Overview
This article explains how co-ops and small groups can use Ramsey Homeschool courses. It covers what parents do, what co-op teachers need, and when to consider the Classroom version.
How Parent Accounts Work
The Ramsey Homeschool platform is not designed for groups or individual student logins. The Ramsey Homeschool platform uses a family-style shared login. Ramsey Homeschool courses are accessed through a parent-managed account using their Ramsey Solutions login credentials. Parents create student profiles and manage course enrollments from their parent/teacher profile.
Setting Up Your Co-op or Small Group
What Parents Do
Co-op coordinators or teachers should encourage their students' parents to purchase the curriculum. Each parent then creates a parent-managed Ramsey account to manage their student's access to the Foundations Homeschool courses.
This setup lets students go through the coursework at home. The group then comes together for discussion time and group interaction.
What Co-op Teachers Do
Co-op teachers need to get online access for themselves to use the videos and teacher resources. How students participate depends on whether they need their own online access.
Students Have Their Own Online Access
In this model, parents purchase the full curriculum product and create parent-managed accounts for their students. Students go through the coursework at home, and the teacher uses the group time for discussion.
Students Watch the Videos Together Without Online Access
Students do not need online access if they only watch the videos together as a group. The teacher streams the videos from the teacher's account. In this model, the teacher gets the full curriculum product to access the videos and teacher resources. The students need only the add-on books.
The add-on codes in the books do not grant online access by themselves. They work only on an account that has the full course activated.
Running Weekly Group Sessions
Teachers can stream the videos through their account when the group comes together each week. Students follow along with a printed student textbook without having online access. This models work well for many co-ops and small groups.
Using the Classroom Version for Larger Groups
If you have a larger group, the Classroom version of the curriculum may be a better fit. It offers added functionality that the Homeschool version does not:
- Individual student logins
- Greater controls over the content and gradebook
- More group activities
To discuss using the Classroom version, contact the Ramsey Education sales team by calling 877-410-3283.
Protecting Your Account Security
Ramsey discourages sharing account credentials. Sharing credentials can compromise an account and its security. Ramsey does not recommend adding students who are not in your family to your account.
Getting More Help
If you have further questions, contact Ramsey Education support.
Quick Reference
- Account Type: Shared family-style login using the parent's login credentials
- Parent Role: Purchase the curriculum, create student profiles, and manage enrollments
- Co-op Teacher Role: Get online access for the videos and teacher resources
- Student Materials: Physical student textbook
- Larger Groups: Contact the Ramsey Education sales team about the Classroom version