Courses and lessons
A class is assigned one course. A course is a set of lessons. Each lesson has its own units and suggested assessments (quizzes, exams). HEARTH LSM provides lessons that schools can adopt and teachers can add to their courses.
Hierarchy
- Class — What a teacher teaches: name, schedule, teacher, school. A class can be assigned one course.
- Course — A set of lessons (and optionally the teacher’s own units and assessment templates). Defines the outline and suggested assessments for the class.
- Lesson — A self-contained unit of content with its own units (outline) and assessment templates. A course can contain many lessons.
So: Class → one Course → many Lessons. Students see one merged outline and one set of suggested assessments from the course and all its lessons.
HEARTH LSM lessons
HEARTH LSM provides default lessons (e.g. Kindergarten: Numbers, Letters & Alphabet, Reading, Writing) that fit within a course. They are not full courses or classes by themselves.
- All roles except students see a sidebar link “HEARTH LSM Lessons” that lists these lessons.
- Schools can adopt a HEARTH lesson (via Adopt a course). Once adopted, teachers at that school can add that lesson to any of their own courses.
- When editing a course (My Courses or Admin → Teacher courses → Outline), a “Lessons in this course” section lets teachers add or remove adopted HEARTH lessons.
Students in a class see the course’s lessons in order on their class page. They complete one lesson before the next unlocks; progress is saved so they can continue later. They also see when the class meets (schedule and next class time with a countdown).
Adoption
Adopt a course (Admin → Adopt a course, or from the HEARTH LSM Lessons page) to request that your school can use a HEARTH lesson. Once a principal or co-principal approves, teachers at your school can add that lesson to their courses and assign courses that use it to classes.