Angela C. Stoltz
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership
College of Education University of Maryland, College Park
Dr. Angela Stoltz is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy, and Leadership (TLPL), at the College of Education, University of Maryland. She is housed in Division I (Mathematics and Science Education) and is currently the Professional Development School (PDS) Coordinator for the Middle School Math and Science Education undergraduate and graduate programs. As PDS coordinator, Dr. Stoltz works with in-service teachers and administrators who support Middle School Mathematics and Science Education majors in schools located in Anne Arundel, Prince George's, Montgomery, and Howard County Public School Districts in the state of Maryland. In addition, she trains university supervisors who observe and evaluate pre-service teachers at PDS schools throughout their internship experiences.
Dr. Stoltz is the primary university support for Middle School Mathematics and Science Education undergraduate and graduate students during their Senior or Master's year, and she teaches a variety of university courses to pre-service and in-service teachers pursuing degrees in education. These courses are integral to Middle School Mathematics and Science Education, Secondary Mathematics Education, and Elementary Education B.A., and MCERT programs, as well as the Mathematics Education and STEM Teacher Leadership M.Ed programs offered by the University of Maryland. Her teaching philosophy is rooted in social and environmental justice and values community relationships and engagement.
Dr. Stoltz is of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry and is a citizen of the Whitetop Nation. She has close, "familial" relationships with citizens of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe, who are Indigenous to Eastern Shore Maryland and what is now Sussex County, Delaware, which have spanned more than four decades. These relationships support her understanding of traditional Indigenous worldviews, values, and perspectives which she continues to nurture. Dr. Stoltz has consulted with tribal leadership regarding her work at the University of Maryland since she began her doctoral program in 2013. Her relationships with Nanticoke citizens helped her develop partnerships with tribal leaders in Maryland in 2016. Continued collaborations led to the co-creation of the Maryland Indigenous Higher Education Alliance (MIHEA), a grassroots group of tribal leaders and university faculty, staff, and students, who work together to create systemic changes across the state to improve the lives of Maryland's Indigenous people. Dr. Stoltz and other affiliates of MIHEA co-authored a book chapter on their efforts, "Tribal Collaborations and Indigenous Representation in Higher Education '' which was published in Indigenous Methodologies, Research and Practices for Sustainable Development by Springer in 2022. Since then, Dr. Stoltz and eight Piscataway Conoy citizens launched the first University of Maryland course on the Piscataway, HNUH268W: Where the Waters Blend: Contemporary Indigenous Perspectives on History, Traditions, and Modern Issues.
In the past four years, Dr. Stoltz and her collaborators have received eight awards from a variety of units within the University of Maryland as well as the Pepsi Foundation, the Maryland Sea Grant College, and NOAA, totaling roughly $240,000. She is the founder and PI of the Maryland KidWind Initiative, a regional branch of the national KidWind Organization, and she is co-PI on a NOAA B-WET grant (NA23NMF4570162) with Dr. Amy Green. Dr. Stoltz holds a Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership (with an emphasis on Mathematics Education) from the University of Maryland (2019), an M.Ed (Elementary Education) from Wilmington University (2006), and a BA in Social Sciences from the University of Delaware (2001). She has 19 years of experience in the field of education.
