SummaryInterview in two parts. Part 1: April 22, 2020 -- (1:00) Tracy, teacher who lives in Midwood, Brooklyn -- (1:15 ) New daily routine: work and leisure -- (2:35) Sings in pop music choir. Connected through Zoom -- (2:50) Continues professional development remotely -- (3:25) Teaches 7th grade Humanities, US history, at Brooklyn Prospect Charter School -- (3:50) Asynchronous learning with Zoom -- (5:20) Switched to live remote instruction early May -- (5:45) Keeping children engaged with remote learning -- (8:30) Teaches at Brooklyn Prospect Charter School, Clinton Hill-Bed-Stuy -- (10:100) Teaching challenges, finding effective strategies -- (13:15) Flipped classroom -- (13: 30) Part 2: May 1, 2020 -- (14:00) Changes since lockdown -- (14:20) Challenges of remote teaching -- (18:00) Changes in Midwood neighborhood -- (23:00) Desire to visit family, travel -- (24: 50) Talking to colleagues about how education, schools will change in the future.
NoteAudio interview conducted on April 22, 2020 and May 1, 2020, by Ariane Loeb. Collected for the Covid-19 Oral History Project through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
SubjectQuarantine ; COVID-19 (Disease) ; Epidemics; Coronaviruses ; Distance education ; Brooklyn Prospect Charter School ; Public schools--New York (State)--New York
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TitleOral history interview with Tracy Garrison-Feinberg conducted on 2020 April 24 and 2020 May 1