GOLD is an online, research-based observational assessment system from Teaching Strategies that lets teachers document authentic observations of children from birth through third grade during everyday classroom activities. Built around 38 color-coded, research-based objectives, it turns notes, photos, videos, and work samples into whole-child data that connects directly to instruction, families, and program-level reporting.
Teaching Strategies is a Bethesda, Maryland based early childhood education company best known for The Creative Curriculum and GOLD, a formative assessment system used by hundreds of thousands of teachers serving children from birth through third grade. The company provides integrated curriculum, observation-based assessment, family engagement tools, and professional development across Head Start, public Pre-K, private child care, and elementary programs in the United States and abroad.