Online Student Tutorials

Online instructional units produced by the Region 10 Education Service Center provide a high-interest, media enriched, interactive instructional design based on specific objectives required on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills.

 

Online Summer School Options

Region 10 partners with several vendors to offer discounted pricing for online credit-bearing courses. Currently our partnerships include BYU Independent Study, NovaNet, Educational Options (Blue Ridge International Academy), and Texas Virtual School. 

 

Suggested courses (that are aligned to TEKS/TAKS) include Health, Communication Applications, PE, Economics, Government, and several foreign languages.

 

Free Online Test Prep Available

Texas Online Preparation for College Admissions Tests (TOPCAT) provides free online SAT and ACT test preparation materials in English and Spanish to Texas middle and high school students, and adults preparing to enroll college for the first time. Many scholarships, grants, and other forms of financial aid are awarded based on a student's scores. By utilizing TOPCAT, every student in Texas has access to test prep tutorials, practice sessions, timed sample tests, a vocabulary builder, and test-taking tips. TOPCAT is found at College for Texans website http://testprep.collegefortexans.com/.

College for Texans website

Looking for one place to find all there is to know about going to college or technical school in Texas? Go to http://www.CollegeForTexans.com. Admissions, financial aid, and free test prep are just a few areas found on the site.

Texas Common Application

The upcoming 2008-2009 Texas Common Application for Admission has changed names. It's now called Apply Texas Application for Admission. The application is still available online (http://www.applytexas.org) and helps students:

• Apply for admission to any Texas public university, as well as to participating community and private colleges.
• Apply for undergraduate, international and graduate admission.
• Copy submitted application to another institution.
• Submit application essays on-line.
• Apply for scholarships from participating universities.
• Search for and view both general and university-specific information.