URBANA, Ill. — University of lllinois Extension is offering a one-hour online training, "Moments Matter: Terrific Teachable Moments for Early Childhood Professionals," to introduce the TTM app and explain its operation, importance, and usefulness. It will be held on March 30 from 6 to 7 p.m.
Participants will:
- Learn how to navigate the app.
- Experience TTM activities first-hand.
- Gain an understanding of what TTM lessons are and how to use them in a classroom or childcare setting effectively.
- Be introduced briefly to the Six Pillars of Character and CHARACTER COUNTS!
- Learn how to apply the approach to their work and home environment.
“This is a state-wide training and attendees can receive CPDUs and Gateway credits,” says Tessa Hobbs-Curley, Illinois Extension educator.
Register by visiting go.illinois.edu/LearnTTM through March 27.
If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate, contact Samantha McLain at slangley@illinois.edu. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet access needs.
About the TTM App
Illinois Extension developed the Terrific Teachable Moments app to be a useful teaching tool that encourages or discourages specific child behaviors right when they occur. Once downloaded to a smart device, it can be used by parents, childcare providers, and teachers directly without the need for an active WiFi or internet connection whenever a teachable situation arises.
The TTM app includes more than 150 activity-based mini-lessons, each of which can be completed in less than 10 minutes. The lessons are based on the 4-H Youth Development experiential learning framework, which leads children to take part in a short activity, reflect on the experience, and then apply what they learn by relating it to real-life situations.
For more information about the TTM app, please contact Tessa Hobbs-Curley or Susan Sloop. The App is available for Android and IOS smart devices.
SOURCE: Tessa Hobbs-Curley, Family Life Educator, Illinois Extension
SOURCE: Susan Sloop, Extension Specialist Youth Development Health & Wellness
WRITER: Herbert Chavez, Media Communications Coordinator, Illinois Extension
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