Elizabeth Jones 10/28/2020
Description
Elizabeth 'Betsy' Jones of Moultrie, Georgia is a middle school instructional coach. She talked about her nontraditional path to teaching, becoming an instructional coach, and moving back into a teaching position during the COVID-19 pandemic. Betsy shares how Georgia responded to the pandemic and how schools implemented procedures to get students meals and resources such as a school drive-thru to pick up packets and books. She described the role of writing poetry during the early days of the pandemic as a time that began with personal reflection, led to writing poetry with teachers and students, and ended with a sense of grief for what has been lost. She also described her current thoughts on the future of education.
| Date(s) | 10/28/2020 |
| Call Number | CTP_017 |
| Subjects | Online education, Rural life, Changing education, Instructional coach, Work space, Grief COVID-19 (Disease)--Diagnosis--Government policy, COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-), Internet access, Interviews, Middle school teachers, Middle schools--Administration, Poetry, Poets, Rural schools, School management and organization, Teachers |
| Interviewee(s) | Elizabeth Jones |
| Interviewer(s) | Sarah Donovan |