GAPS Libraries Resource Update

As the nation commemorates the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, engage your students with meaningful, first-person stories by participating in the 9/11 Memorial & Museum Anniversary Digital Learning Experience, a free, age-appropriate film paired with an exclusive live chat, connecting your classroom with museum staff on September 11. This year’s program features powerful firsthand accounts of resilience and service from survivors and family members. The DLE will be available beginning September 11, 2026. In advance of 9/11, registrants will have access to teaching guides and an educator preview. Visit the DLE website to watch the trailer and register.

Join Facing History and Ourselves as they explore their newest collection for ELA educators that highlights stories that explore the complicated world of belonging. In this interactive three-day seminar, they will explore their modular collection, which includes text sets, learning experiences, and unit planning tools to support thematic units on borders and belonging in middle and high school ELA classrooms. Cost is $25; get more information and apply here.

Technology is a powerful tool for learning, but not everything we find online is true. Through an engaging storybook adventure, Head and the Mystery of Flying Penguins, students discover the importance of checking information before believing it. Students learn three key tips for being smart thinkers when using technology to explore and learn about the world.

This collection of quick lessons (20 minutes or less!) provide an introduction to AI and help address its social and ethical impacts. Through these lessons, students will:

• Understand what AI is and how it works
• Consider some of its potential benefits and risks
• Think critically about how we can be responsible and ethical users of AI

The Oregon School Library Information System (OSLIS) creates learn-to-research tutorials and other resources for both elementary and secondary classrooms. Resources are FREE, do not contain ads or require logins, and are created by school librarians. Access elementary tutorials here, secondary tutorials here, or all OSLIS resources here.

Two hundred and fifty years ago, our nation's founders made a radical bet: that ordinary people, with the right information and tools, could govern themselves. That bet has never been more consequential than it is today. Young people are growing up in an era defined by AI, social media, viral news, and personalized algorithms. More than ever, our democracy depends on digital citizenship. For the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, these lessons from Common Sense Media help your students learn these essential 21st century skills.

NEA offers online blended learning courses for all educators interested in understanding and leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in their practices. These courses explore the foundational concepts of AI and its potential educational applications. Educators will learn to apply AI in their educational settings to improve equitable learning experiences for all students.

Empower students with the knowledge, attitude, and skills to protect our planet! Waste Hero Education is a global education program with the aim to educate 1 million people by 2030 on recycling, zero waste, and the circular economy. Waste Hero Education was created by a not-for-profit foundation co-founded by a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor.

GAPS staff and students have access to the following Spanish-language research resources:

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

Libro.fm offers FREE audiobooks to educators, and this month's selections are here.

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