Courses vs. Sections
What's the difference between a Course and a Section?
A Course is the curriculum that your students work through. Courses can contain CodeHS Assignments from the catalog and/or custom Assignments.
A Section is a roster of students. Student work, grades, and progress data are kept within a Section.
Multiple Sections can use the same Course for content, and you can re-use a Course over multiple years.
Using the Courses Page to Manage Content
The best place to manage Course content is from the Courses App. Making changes to a Course will update the content for each Section that uses that Course.
Any Courses that were added while Creating a New Section will also show on your Courses Page. Navigate here by clicking Courses in the left-hand navigation panel:
Creating a New Course
Click the Add Course tab along the top nav.
Enter a new Course name.
Select Choose Course Template to use the CodeHS Course Catalog. This will populate content from a specific CodeHS course. You'll be able to add, edit, or remove content after creation. Check out all of the new CodeHS Courses here.
Alternatively, select Create Empty Course to create a Course from scratch. From here, you can create a course using your own custom assignments, CodeHS curriculum, or a mix of both.
You can also create a course directly from the Course Catalog page. Click Add to Courses on any CodeHS course to create a new Course on your Courses Page.
Creating a Section From the Courses Page
Once your Course is set up, you can easily create multiple Sections which use the same Course. You'll need to create a Section, then enroll students in the section in order for students to work through the content.
Click Create Section
Enter a name for your section and click Create:
You can also quickly create a section from your Sections App if your course is already created or if you would like to use a course from the CodeHS Catalog.
Copying, Reusing, and Sharing Courses
If you've made a lot of changes to a Course or its settings, you may want to use it for next year or share it with another teacher to use. You can copy a Course by clicking the three dots and choose Copy Course:
This will make a duplicate of their course with all of the same settings and assignments. Once a course is copied, you can share it with another teacher by adding them as a co-teacher. See more about these topics:
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