PARENTS - WHAT IS TCA?
TCA offers for high school credit. TCA can hep your child meet graduation requirements and access additional courses. We make your academic and extra-curricular schedule work for your family.
Will my school accept the credit?
Yes. Your school must approve all coursework prior to beginning.
How does this work?
Students are provided with a link to their course. They will sign up using their email as their username and a student-created password to log into their online course. They will have access to a short orientation to help understand and navigate the course. They will communicate with their teacher, complete weekly coursework, and participate in discussions with classmates. Students can take courses in addition to their regular school schedule or during the summer months. Courses are asynchronous. Asynchronous means that students can work on their courses any time during the day or evening, as long as they meet the deadlines and due dates set by their course instructors. Students should check for any course deadlines set by their school counselors.
Will my student have access to a teacher in each course?
These are independent courses. A teacher will be available to grade and monitor your coursework.
Is there a face-to-face session?
No. These are online courses only.
Self-Paced: While TCA does offer some flexibilty as to when you can work on your course, our standard course does have a start and end date.
Students do all their work within our course program and due to the asynchronous format, there is no scheduling log in times. Asynchronous means that students can work on their courses anytime during the day or evening, so long as they meet the deadlines and due dates set by their course instructors. However, students do intereact with each other through discussion boards and with teachers via MESSAGE, EMAIL, and TEXT.
What Materials do I need?
Students will need reliable access to the Internet and an electronic device with internet access. Computers, tablets, and smartphones will all work with TCA curriculum. While smartphones do work, it is recommended that a laptop or desktop be available. It is beneficial for students to have access to a printer/scanner and have a one-subject notebook or folder for notes.
Some assignments require a student to upload a completed activity. For this we recommend having a scanner on your phone. Genuis scan or Adobe scan are two that we use. These will turn in scanned documents into PDF files.
Will my school accept the credit?
Yes. Your school must approve all coursework prior to beginning.
How does this work?
Students are provided with a link to their course. They will sign up using their email as their username and a student-created password to log into their online course. They will have access to a short orientation to help understand and navigate the course. They will communicate with their teacher, complete weekly coursework, and participate in discussions with classmates. Students can take courses in addition to their regular school schedule or during the summer months. Courses are asynchronous. Asynchronous means that students can work on their courses any time during the day or evening, as long as they meet the deadlines and due dates set by their course instructors. Students should check for any course deadlines set by their school counselors.
Will my student have access to a teacher in each course?
These are independent courses. A teacher will be available to grade and monitor your coursework.
Is there a face-to-face session?
No. These are online courses only.
Self-Paced: While TCA does offer some flexibilty as to when you can work on your course, our standard course does have a start and end date.
Students do all their work within our course program and due to the asynchronous format, there is no scheduling log in times. Asynchronous means that students can work on their courses anytime during the day or evening, so long as they meet the deadlines and due dates set by their course instructors. However, students do intereact with each other through discussion boards and with teachers via MESSAGE, EMAIL, and TEXT.
What Materials do I need?
Students will need reliable access to the Internet and an electronic device with internet access. Computers, tablets, and smartphones will all work with TCA curriculum. While smartphones do work, it is recommended that a laptop or desktop be available. It is beneficial for students to have access to a printer/scanner and have a one-subject notebook or folder for notes.
Some assignments require a student to upload a completed activity. For this we recommend having a scanner on your phone. Genuis scan or Adobe scan are two that we use. These will turn in scanned documents into PDF files.