Texas OnCourse offers a variety of free workshops and trainings to support your college and career advising efforts. You can request these sessions for your campus, district, or organization based on your needs. A description of available training is included below. To request a session, please complete this form and a staff member will contact you within 3-5 business days. We require 3-4 weeks to prepare and schedule for the event and a minimum of 25 participants for our sessions. 

Available trainings and workshops:

Download a PDF of all available training

Get Your Students OnCourse to a Brighter Future: An Overview of Texas OnCourse 

Time: 60 minutes | Format: virtual or in-person
Suitable for: new secondary educators, including counselors and teachers; career and/or transition specialists; grant
facilitators; AVID staff; CTE teachers; directors of counseling and/or CCMR; and college advisors

During this session, you’ll learn about Texas OnCourse resources that help with postsecondary planning for students. Our
team will share who we are, explain our mission, and describe our free online professional development tools, including
the Texas OnCourse Academy and our Professional Learning Series. We’ll also offer strategies for using student-focused
resources, like the College and Career Readiness Curriculum, My Texas Future, and ADVi, in your campus and district.

Attendees will do the following:

1. Register for or log in to the Texas OnCourse Academy to view the Getting Started materials and begin learning
2. Gain a thorough understanding of how to use Texas OnCourse resources to support their practice
3. Receive supplemental infographics and resources to share directly with students and their families

 

Building a Culture of College and Career Readiness

Time: 60 minutes | Format: virtual or in-person
Suitable for: campus/district administrators, counselors, CTE teachers, grant facilitators, and CCMR staff

Getting students ready for life beyond high school involves establishing a strong culture of college and career readiness
in your school and district. This session will provide techniques to promote college and career readiness for students.
Participants will learn the nine key principles of college and career readiness and will have the opportunity to collaborate
and discuss established methods.

Attendees will do the following:

1. Define what a culture of college and career readiness will look like at your campus or district
2. Learn about Texas OnCourse resources that support building your district’s culture of college and career readiness
3. Align college and career readiness efforts in your campus or district

 

Financial Aid Simplified: Is It Really That Simple? FAFSA/TASFA Updates

Time: Two hours | Format: virtual or in-person
Suitable for: high school counselors/advisors and CCMR staff

This professional development session will focus on supporting efforts to meet the state’s financial aid requirements,
specifically the ins and outs of the Simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the online Texas
Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA). We will cover important details on how students and families should complete
these applications, common mistakes, and tips for maximizing financial aid for your students.

Attendees will do the following:

1. Understand the components of the FAFSA/TASFA and availability of state financial aid programs
2. Explain how to address common FAFSA/TASFA errors and misconceptions
3. Gain access to key resources for successful financial aid completion

 

My Texas Future: College and Career Readiness Starts Here

Time: 60 minutes | Format: virtual or in-person
Suitable for: high school counselors/advisers; campus/district administrators; middle school teachers/counselors;
and CCMR staff and CCMR staff

My Texas Future is a comprehensive platform designed to be an innovative, postsecondary resource for K–12 learners
and beyond. It helps students discover careers, identify in-demand jobs in their area, and connect directly to the
ApplyTexas college application. During this session, Texas OnCourse staff will help participants explore how to use My
Texas Future and show how the platform’s features can enhance advising efforts and equip students with effective
college-planning tools.

Attendees will do the following: 

1. Discover how My Texas Future can help streamline the planning and application process for secondary students
2. Tour the My Texas Future platform and learn about learner profiles and customization opportunities
3. Dive into the different features of My Texas Future and see how a K-12 student can build a profile that will lead them
to their ApplyTexas college application
4. Learn about Map My Path, a new digital tool that supports transfer and K-12 students with dual enrollment and AP
credit between public institutions

 

To request any of the sessions above, please complete this form and a staff member will contact you within 3-5 business days.

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