to present a fifth grade history unit we
created at the Core Knowledge National Conference in Florida, and I have
worked closely with the Core Knowledge Foundation in assisting another school
to become an official Core Knowledge visitation site. I am continuously seeking
out professional development opportunities to further my education as an
educator and to continue improving and learning.
Some of my favorite pastimes are reading, boating, digital scrapbooking,
cleaning (crazy, I know), organizing, traveling, and spending time with my family,
and of course eating:). Mexican food and homemade chocolate chip cookies are
my favorite foods, and PEPSI is the drink for me.
I feel blessed to be able to teach and learn from each student that walks through
my classroom door. I look forward to every new school year to be able to share
all that I have learned with my students, and to help them achieve personal
success. I use a growth mindset in my classroom which coincides with my
HEROES theme “Heroes are ORDINARY people who do EXTRAORDINARY
things.
” Every child is a HERO!! Students learn that it is okay to make mistakes
because mistakes are discoveries and learning experiences. They may not know
it YET, but will keep persevering. I also hope to instill the love of learning in my
students, so they want to become lifelong learners. One of my favorite quotes is
by Winston Churchill,
ENTHUSIASM.
”
“Success is going from failure to failure with
call@lincoln-academy.org