There are three types of classes on CommonLit, which means there are 3 ways to add a co-teacher, aide, specialist, or secondary teacher to them!

1. Manual Class: Join Class As Co-Teacher with a class code
2. Google Classroom class: Sync the class OR Join Class as Co-Teacher with a class code
3. Clever: Automatic Syncing!

Manually Created Classes

For Primary Teachers/Class Owners:

If you created a class manually, it has a class code. Your co-teacher will use that class code to request to join your class.

• You can send them an invite from your Manage Classes page.
• Click Options > Manage Co-Teachers, add their CommonLit account email to the Invite Co-Teachers field, and click Update.

• We'll send them the directions! Be on the lookout for their request in your notifications or on your Manage Classes page. When you get it, Approve their request.

For Secondary Teachers:

• If the class already exists, you can request to join it from your Manage Classes page.
• Click Join Class as Co-Teacher and enter the class code for the class you wish to join.
• Then wait for your co-teacher to accept it! (We send them some notifications, but you can always give them a heads up when you talk to them next.)

If you get an error message when joining by class code:

• You must be in the same official school as the class to request to join it. If the error message says you are not enrolled in the right school, go to your My Account page and join the school that the class belongs to. If you are in the wrong school currently, you can switch schools. If you are in multiple schools, you can add an additional school. 
• We do not allow you to join a class that is linked to an unofficial or non-U.S. school. Have the class owner reach out to us if they need help transferring their class into an official school.

Google Classroom Classes

There are 2 ways to add a co-teacher to your Google Classroom class: 

1. Sync the class
2. Instruct them to Join Class as Co-Teacher with a class code 

Option 1: Sync the Class

For Primary Teachers/Class Owners:

Whoever first imports a Google Classroom class to CommonLit is the owner (even if they are not the "owner" in Google Classroom). But they can easily add any co-teachers to the class!

• Go to the Manage Classes page
• Click the SYNC button for the class
• Refresh the page to see if the co-teacher was added automatically!

Did your co-teacher not appear? Here's what probably went wrong:

• Your class is not in an official public or private school. Check on your My Account page by clicking Edit next to the Schools section. Make sure it has a "public" or "private" school designation and is not an "other" school.
• Your co-teacher does not have a CommonLit account in your school. Make sure their account is tied to the same school as your class.
• Your co-teacher has not connected their account to Google Classroom. To do this, have them go to Manage Classes > Create a New Class > Import from Google Classroom. The site will prompt them to connect to a Google account. Once they've done that, they can stop importing and you can sync again!

For Secondary Teachers:

For sync to work, make sure you connect your account to Google Classroom! Do this by beginning the Google Classroom import process. You don't need to try to actually import the class and can exit out of the process once you see a class list.

If another teacher has already imported the class and you try to import it, you may get an error message that "one or more of your classes may have already been imported." Don't fret! This just means the current class owner needs to sync the class to add you as a co-teacher. Ask them to do that! Once they sync the class, it will automatically be added to your Manage Classes page.

If some of the classes you try to import are co-taught but others are not, try importing them one at a time. You will be able to import any classes that are not already imported by a co-teacher.

More troubleshooting here: https://commonlitsupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045363814

Option 2: Join Class as Co-Teacher with a class code

If the sync does not work (likely because the co-teacher has not connected to Google Classroom or joined your school), then the secondary teacher can follow the same steps to join a class as a co-teacher using the class code that are listed for a manual class above. 

Clever Classes

There are 2 ways to add a co-teacher to your Clever class: 

1. Allow them to be synced automatically by Clever
2. Instruct them to Join Class as Co-Teacher with a class code 

Note: Only primary teachers can import classes from Clever. If a Clever class's primary teacher does not opt in to import classes from Clever, the secondary teacher(s) will not be able to import them from Clever.

Option 1: Automatic Clever Co-Teachers

CommonLit automatically updates students and co-teachers to match Clever rosters. 

If both co-teachers have a CommonLit account linked to Clever, they will automatically be enrolled as co-teachers of one another's rosters.

If your co-teacher is listed in Clever and is being shared with CommonLit and is still not appearing as a co-teacher on your CommonLit class, check that your co-teacher has connected their CommonLit account to Clever. Teachers using our free integration must opt into rostering with Clever. Partner teachers should have their accounts created automatically at the start of the year.

Option 2: Join Class as Co-Teacher with a class code

If co-teachers are not listed in your Clever class or are not shared with CommonLit, they can still join a Clever-controlled class in CommonLit manually.

For Primary Teachers/Class Owners:

If you are the owner of a Clever-manage class, you can provide your co-teacher with your class code. Your co-teacher will use that class code to request to join your class.

• You can send them an invite from your Manage Classes page.
• Click Options > Manage Co-Teachers, add their CommonLit account email to the Invite Co-Teachers field, and click Update.

• Alternatively, you can click Options > Manage Co-teachers, and provide your teacher with your class code. Note: Students will not be able to join your roster using this class code.

• We'll send them the directions! Be on the lookout for their request in your notifications or on your Manage Classes page. When you get it, Approve their request. 

For Secondary Teachers:

• You can request to join a Clever roster from your Manage Classes page.
• Click Join Class as Co-Teacher and enter the class code for the Clever class you wish to join.
• Then wait for your co-teacher to accept it! (We send them some notifications, but you can always give them a heads up when you talk to them next.)

If you get an error message when joining by class code:

• You must be in the same official school as the class to request to join it. If the error message says you are not enrolled in the right school, go to your My Account page and join the school that the class belongs to. If you are in the wrong school currently, you can switch schools. If you are in multiple schools, you can add an additional school. 
• We do not allow you to join a class that is linked to an unofficial or non-U.S. school. Have the class owner reach out to us if they need help transferring their class into an official school.