INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES FOR
EARLY CHILDHOOD
COURSE LOGISTICS
TGH Course Links
Learner enrollment link is included in the email "Starting your TGH Course".
Learner post-course survey link in included in the email "Closing your TGH Course".
Feel free to reference these slides but also take a look at our updates "Instructor Handbook".
You can save a copy of these slides to your drive or download a PDF.
We will keep these updated. Please look at these slides and/or the Instructor Handbook before emailing us with questions.
Use the timestamps below to skip to the topic of interest:
0:00 - Orientation Goals & Objectives
5:50 - What is Tech Goes Home?
9:43 - The TGH Model
10:41 - TGH Programs
13:09 - Who We Serve
16:38 - Geographical Location Learns Must Live In
18:38 - TGH Instructor Role
24:00 - Step 1: Get Organized
26:22 - Course Size & Schedule
34:56 - Course Application
1:01:39 - Course Assistant
1:05:47 - Step 2: Get Ready for Your Course
1:05:50 - What To Teach Day 1
1:07:15 - Info to Share about the TGH iPads
1:16:50 - Learning for Families
1:21:40 - Learning for Adults
1:24:56 - Managing Screen Time
1:26:09 - Parenting Resources
1:26:31 - Apps Demo/iPad Screen Sharing with Zoom!
1:42:35 - TGH Resources
1:56:36 - Learner Enrollment
2:10:46 - Step 4: Internet and Devices for Learners
2:12:36 - Internet Options
2:38:42 - About Devices
3:10:47 - Step 5: Launch Your First Class
3:27:08 - TGH Course Workflow
3:37:04 - Next Step in Your TGH instructor Application
3:37:31 - Support From TGH
For Distance Learning courses, all learners must live in one of our service areas listed below.
The City of Boston, including all official neighborhoods:
Allston
Back Bay
Bay Village
Beacon Hill
Brighton
Charlestown
Chinatown
Dorchester
Downtown
East Boston
Fenway-Kenmore
Hyde Park
Jamaica Plain
Mattapan
Mission Hill
North End
Roslindale
Roxbury
South Boston
South End
West End
West Roxbury
And the following cities:
Brookline
Cambridge
Chelsea
Lynn
Malden
Medford
Quincy
Revere
Somerville
TGH Participant Agreement Forms
Family Computer Contract
Customizable Certificates for Graduates
Blank Certificates for Graduates
CURRICULUM GUIDELINES
1. Apps provided by TGH
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Decide on how many TGH picked apps you will go over during a session
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Which types of apps and in what combination?
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How much time will you spend on demonstrating?
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How will you determine how much time will be parents only and parent/child time?
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How can you keep children busy with a hands-on project while you are working with the adult?
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It's key for adults to feel confident with the apps so that they know best how to guide the child.
2. Other apps you think are useful.
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It’s also ok to introduce families to other apps that you think are helpful for the child’s development and learning.
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Feel free to share your feedback with us about the provided apps, and suggestions for apps to add to the collection. You can include this feedback in your Post-Course-Survey!
3. Introduce topics that help adults support their child’s development and learning
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The 3 I's Model: Introduce, Interact, Integrate
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Healthy screen time use
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Mixing tech with hands-on projects (for example, looking up dinosaurs and then creating a drawing or a sculpture of a dinosaur)
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Other ways that they can support the child’s learning
4. Content for Adults
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If you feel you’ve covered enough apps and parent resources, consider integrating some content solely for the adult
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Do the adults in your course need support learning how to email from the iPad? Connect to family and friends with Facetime or Google Meet?
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Do the adults want to learn how to search for jobs online?
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Would it be helpful to show them how to order groceries or prescriptions for delivery?
Customizable TGH Connect & Device Flyers
TGH Early Childhood Program Flyers
Resources for Parents
American Academy of Pediatrics on Early Media Use
PBS for Parents: Age-by-age tips & activities for social/emotional skills, character development, literacy, math, science, and arts.
PBS Kids: Healthy Media Use Tips for Parents and Children
Learn at Home with PBS Kids: At-home learning topic with activities, games, and articles — featuring your favorite PBS KIDS characters like Daniel Tiger, Elmo, and the Kratt brothers — to keep your child learning through play
Common Sense Media: Expert reviews, objective advice, helpful tools, and so much more.
WGBH Resources for Early Learning: exciting, engaging media-rich learning opportunities for educators, parents, and caregivers of children. From detailed lesson plans to simple, everyday activities, you will find everything you need to help your children succeed.
Parental Controls:
Parental control set up for iOS,
Resources for Instructors
WGBH Distance Learning Center (English, Spanish): free, trusted digital resources from and award-winning educational preschool programming.
Family Fun at Home (English, Spanish): Help your children birth through age 8 learn and grow by doing fun activities at home. Collect points and enter a weekly raffle for a chance to win a $25 gift card (MA residents only).
Common Sense Education: Free distance learning plans for K–2 students and their families. Help kick-start learning at home with easy-to-use, customizable packets.
Google’s Teach from Home (English, Spanish)