Teaching Entities: The Student Experience

Lincoln Learning Solutions offers an auto-graded curriculum. Details in each auto-graded row will reflect the general setup and design by default. These courses can be ordered with or without a client teacher.

NOTE: The Auto-graded model may not be available for some courses.

Lincoln Learning Solutions’ Instructional Services

Lincoln Learning Solutions offers instructional services for our Lincoln Empowered curriculum. The details in each Instructional Services row will highlight the general expectations when using our instructional services and the default settings for the Lincoln Empowered curriculum.

Clients can opt to have their staff teach either the Lincoln Empowered curriculum or the auto-graded curriculum. Each client taught row will highlight items that can be determined by the client when using their own teaching staff.

NOTE: Client teachers cannot be added as co-teachers to courses taught by Lincoln Learning Solutions’ Instructional Services.

 Auto-graded courses are comprised of purely auto-graded assessments that are scored by the learning management system (LMS), and automatic feedback is delivered to the student through the LMS.

NOTE: Auto-graded courses do not contain assessments that require a teacher to grade. Clients can decide to use the auto-graded courses and add additional authentic work later. This decision is determined during implementation. 

Courses taught by Lincoln Learning teachers are comprised of both auto-graded and teacher-graded assessments. Auto-graded assessments contain multiple choice, multiple answer, ordering, and matching questions that can be scored by the LMS. Teacher-graded items include essays and other project-based assignments that require the student to complete some piece of authentic work.

Assessment types vary based on the curriculum selection.

All assessments within an auto-graded course will be automatically graded within the LMS. Assessments will have retries automatically enabled so that students can submit or resubmit assessments more freely.

Lincoln Learning teachers provide strong feedback and utilize rubrics embedded within the curriculum. Assessments will be graded within two business days (48 hours).

Grading will be at the teacher’s discretion.

Students will indicate completion of ungraded course activities by clicking a MARK THIS ACTIVITY COMPLETE button. This allows each student to take as much or as little time as needed on each activity before indicating completion.

Graded course activities will be indicated as complete once they are submitted.

Ungraded activities are automatically marked as complete once a predesignated amount of time has elapsed per activity. Students must view each activity for the predesignated amount of time before the activity shows as complete, thereby pacing progress on each activity accordingly.

Graded course activities will be indicated as complete once they are submitted.

Course progression will be determined by the curriculum selection (Lincoln Empowered or auto-graded) and the course type (continuous or ranged).

Continuous course setup applies soft due dates to course activities based on the start and end dates of the student enrollments and the number of activities within the course. Only activities identified as graded will be found in the To-Do List within the LMS.

NOTE: Due dates for activities or assessments cannot be applied or changed with this course setting.

Ranged (traditional) courses require start and end dates. Students’ due dates are only identified if a teacher manually sets them. Due dates can be provided for both graded and non-graded assignments. Updates to blackout dates will not automatically adjust scheduled due dates. The teacher will need to make these changes manually.

When using auto-graded courses without a client teacher, course finalizations will be automatically submitted once all graded items are marked complete and a passing score threshold of 60% is reached in each student’s course. To process finalizations that fall outside these parameters, a request can be submitted through a request form by clicking here. 

Course finalizations will be automatically submitted once all graded items are marked complete and a passing score threshold of 60% is reached in each student’s course. To process finalizations that fall outside these parameters, a request can be submitted through a request form by clicking here.

Course finalizations will be set to manual by default.

Client teachers can adjust settings at their discretion.

When using auto-graded courses without a client teacher, all communication/inquiries are filtered through the Service Portal or the Client Support Specialist.

Teachers can communicate via email, LMS messages, assessment feedback, collaborate appointments, and conference calls (if applicable). Teachers will respond to all student communication within one business day (24 hours). Welcome letters from teachers will be sent to students upon their course enrollments.

Communication will be at the teacher’s discretion.

When using auto-graded courses without a client teacher, supplemental content support will not be provided.

Lincoln Learning can push supplemental content to students via the LMS based on their unique learning needs.

Additional content can help the student to comprehend the subject matter. This content may come from various sources. It may include content from courses in the Digital Library, content created by the teacher, or links to additional resources.

Supplemental Content Support will be at the teacher’s discretion. The Lincoln Learning Solutions’ Learning Object Repository found within the Digital Library can provide client teachers with a variety of supplemental support options.

Limited accommodations can be implemented when using auto-graded courses without a client teacher. If more specific modifications are required, an alternative Instructional Services option should be leveraged.

IMPORTANT: As the default, Auto-Graded courses do not have a dedicated Lincoln Learning Solutions Teacher Facilitator to make student accommodations. If a student needs accommodations, the student should either be enrolled in a course with Lincoln Learning Solutions teaching services or an Auto-Graded course with a client teacher.

Accommodations and modifications will be implemented based on the student’s documented IEP, GIEP, or Section 504 Plan. The Student Support Services Guide lists the specific accommodations and modifications that Lincoln Learning Solutions can implement. View the Student Support Services Guide by clicking here. 

Accommodations will be at the client’s determination.

Not applicable when using auto-graded courses without a client teacher.

When students have violated the Academic Honor Code, interventions will take place for students to learn about plagiarism. Then, students will be given the opportunity to retake the assessment. In addition, if a student submits content that is concerning, the teacher will follow guidelines to report that information to the appropriate parties.

 An Academic Honor Code will be determined by the client.

No unique allowances will be provided when using auto-graded courses without a client teacher.

Unique district procedures (such as resetting assessments and assessment excusals) will be considered based on capabilities within the LMS and discussions with Lincoln Learning Solutions’ instructional management prior to student enrollment. (Not available in credit recovery courses based on the nature of the course settings in the LMS.)

Unique allowances will be at the teacher’s discretion.

Transfers into and out of auto-graded courses are not available. A student must drop a course and then enroll in a new course.

Transfers into and out of Lincoln Learning taught courses are not available. A student must drop a course and then enroll in a new course.

Transfers from one client-taught section to another is the decision of the client.

Support, such as assistance with the subject matter, inquiries about assessments, and general questions regarding course content, will be provided within one business day (24 hours) of the request.

Content support will be at the client’s determination.

When using auto-graded courses without a client teacher, progress monitoring will not be provided.

A Lincoln Learning teacher will monitor progress on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis, specifically based on the student’s pace and performance within the course.

Progress monitoring will be at the client’s determination.

When using auto-graded courses without a client teacher, tutoring or office hours will not be provided.

Lincoln Learning teachers provide virtual office hours two hours per week. Office hours are set by the teacher, and the link to attend can be found in the teacher’s homeroom. Students can seek additional support outside of office hours by making an appointment with the teacher.

Tutoring and office hours will be at the teacher’s discretion.