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Bitsy Griffin is the school librarian for Chatham Grove ES in Chapel Hill NC. She has 25+ years experience in elementary, middle, and high schools as a math teacher and librarian. She is active in AASL and the North Carolina School Library Media Association. Find her blog at http://www.bitsygriffin.com .

• Newsletters for Communicating with Stakeholders

  By Bitsy Griffin on 07/10/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I’m moving to a new school in a new district, and before I get there I want to plan for communication efforts. Developing a communication plans are not my problem! However, sticking to one gives me serious problems. One of… Read More ›

• Changing Schools!

  By Bitsy Griffin on 06/18/2020 • ( 2 )

  

  My theme for the year has absolutely been change! From the moment we hit 2020, it’s been one change after another. Chatham County Schools, which is a little over an hour from here, advertised for a school librarian in their… Read More ›

• Conferences in a Pandemic

  By Bitsy Griffin on 05/12/2020 • ( 3 )

  

  I think about conferences a lot. Anyone who has been a conference chair has a heightened level of appreciation for them. Conferences are yet another thing to add to COVID-19’s current list of casualties. Or are they? Educators are masters… Read More ›

• New Communication Habits

  By Bitsy Griffin on 04/14/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I almost dropped my phone when our district’s chief communications officer started a phone message with, “Welcome to week four of e-learning.” Week four! How in the world did that happen? What a shock! Where does the time go? And… Read More ›

• Experimenting with online content delivery!

  By Bitsy Griffin on 03/25/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  A few weeks ago, I wrote about change. Oh my goodness! I had no idea of what was looming in the immediate future! Just two weeks back, I was making book fair plans. In what seemed like the blink of… Read More ›

• Change Ahead!

  By Bitsy Griffin on 03/18/2020 • ( 1 )

  

  I love change. I’m always peeking over the fence to see what else is there that might be of interest. I’m not even looking for greener pastures. As a matter of fact, I’m often looking for a broken down barn,… Read More ›

• Story Retell with Stop Motion

  By Bitsy Griffin on 03/04/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Ms. Salinas, a second-grade teacher at Old Town, is full of energy and creativity. Whenever I approach her with an idea, her answer is always yes! I went to her with an idea I had for stop motion as a… Read More ›

• Wrestling with Technology

  By Bitsy Griffin on 01/15/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I’m a minimalist at heart, and technology is truly perfect for minimalists! A single laptop or tablet meets my needs thoroughly! More often than not, though, I’m conflicted. I don’t always enjoy using technology like I know I should. While… Read More ›

• Keeping Leadership Fresh

  By Bitsy Griffin on 12/16/2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Leadership is at the forefront of what we do as school librarians. Almost every single day, we exemplify leadership. And because we are librarians, we have leadership opportunities that few in the school may see. Through the lens of our… Read More ›

• Stations in the Library Part 2 – Student Engagement

  By Bitsy Griffin on 11/18/2019 • ( 2 )

  

  Last month, I shared easy ideas to get stations started. While making sure you have engaging materials is half the battle, the other half is that the students understand what engagement looks like! They need to know what to do… Read More ›