Co-teaching takes several forms: a special education teacher in a general education class, two teachers sharing a section, a paraprofessional supporting a group. ClassSense assumes one teacher per course, and it does not have a second role with shared access to the same grid. We would rather say so here than have you discover it on the first day of school.
What this means in practice
- The teacher who creates a course owns it and sees its dashboard.
- There is no way to add a second teacher to the same course.
- A paraprofessional has no separate access either.
Workarounds that work
1. One owner shares what they see
The simplest arrangement is that the lead teacher owns the course and the co-teacher asks them for the picture. The grid can be read in a meeting or on a shared screen. It is low-tech, and for a pair that already talks daily it usually works.
2. Each teacher has a course for their own students
If two teachers split a roster, each can create a course and give students the right code. They see only their own students. This suits a pair who each teach their own section, and is the cleanest option when the content is the same.
3. The same document, two courses
A co-teacher who wants to track the same unit for a small group, such as the students they support, can upload the same document into their own course. They get their own skill packs and their own grid for those students. The students join one more code, which is a small cost.
4. My School library
If your school uses My School, one teacher can publish a pack and the other can copy it into their own course. The copy belongs to the second teacher, who can edit it. Edits do not flow back to the original.
5. Share files outside ClassSense
Teachers can export or share documents the usual way, such as a Word file, and each upload them. Nothing synchronizes between courses.
Do not share one login. It is tempting to give both adults the same teacher password. That makes it impossible to tell who changed what, and it is poor practice for any account that has access to student data. Use one of the arrangements above instead. The special education teacher should also keep in mind that this is practice data, not IEP documentation, as explained on the special education page.
Who is responsible for what
Decide at the start who reviews the skill packs before students see them, because a review by two people is worth it but the course has only one place to do it. Decide who handles supports for individual students. And decide who looks at the dashboard, and how often, because with two adults it is easy for each to assume the other has.
What we may add
We do not promise a co-teacher role. If it would change whether your school uses ClassSense, tell us what you need through the site and why.
Common questions
Can I add a co-teacher to my course?
No. A course belongs to one teacher account and there is no second teacher role.
Can a paraprofessional or aide see the dashboard?
Not with separate access. The course owner can share what they see.
Can two teachers share one login?
We advise against it. Use separate courses or a shared My School pack instead.