In this guide, you’ll discover all the user roles available in Twig Science and the capabilities of each role.
Role descriptions
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District Administrators have district-wide access, including rostering and reporting tools.
District Administrators have the highest level of access across the platform. They can:
- Access the Twig Science platform and the Admin dashboard.
- Browse all user data across the district.
- Access district-level assessment reports.
- Use rostering and SSO tools.
- View lessons (note: they cannot see student answers or assign lessons or assessments).
Note
District Administrator accounts are not rostered. District administrator credentials are provided to you by the Imagine Learning support team.
School Administrators (referred to to as Administrators in rostering files) are assigned via your rostering data. Anyone in this role can manage users and view reports within their assigned school(s).
School Administrators can:
- Access the Twig Science platform and the Admin dashboard.
- Browse users and access reports for their assigned school(s).
- View lessons as a student on the Twig Digital book (without access to student answers or the ability to assign lessons or assessments).
Teacher roles are determined by rostering data. Teachers have access to their class roster, teacher instruction, and the student view.
Teachers have a classroom-level view and can:
- Access all subscribed grades, lessons, and assessments.
- Access all teaching aids such as teacher prep, lesson background, slides, and glossaries.
- Assign lessons and assessments to students.
- Switch to student view to preview lessons as students would see them.
- Access student assessment reports for their classes.
Student roles are determined by rostering data. Students only see lessons and assessments assigned to them, and they can complete interactives and assessments.
Role comparison matrix
Here’s a quick comparison of the access levels for each user role in the Twig Science platform. This table gives an at-a-glance view of what each role can see and do.
| Role | Student view | Teacher view | Assign lessons & assessments | Access Assessment reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Teacher | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| School Administrator | ✗ | partial* | ✗ | ✓ |
| District Administrator | ✗ | partial* | ✗ | ✓ |
*Administrators can access the Grade Quick Links at the top of the Teacher Dashboard but will not have access to class-specific functions such as the My Lessons section. The Administrator view of the Teacher Dashboard is the following: