Guide to Co-teaching for Khan Academy Districts + Learning Paths Teachers
In Summer 2022, Khan Academy enhanced district-synced accounts by allowing Khan Academy Districts + Learning Paths teachers and co-teachers to access the same classes and students. This functionality provides greater flexibility for coordinating with colleagues and supporting the academic progress of your shared students.
The primary teacher is the main teacher a class is tied to in the roster, being its permanent owner. Other teachers added to the class are considered co-teachers. Co-teachers can do most of the actions the primary teacher can do in a class but are never considered the owners of a class.
Co-teachers are able to:
- Access all student data for the classes to which they are added as co-teachers.
- Edit students’ settings if they are under 13 years old.
- Set and review Khan Academy Districts + Learning Paths Placements.
- Assign content and create course mastery goals.
- Edit and delete assignments and course mastery goals.
- Access all reports and monitor student progress.
Co-teachers are NOT:
- Able to receive weekly class emails from Khan Academy
- Included in the Khan Academy Districts Administrator Progress reports, or the downloadable CSVs. Co-teachers are on the activation reports though.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I add a co-teacher to my Khan Academy Districts + Learning Paths classes?
Co-teachers must be designated in your district’s roster before they can be reflected on Khan Academy. This means that in order to have a co-teacher for a class, the information must be added by your district to the roster. This cannot be done within Khan Academy.
How do I know if I have a co-teacher added to my Khan Academy classes?
Go to your class dashboard and click Settings. In the class settings, you can view any additional teachers with access to a particular class and each teacher’s role.
Do the standard Khan Academy rostering limits also apply to classes with co-teachers?
Yes. As explained in this article, some features might load slowly or be disabled when primary or co-teachers go over 100 students in a single class or 1,000 students across all of their classes.
What happens if a co-teacher is removed from my class?
If a co-teacher is removed from the class, the class remains intact as long as the primary teacher is not changed.
Can the primary teacher of a class be changed or removed?
The primary teacher is the class owner and cannot be changed. If the district removes the primary teacher from the roster, the class will be deleted for both the primary and co-teacher(s). This means that the class, including all Placements, assignments, and teacher reporting data, will be deleted from the Khan side as well. This cannot be undone.
This also means that we don’t currently offer the ability to transfer classes to a different primary teacher.
Can I have more than one co-teacher for my class(es)?
Yes, you can! However, this cannot be done by the teacher on their Khan Academy account. The co-teachers must be designated in your district’s class roster before they can be reflected on Khan Academy.
A co-teacher deleted an assignment I created. How do I get it back?
When an assignment is deleted, it cannot be recovered by any of the class's teachers or by the Support Team. Deleting an assignment will remove it from your assignments page and your students’ assignments pages.
How can we see which teacher created an assignment?
Currently, teachers cannot see which teacher created or deleted an assignment.
My district has Khan Academy Districts + Learning Paths. Can I have co-teaching in my non-district-synced classes, too?
If your district has set up Khan Academy Districts + Learning Paths for you, only classes synced with your district as part of that program can be shared among multiple teachers.
This co-teaching feature relies upon the flow of rostering information from your district's SIS to your Khan Academy Districts + Learning Paths classes. Without the district connection, it is not possible to add a co-teacher at this time.
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