During the 2024–2025 school year, the Professional Learning & Engagement team hosted the My Texas Future Learning Institute, a virtual four-part series created to introduce educators to the My Texas Future platform and demonstrate how it supports college and career exploration for middle school, high school, and adult learners. 

Over the course of four 90-minute sessions, participants: 

  • Gained practical knowledge to confidently implement My Texas Future with students 
  • Received exclusive educator toolkits with lesson plans, student activities, and navigation guides 
  • Explored the Direct Admissions initiative and its user experience through the platform 
  • Earned continuing professional education (CPE) credit 

This portion of the series has officially concluded. We will continue to host webinars focused on My Texas Future and Direct Admissions. You can view our Professional Learning Sessions and register for upcoming webinars on our website. Please review the past sessions on our YouTube channel.  

 

Session 1: Your Tomorrow Starts Today with My Texas Future and ApplyTexas

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We will cover the benefits of creating a learner profile in My Texas Future and how that information parallels the questions in ApplyTexas. Seniors will be able to self-report admissions data and discover which Texas colleges and universities match their application profile. We will share the list of institutions participating in this Direct Admissions initiative and what the experience will look like for students using the site.

September 19th, 2024 10 AM CST

Session 2: College and Career Action Plans for Your Learners

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My Texas Future provides college and career action plans that give learners a step-by-step list of action items to complete each year to prepare for college and career. Starting in 7th grade, students will find resources about exploring career clusters, endorsements, choosing a program, and applying and paying for school. The Program Explorer, which has over 100 different degree programs in Texas, allows students to filter to compare programs to find the right fit for their future.

November 21st, 2024 10 AM CST

Session 3: Connecting My Texas Future to ADVi and the Texas OnCourse Academy

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Texas learners will soon have the opportunity to access ADVi’s advisor messaging platform through My Texas Future! In this session, educators will explore the ADVi student messaging experience, common ADVi topics, and the ADVi opt-in process in My Texas Future. Attendees will also experience a live Texas OnCourse Academy demo of My Texas Future resources. In addition, live participants will have a chance to receive a My Texas Future Launch Kit with student stickers and pens for hosting a learning event!

February 20, 2025 10 AM CST

Session 4: Comprehensive Career Exploration for All Learners

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My Texas Future allows learners to begin making decisions about their career preferences using the Career Quiz and the Career Explorer as early as 7th grade. The My Texas Future student profile saves their information year after year and provides over 500 different careers that are in demand within our state. Learners can update their progress and continue their journey while preparing their ApplyTexas college application along the way! 

April 17th, 2025 10 AM CST

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