GAPS Libraries Resource Update
May 8, 2026
Smithsonian: Science for Global Goals
The Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Project provides youth around the world, ages 11-18 with the knowledge and skills to understand the world’s most pressing issues and to become agents for change in their own communities. Through a series of freely available community research guides, young people use their communities as their laboratory to investigate the science that underlies the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Developed by the Smithsonian Science Education Center in collaboration with the InterAcademy Partnership, Young people define and implement their own sustainable actions to help solve the greatest challenges of our time.
New York Public Library's Center for Educators & Schools
The New York Public Library’s Center for Educators and Schools (CES) is devoted to making all of the Library’s resources accessible and useful for educators. You’ll find programs and services tailored for the educator community, such as book lists, credit-bearing workshops, special access to exhibitions, tips on teaching with primary source materials from our vast research collections, and much more.
Dig Into Science: Building Capacity for High-Quality Science Instruction
Dig Into Science is a free, self-paced professional learning series co-developed by partners in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and New Mexico. These modules provide an introduction to current best practices in science education. They are designed as entry points for teachers new to science, paraprofessionals who support science learning, administrators who observe and support educators, or anyone seeking to improve high-quality science teaching practices.
Asian Americans Collection from PBS Learning Media
Asian Americans is a film series that casts a new lens on U.S. history through intimate and personal life stories. There are over thirty lesson plans based on the Asian American series; the collection includes the stories behind the Chinese Exclusion Act, the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, Southeast Asian refugees after the Vietnam War, Filipino American Farmworkers, the fight for civil rights and much more.
Join Oregon’s next generation of special educators!
This month, Portland State is offering a special incentive for prospective students to join the Summer 2026 cohort. Check out PSU’s call to fast-track special education teachers to help Oregon meet the growing workforce demand. Know a prospective SPED teacher? Please help spread the word!
Those who apply for the Special Education K-12 graduate program by May 19 can take advantage of:
- Zero application fees
- Rapid 3-day admissions decisions
- A $500 scholarship for students starting this summer
High quality special education teachers are critical, ensuring that all learners can succeed. PSU gives future teachers the support they’ll need to thrive.
Teaching About AI
As generative artificial intelligence permeates our lives, it has never been more important to understand this technology — its implications for society and civic life, its potential and its limitations. Find free educator tools for teaching about artificial intelligence and the critical thinking skills students need to thoughtfully navigate the uses and implications of this technology from the News Literacy Project.
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