If you share a class with another teacher, such as a co-teacher, a special education teacher, a student teacher or an instructional coach, you can add them to the classroom as a co-instructor. They'll see the same students, progress and tools you do, from their own login, without you having to share a password or send screenshots.
Available on: Intertwined Core, Intertwined Plus and Intertwined Pro. On Free and Intertwined Solo, the Instructors page shows a locked card explaining that co-instructors come with Intertwined Core, which schools and districts buy for their teachers, with an Ask about it for your school button. See School and district licenses: how coverage works.
Before you start: only the teacher who created the class can add instructors. The person you're adding needs their own Intertwined teacher account; if they don't have one yet, you can invite them (see below).
Add a co-instructor
Open the class from Classrooms.
Click the gear icon at the right end of the tab bar to open the class settings.
Click Instructors. You'll see a list of the co-instructors on this class (you, as the class's creator, aren't listed).
Click Add Instructor.
In Instructor email, type the email address your colleague uses to log in to Intertwined.
Click Add Instructor.
You'll see Instructor added with "They'll see this classroom the next time they log in." The window closes on its own, and your colleague appears in the list with their First Name, Last Name, Email and Role.
We don't email your colleague when you add them this way, so let them know the class is waiting on their Classrooms page.
If you see an error
"No Intertwined account exists for" their email, followed by "Invite them to join first." They don't have a teacher account under that address. Check for typos, or ask which email they signed up with. If they really don't have an account, invite them (next section).
"is not a teacher": that email belongs to a student account. Co-instructors need a teacher account.
"Only the classroom's primary teacher can add instructors.": you're a co-instructor on this class. Ask the teacher who created it to add your colleague.
Invite a colleague who doesn't have an account yet
At the bottom of the Add Instructor window, click Invite them to Intertwined. (You can also click Invite Teachers in the sidebar.) The email you typed carries over.
Check the address under Their email.
Under Add as co-instructor on (optional), choose this class.
Add a personal note if you like, and send the invitation.
Your colleague gets an email with a link to create their account. When they sign up through that link, they're added to the class automatically. Invitations stay open for 14 days. More about invitations is in Inviting other teachers to Intertwined.
What co-instructors can see and do
The class appears on your colleague's Classrooms page and dashboard alongside their own classes, and their Find a student search includes its students. Inside the class they can:
See the Overview, Students, Gradebook, Coursework, Simulators and Rankings tabs.
Share the class code and make a new one.
Create student accounts and remove students.
Add courses and create assignments.
Rename the class.
A few things stay with the teacher who created the class:
Seeing and adding instructors. On a co-instructor's screen, the Instructors list looks empty.
Deleting the class.
What each teacher sees also follows their own plan. If your co-instructor's account isn't covered by your school's license, some figures, such as quiz scores, may appear blurred or locked for them even though you can see them. School and district licenses: how coverage works explains how a teacher's account gets covered.
Each teacher also keeps their own order on the Classrooms page, so rearranging your cards never moves theirs.
Removing a co-instructor
There isn't a way to remove a co-instructor in the portal yet. If you need someone taken off a class, contact us from the chat bubble with the class name and your colleague's email address. Their own account and classes aren't affected either way.
Tips
Co-instructors can remove students, which deletes those students' work in the class. Agree on who manages the roster.
Think twice before adding someone for a short stint, such as a substitute covering a few days. You can't remove a co-instructor yourself yet.
If you co-teach several sections together, add your colleague to each classroom separately.
Common questions
Does my co-teacher need to pay for anything?
No. A free teacher account is enough to be added. The class's creator needs Intertwined Core, Plus or Pro to add them, and what the co-teacher sees inside the class follows their own account's plan.
Can a co-instructor add more instructors?
No. Only the teacher who created the class can add instructors.
Can a co-instructor delete the class?
No. Only the teacher who created it can delete it.
I'm a co-instructor and the Instructors list is empty. Is something wrong?
No. The list is visible only to the teacher who created the class.
Can I hand a class over to another teacher completely?
Not from the portal. Adding them as a co-instructor lets them work in the class day to day, including adding students, courses and assignments.