At Gering Public Schools, curriculum is the way by which teachers facilitate the student learning of grade level/subject area content.  Curriculum encompasses skills (what we want the students to know), intended outcomes (what we want students to be able to demonstrate), assessment (how we will know if the students know what we’ve taught), and intervention/enrichment (what we do if the students don’t know; what we do if the students do know what we’ve taught). 

Through the use of various instructional materials, tools, resources, Nebraska State Standards, and relative assessments, Gering Public Schools delivers the knowledge and skills that students need to progress in their education.

The goal of Curriculum Services is to provide high quality services that translate into continually improving student learning opportunities and results. Our staff has responsibility for providing educational leadership, offering both support and challenge to the educators of Gering Public Schools.

Because student learning is at the center of all we do, our efforts necessarily focus on the content, contexts, and processes that will likely provide the best possible learning opportunities. Teachers have always been the key to great learning experiences; it's what happens between the teachers and students that determines whether learning opportunities are engaging, rigorous, relevant, meaningful, and lasting. 

GPS teachers and administrators have responsibility for actively engaging in individual and collaborative work that improves learning opportunities for each student.

Gering Public Schools adopted Amplify CKLA in the spring of 2021. Amplify CKLA is a unique core curriculum for grades K–5. It is grounded in the science of reading, combining rich, diverse content knowledge in history, science, literature, and the arts with systematic, research-based foundational skills instruction. The Kindergarten through 2nd grade curriculum focuses on “Learning to Read”.  The 3rd through 5th grade curriculum focuses on “Reading to Learn”. Students move fluidly between reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language activities, with increasing emphasis on individual and small-group interaction with complex text to prepare students for middle school and beyond.

WEBSITE LINK: Language Arts Curriculum Program - K–5 Literacy Curriculum

Gering Public Schools adopted StudySync in the spring of 2021. StudySync is a complete ELA curriculum designed to meet the rigorous academic needs of today’s classroom. StudySync is designed to engage every student, because every student deserves the same opportunity and access in the classroom, regardless of his or her native language, learning level or physical, social and emotional ability. Some of the specific features of StudySync include integrated reading and writing, embedded skills lessons, extended writing projects, and a strong digital component with access to hundreds of fiction and nonfiction literature.

 WEBSITE LINK: StudySync

Gering Public Schools adopted Math Expressions in 2016. Based on research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Math Expressions is a proven K–6 curriculum that helps children make sense of math by exploring, discussing, and demonstrating their understanding of key concepts. In busy, active lessons, students learn how to look deeper and choose their own path to the answers—skills that will take them far beyond the math classroom.

• Contextual Learning: Students develop an understanding of mathematics through real-world situations and visual supports.

• Multiple Strategies: Students learn multiple ways to solve problems, including algorithms based on reasoning.

• Manageable Instruction: Teaching materials embody a "learn-while-teaching" style.

WEBSITE LINK: Math Expressions-K-5 Math Curriculum

Gering Public Schools adopted enVision Mathematics in 2023. enVision Mathematics focuses on deep conceptual math understanding aided by visual models, personalized learning, and 3-act tasks. Family Engagement resources provide essential information for families to use in supporting their students at home. Comprehensive vertical alignment from Kindergarten through Algebra 2 helps schools address mathematical standards in the most effective way..

  WEBSITE LINK: 6-12 Math

Gering Public Schools adopted SAVVAS My World Social Studies in 2021. With SAVVAS myWorld learning comes alive through storytelling, literacy instruction, and flexible resources. Stories from our world engage students and help develop thoughtful, literate citizens. Lessons apply inquiry processes, practice reading and writing, and involve collaboration and communication skills. Blended learning experiences include an interactive Student Worktext and digital courseware. Students will read and write during every lesson, practice active reading, build academic vocabulary, write for an audience, and carry social studies across the disciplines. Students are also engaged through songs and videos, digital eText, hands-on activities, and digital games.

 WEBSITE LINK: myWorld Social Studies K-5 - Savvas (formerly Pearson K12 Learning)

The Nebraska Adventure, 2nd edition is a custom-made program created to be engaging and accessible for all 4th grade students. The narrative text takes a skills-based approach to literacy instruction by using primary source analysis and questions to promote critical thinking. This 9-chapter textbook covers Nebraska’s diverse geography, history, government, and economics. Flexible teacher materials and a powerful digital learning platform complete the program by offering differentiation tools and multi-faceted instruction.  The Nebraska Adventure was adopted by Gering Public Schools in 2021.

 WEBSITE LINK: The Nebraska Adventure, Second Edition

Gering Public Schools adopted the SAVVAS myWorld Social Studies curriculum in 2020.  Students from 6th grade to 12th grade experience a wide array of topics such as World Geography, World History, United States History, American History, and United States government. The curriculum at all levels promotes critical thinking, immersive experiences, and informed action. 

 WEBSITE LINK: 6-12 Social Studies Textbooks

Gering Public Schools adopted SAVVAS Elevate Science in 2018. It is a phenomena-based science curriculum immersing students in the inquiry process. This is science elevated for problem solving, critical thinking, and the NGSS performance expectations.

 WEBSITE LINK: elevateScience Curriculum - Savvas (formerly Pearson K12 Learning)

Gering Public Schools adopted HMH Science Dimensions in 2018.  HMH science programs are designed to encourage student-directed learning and deeper understanding of concepts and to open students’ minds to a world of scientific thinking. Students enjoy multimodal learning through dynamic, integrated print and digital components and gain a deeper understanding of science concepts. Organized by learning modules, HMH Science Dimensions helps Gering Public Schools students become immersed in various science topics at each grade level.

 WEBSITE LINK: HMH Science Dimensions | K-12 Science Program

Gering Public Schools adopted both McGraw Hill Inspire and SAVVAS Elevate Science in 2018.  Both curricula encourage inquiry-based and hands-on investigations of real-world phenomena. Depending on the grade level and topic, Gering Public Schools students are immersed in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physical Science, Earth Science, Anatomy and Physiology, Forensics, and Astronomy. 

WEBSITE LINKS: Inspire Science High School 9-12 and   SAVVAS High School 9-12