Explore GOLD
Discover the power of formative and summative assessment, together in one system.
About GOLD
GOLD is a valid, reliable, and scalable research-based formative and summative assessment solution that makes it easy to conduct authentic, ongoing assessment for children from birth through third grade. Trusted by thousands of early childhood professionals, GOLD helps educators and leaders:
- understand each child’s needs based on developmentally appropriate milestones,
- capture observations in the moment,
- actively inform individualized instruction,
- strengthen school and family partnerships, and
- make data-driven decisions for real-time reporting and programmatic decision making.
Formative Assessment Made Easy for Teachers
With GOLD, assessment is an authentic part of instruction, not a disruption. Embedded in your everyday interactions with children in the classroom or at home, formative assessment is an effortless, organic part of your teaching day. You can easily capture, organize, and store notes, photos, videos, and digital samples of children’s work in the moment to make observations authentic, objective, and easy to remember without having to stop instruction.
Automatically connect assessment data with daily instructional resources, creating an instantaneous and ongoing feedback loop of information to actively inform individualized instruction.
Empower families with a deeper understanding of their child’s educational journey with family observations, family-facing learning resources, and two-way communication. Teachers can seamlessly integrate family observations into their documentation to inform checkpoint ratings, whether in a traditional classroom or distance learning setting.
Formative Assessment Made Powerful for Administrators
GOLD provides administrators with the data they need for real-time reporting and large-scale, programmatic decision-making. Easily manage and maintain users, classes, and child records and generate outcomes reports.
Rigorously and regularly tested, GOLD yields reliable, valid, and culturally sensitive information. With Interrater Reliability Certification for teachers, administrators can ensure a valid and reliable assessment process at scale.
Learn how Denver Public Schools took their preschool and kindergarten programs to the next level with GOLD.
