GAPS Libraries Resource Update

The Latinx Kidlit Book Festival is a FREE virtual celebration of Latinx KidLit authors, illustrators, and books for all students, educators and book lovers around the globe. The Festival offers a combination of educational materials and virtual literary content in the form of panels, craft sessions and illustrator draw-offs with best-selling and award-winning Latinx authors and illustrators of picture books, middle grade, young adult, graphic novels, comic books and poetry. The sessions are geared toward all schools, educators, students and book lovers, not just those identifying as Latinx. Everyone is welcome! Sessions can be safely streamed into the classroom and shared with students using an educator's account.

Use this World Book KIDS Research Guide to help elementary students learn about trustworthy sources and how to find accurate information online! You can also take a look at the other Educator Resources available for World Book KIDS.

For all grades: The GAPS Libraries website is available through the GAPS folder at the left end of students' Chrome toolbar. Use the World Book icon to access the resources for all grade levels.

Join Mid-Valley STEM-CTE Hub for a virtual, statewide PLC that uses a standards-aligned, data-informed, and equity-driven approach to elevate the expertise of middle school math educators and support transformative math learning! Learn more and register here.

Created by Tony Award winner Shaina Taub, the musical Suffs recorded from Broadway tells the story of the American suffragist movement and the remarkable friendships, heartbreak, and action that brought women together—or, in some cases, tore them apart as they fought for women's right to vote.

This Current Events post not only highlights some of the recent news headlines about the voting process, but also provides credible, first-hand resources for understanding the voting process in Oregon.

As of Sept. 15, 2026, NewsGuard had identified and debunked 18 false claims about the midterms that have gone viral on social media platforms. These claims have also been advanced on 47 websites. Eleven false claims centered on supposed election fraud, a particularly pernicious category of false narratives since such claims could undermine confidence in the results of the elections and in democracy itself. To keep up with election misinformation as it is identified, follow NewsGuard's Elections Misinformation Tracker.

From EdWeek:

• Bill Gates’ Stark Warning on AI in Education: It Could Result in "People Learning Less"
• "Just Say No" Didn’t Keep Teens Off Drugs. It Won’t Work for AI, Either
• Using AI with Purpose: Building Responsible Practices for Schools

Bring meaningful conversations into your classroom this fall.

The Great Thanksgiving Listen gives students the opportunity to interview someone important in their lives, practice their listening skills, and preserve a story for the future.

Sign up for StoryCorps’ educator newsletter for classroom resources, activity ideas, and updates on how to participate.

• Informe Académico - Una coleccion de revistas hispanicas con textos completos.
• aulaPlaneta Banco de contenidos

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