Angela McByrd
"Your brain is a muscle. If you are learning skills and you work hard towards it, you can be at the level someone that you think is smart at math."
Quick Facts
Featured IN
Do It For the Gram (January 2020)
Current role
High School Teacher & Founder of The Woke STEM Teacher
Credentials
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics at Oglethorpe University
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on math at Concordia University
Doctorate in Education focusing on Educational Leadership at Liberty University
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on math at Concordia University
Doctorate in Education focusing on Educational Leadership at Liberty University
Interests
STEM and Social Justice
In our January 2020 – Do It For the Gram box, Angela tells us about her background in math and what made her decide to switch to a math degree. She talks about The Woke STEM Teacher, what it is, why she started it, and where it is now, and in relation to the box, she discusses how social media helped in building her brand.
Black Girl MATHgic Exclusive Interview Preview
“I started thinking about ways that I could connect with a network of teachers to be able to share some of the things that I was doing in my classroom, bounce ideas and gain new methods and strategies my classroom.”