The Office of Early Learning and the University of Florida are seeking centers or family child care homes that have been using Teaching Strategies GOLD for three or more years.

 

Teachers that have been using GOLD for three years can qualify to participate in an Early Learning Florida study to evaluate the effectiveness of classroom assessment.

 

Study Participant Criteria:

1.  Teachers must have no Early Learning Florida Coursework

2.  Teachers must have no MMCI (Making the Most of Classroom Interaction) training

3.  Teachers must have used/implemented GOLD for at least three years (and passed Interrater Reliability, if possible)

4.  Classrooms must have children age three and up. (However, there may be an opportunity for classrooms with two-year-old children to participate.)

 

Providers who participate in this study will receive $500.00 per classroom plus $50.00 per child/TSG data

                             

If you have any questions or believe you may qualify to participate in this study, please respond ASAP to Carol Terrazas at 727-400-4416 or cterrazas@elcpinellas.net .