GAPS Libraries Resource Update

We came VERY VERY CLOSE to meeting our reading challenge last year, and this year we're starting a little earlier, so we know we can do it!

All students (and staff!) logging reading minutes will be automatically enrolled in our districtwide reading challenge, beginning October 1st.

Benny the Beanstack bean will be visiting schools this year to encourage students to read! Benny will start in the Memorial and South Shore libraries to congratulate those students on logging so many reading minutes last year, and will move around the district to visit students throughout the year.

TEACHERS: interested in learning more about how to easily use Beanstack for reading engagement in your classroom and setting up class or school-level challenges? There are 2 short introductory sessions available virtually on October 6: session 1 from 3:30-4:00 and session 2 from 4:15-4:45. Sign up here. We hope to see you there!

The Math Coaching and Leadership Network (MCLN) is a free, regional network that supports K–16 mathematics educators and leaders across Oregon. MCLN centers its work on advancing equitable mathematics education while fostering collaboration and innovation throughout the region.

Join classrooms from coast to coast for virtual experiences rooted in art, history, and stories—brought to life by artists nationwide and launching in honor of the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence. The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Focus 5 teaching artists are offering free three-day virtual residencies that bring the America 250 celebration to classrooms across the nation. Grounded in the Crystal Bridges collection, each residency blends art, history, STEM, and hands-on making to help students connect with the American story—and their role in it. Check out the options and connect today to provide these experiences for your students!

Democracy has had a challenging decade by most scorecards. Yet roughly half the world’s countries are still governed democratically, making it humanity’s most widespread system for giving ordinary people a voice in how they are governed. Both things can be true at once, and that contradiction is worth a closer look.

Eleanor Roosevelt expanded the role of first lady, using her position to advocate for civil and human rights and to travel on behalf of President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II. After F..D.R’s death in 1945, President Harry Truman appointed her to the first U.S. delegation to the United Nations. Roosevelt went on to chair the U.N. Commission on Human Rights and helped guide the international effort to draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948. This short video examines how Roosevelt’s work after the White House extended her influence and helped establish a blueprint for future first ladies. Lesson plan and resources included.

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The Oregon Dance Education Organization (ODEO) is a state affiliate of the National Dance Education Organization and serves as a vital voice and a convening body for dance educators and the dance community who live, learn, and/or work throughout the state of Oregon.

The Oregon Theatre Educators Association (OTEA) is Oregon’s professional organization for teachers of theatre or theatre-related disciplines at all levels, elementary through secondary, as well as post-secondary theatre education students.

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