Angela Lawson began her teaching career in 2001. Since 2020, Mrs. Lawson has been using her innovative teaching strategies at Pike Road Junior High as the head of the math department, 8th-grade math teacher, and Robotics Coach. Obtaining a degree from Auburn University with a BS in Mathematics Education and the University of Alabama with an MS in Differentiated Instruction, her teaching career has allowed her to give back to the community and share her passion by educating young minds and future leaders.
She shares, “Kids are very different now. When I see their evolution and how education has transformed, it is amazing. I’m always learning new, more innovative ways to reach the children that we have today. It’s an awesome process, learning new ways to teach concepts, incorporating new technology, and mixing that with things I’ve learned through the years.”
Each year, Mrs. Lawson enters her classroom with prayer. She prays over every desk, child, teacher, faculty, and staff member. “The challenges we face now are monumental, but this is a ministry. To minister means to serve. We are here for the children. I’m a part of a group of teachers at PRS who have a prayer group that meets every Friday morning. We pray over our school, our students, and for each other.”
In her classroom, Mrs. Lawson enjoys seeing faces light up when they understand a concept they thought was unreachable. Since math can be a challenging subject for many children, she enjoys making it accessible to everyone. She often tells her students that you don’t have to be a math person to do math. She’s teaching them the capacity to learn, not just to do math, but knowing how to do anything. She shares, “I tell them if Mrs. Lawson can learn how to build and program a robot, you can learn how to solve a multi-step equation.”
Angela Lawson has been married to Joel Lawson for 24 years. They were college sweethearts and met in the Auburn University marching band. They have three boys: Joel Jr. (16), William (11), and Andrew (6).
