Curriculum Authoring - Create and Publish Folders to District Resources

Create and Publish Curriculum Folders

This article applies to users with the Curriculum Author role.

Curriculum Authors organize instructional materials by creating folders inside Curriculum Authoring. Teachers can access only the content that has been published.

Published and Unpublished Sections

Inside Curriculum Authoring, folders are grouped into two sections:

Published at the top
Unpublished beneath it

When you create a new folder, it automatically starts in Unpublished.

Teachers will not see unpublished folders or any content inside them.

Create a Root Folder

Create a root folder for the group of materials you want teachers to access.

Examples include:

Grade 6 Math
Elementary Assessments
Lincoln Middle School
Module Tests

The name of the root folder is what teachers will see in District Resources.

Organize Content Inside the Root Folder

Inside a root folder, place all activities, assessments, and supporting resources that belong together.

You can also create additional folders inside other folders to organize content more deeply.

For example:

Grade 7 Math
- Module 1
- Module 2
- Benchmarks

Publish a Folder

Teachers cannot access content until it is published.

To publish a folder:

Click the checkbox to the left of the folder name and icon.
Select Publish.

Publishing a folder publishes everything inside it, including:

Activities
Subfolders
Nested folders and their contents

You cannot publish a single activity by itself. Activities must be inside a published folder to appear for teachers.

Move Folders and Content

You can move folders and activities as needed.

To move content:

Click the checkbox to the left of the folder or activity.
Select Move.
Choose the destination folder.

Moving a folder moves everything inside it.

If you move content into a published folder, teachers will immediately gain access to it.

If you move content into an unpublished folder, teachers will no longer see it.

Unpublish a Folder

If you need to remove content from teacher view, move it into an unpublished folder or unpublish the root folder itself.

When a published root folder is unpublished, it immediately disappears from teacher view.

This is useful for:

Major revisions
Removing outdated materials
Temporarily hiding content

For what happens to teacher access and assigned content, see: Manage Curriculum Content and Published Updates.

Tips for Structuring Folders

Use clear root folder names because teachers see those names directly.
Group content by the structure teachers actually need, such as school, subject, grade level, or assessment type.
Keep unpublished folders as your working area until content is ready.