For Pre-K and Kindergarten

Unlock every teacher’s potential

CHALK is the first ever teacher coaching platform driven by real, in-classroom data. Improve early-education outcomes with CHALK.

CHALK was formed in the classroom and its development was funded by the National Science Foundation.

Based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant #DRK-12-1813008. Opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed are those of CHALK’s developers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Early learning education, elevated.

Instant feedback

Traditional coaching practices often result in a delay between the observed lesson and the conversation about what went well and what could have been better.

With CHALK, coaches can access instant, user-friendly results with built-in guidance to help guide them as they review the summary of the observation and develop next steps. Teachers and coaches can see and celebrate their growth as it’s happening.

Nothing is subjective

CHALK’s focus on specific, objective behaviors takes the guessing out of the equation. With more subjective observations, teachers often have no clear path forward for improvement.

With CHALK, coaches and teachers can identify and quantify what’s happening in the classroom and work to set targeted and measurable goals.

Directly tied to gains

CHALK guides coaches to observe targeted instructional practices that have predicted academic and self-regulation gains for children across hundreds of early learning and kindergarten classrooms.

These targeted instructional practices came from research funded by the National Science Foundation and are the result of hundreds of hours of dozens of classroom observations conducted over the course of two years.

Collaborative coaching

CHALK emphasizes the teacher's active involvement in their own growth process, fostering a sense of ownership and motivation that is often lacking in more directive methods. Importantly, a relationship built through collaborative coaching creates a safe space for honest reflection and vulnerability, which are crucial for genuine growth.

We believe that teachers are more likely to engage deeply with the process and implement changes effectively when they feel supported and understood by their coach.

Powered by meaningful classroom data

How CHALK works

CHALK is personalized to every teacher, giving them actionable insights with real classroom data.

  • CHALK makes it easy to capture meaningful classroom observation data

  • CHALK uses the observation data to find teacher up-leveling opportunities.

  • Coaches and teachers create improvement plans together on CHALK.

  • Observation data is tracked and progress is measured against the action plan.

See how CHALK can work for your program.