PARENTS - WHAT IS TCA?
TCA offers for high school credit all year. 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 and complete weekly coursework. 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 (24/7) 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. When needed, a teacher may be available to conduct a ZOOM conference with the student to help them understand a concept.
Self-Paced: While TCA does offer some flexibilty as to when you can work on your course, our standard courses 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 and/or laptops are a must for completing the courses. While smartphones do work, it should not be your device for this course. 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.
Is there a face-to-face session?
No. These are online courses only.
We want to take a course, but do not have reliable Internet?
You are enrolling in a course that requires reliable Internet service and a computer.
You need to indicate upfront that you do not have reliable Internet because of the area you live in. Put this on the Enrollment Form. A paper/pencil course may be available for you. Once you have started the course, you cannot come back and use the Internet/computer as your reason for not being able to complete the course.
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 and complete weekly coursework. 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 (24/7) 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. When needed, a teacher may be available to conduct a ZOOM conference with the student to help them understand a concept.
Self-Paced: While TCA does offer some flexibilty as to when you can work on your course, our standard courses 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 and/or laptops are a must for completing the courses. While smartphones do work, it should not be your device for this course. 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.
Is there a face-to-face session?
No. These are online courses only.
We want to take a course, but do not have reliable Internet?
You are enrolling in a course that requires reliable Internet service and a computer.
You need to indicate upfront that you do not have reliable Internet because of the area you live in. Put this on the Enrollment Form. A paper/pencil course may be available for you. Once you have started the course, you cannot come back and use the Internet/computer as your reason for not being able to complete the course.