GAPS Libraries Resource Update

C-Span Classroom Deliberations

C-SPAN Classroom Deliberations are designed to engage students in classroom discussions about current issues being debated in the United States. Here you will find a set of C-SPAN primary source video clips and newspaper articles, handouts, current events, lesson plans, and deliberation strategies that make it easy to engage students in the issues.

GAPS no longer uses the SORA reading app; the Libby reading app provides the same functionality and is available to all GAPS students through the Albany Public Library. All GAPS students can use their student ID as their public library card!

Read and Share Booklist Reader

In this issue, you'll find all this and more:

• Food books, including top 10s, food rival romance, and books that get kids cooking

• Crafts & gardening books

• Read-alikes for Stephen Graham Jones' The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

• Listen-alikes for Angeline Boulley's Sisters in the Wind

• Elementary-school biographies of Native Women

• Audiobook for multitasking

• November Reserve These Reads

• LibraryReads November 2025 Picks

• PBS Books: PBS Book Readers Club

Books Build Bridges update

🎉Memorial and Timber Ridge are off to a great start logging reading minutes in Beanstack! Calapooia and Oak are on their way! Thanks, MMS, TR, CMS, and OES staff!

If you want to help us reach One MILLION Minutes by logging your own reading, but do not currently have access to Clever, please fill out this form so that we can get you connected!
Looking for Reading Challenge information and Beanstack how-tos? Check this link or save a shortcut to this folder to your Google Drive for easy access when you need it.
Would you like help getting Beanstack and the One MILLION Minutes challenge up and running in your class or school? Send an email to library@albany.k12.or.us.

We Can Do Better Than AI Detectors

Since generative AI came on the scene, teachers have been fraught over concerns about academic integrity. The ins and outs of ensuring that the work students turn in is actually their work are complex. But the advice we find on social media makes it all seem simple: “Just build AI-proof assessments,” “Create authentic learning opportunities,” or “Change the way you teach.” The problem with these posts is that they very often do not follow-up with showing what this actually looks like. Continue reading here...

Repository for Syllabi Policies on Generative AI

Looking for a Classroom Math Tutor?

Khanmigo is an individualized AI tutor that acts as a personal guide for students, asking leading questions to help them solve problems rather than simply providing answers. No minimum class size threshold. Any number of students in eligible. The Mid-Valley STEM-CTE Hub will cover the cost of $13 per student. LBL ESD is partnering on this effort as a classroom set-up and support resource.

Fill out the interest form today!

Turn Sub Days Into STEAM Days with the Lending Library from Mid-Valley STEM-CTE Hub

It’s a part of life — sometimes you simply can’t be in the classroom. Instead of scrambling to fill the gap, set your substitute up for success with fun, ready-to-use STEAM kits. Each kit offers hands-on activities that align with your curriculum, ensuring your students keep learning and exploring — even when you’re away. This extensive collection of STEAM kits spans every STEM subject — from science and technology to engineering, applied arts, and math. Each of the kits included are designed to be truly turnkey, with materials that accommodate large classrooms and activities that require minimal setup. Explore these curated lists of recommended kits to find the perfect fit for your next substitute day or classroom project.