Professional Development
Using Teaching Strategies GOLD® Data
Customized Support for Administrators
At Teaching Strategies, we know that a thorough
understanding of your program’s assessment data
is critical to program progress. Our customized data
course will help you interpret your own program
data and help you to build a realistic, sustainable
approach to assessment for your program. Working
directly with your data and drawing upon our
knowledge of best practices, this course will offer
detailed support and strategies for translating your
data into action in your program.
THIS 1-DAY SESSION FEATURES
• guidance and insight on each Teaching Strategies GOLD report
• opportunities to use your own program data to generate reports
• support for understanding when to use different reports
• small session size to facilitate individual training for each program
• guidance on generating reports that will inform program
progress
• opportunities for small-group work with program data and
• guidance on communicating progress to teachers, families,
and legislators
Cost: $900 per day per participant (maximum capacity of 10). To register or for more information call Alison Carnes at 301.634.0818 x1803.
Location: Teaching Strategies Headquarters, 7101 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 700, Bethesda, MD 20814
Curriculum
Assessment
Professional Development
Family Connection
Professional Development
ADDITIONAL TEACHING STRATEGIES GOLD® IMPLEMENTATION TRAINING OPTIONS
We offer a wide range of in-person training sessions designed to support effective implementation of Teaching Strategies GOLD.
In-person sessions are available on-site and at Teaching Strategies’ Professional Development Center.
Session
Time
Teaching Strategies GOLD*
GOLD Introductory Lab Session: Teaching Strategies GOLD Online
Teachers will learn the basic skills they need to begin implementing Teaching Strategies GOLD online, including understanding
the progressions of development and learning and the four-step assessment cycle, evaluating a child’s portfolio, and developing
conference forms to share with families.
2 days
Call to register: 800.637.3652, option 5
GOLD Introductory Lab Session: Focus on Reporting (Administrators)
This session will explore the purposes, structure, and administrator features of Teaching Strategies GOLD online, including relevant
data and reporting as well as ways to support implementation.
2 days
Call to register: 800.637.3652, option 5
Beginning GOLD Implementation: Teaching Strategies GOLD Toolkit (Teachers)
This session focuses specifically on the Teaching Strategies GOLD Assessment Toolkit, including the four-step assessment cycle,
evaluating a child’s portfolio, and developing conference forms to share with families.
2 days
Call to register: 800.637.3652, option 5
Observation: The Key to Responsive Planning (Teachers)
Learn the basics of conducting high-quality observations, including why observation is so important in an early childhood classroom
and the qualities of an informative observation.
1 day
Call to register: 800.637.3652, option 5
Teaching Strategies GOLD* Advanced Sessions for Experienced Users
The Second Step of the Assessment Cycle: Analyze and Respond
This advanced lab session, designed for experienced users of Teaching Strategies GOLD, explores in detail the second step of the fourstep assessment cycle, analyze and respond, including how to plan and individualize learning experiences based on child development
and each child in the classroom.
1 day
Call to register: 800.637.3652, option 5
The Third Step of the Assessment Cycle: Evaluate
This session is designed for experienced users of Teaching Strategies GOLD. It focuses on the third step of the assessment cycle,
evaluate, so teachers will be prepared to evaluate assessment data and make accurate assessment decisions with confidence.
1 day
Call to register: 800.637.3652, option 5
The Fourth Step of the Assessment Cycle: Summarize, Plan, and Communicate (Teachers)
This session, designed for experienced users of Teaching Strategies GOLD, will explore in detail the final step of the four-step
assessment cycle: summarize, plan, and communicate. This includes short- and long-term planning, sharing data with families, and
optimizing reports and student data.
1 day
Call to register: 800.637.3652, option 5
* Free Interrater Reliability Certification for teachers within every program that subscribes to or renews Teaching Strategies GOLD
7101 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 700
Bethesda, MD 20814
Available in Spanish
For more information or to view our online professional
development offerings, visit TeachingStrategies.com/PD.
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