Log In

Note: Your organization may be using single sign on (SSO) login credentials to access ThinkCentral. If so, you simply log in once to access all of your organization's platforms. Specific steps vary by organization and by SSO provider, but typically, after logging into your organization's account, you open ThinkCentral using your organization's platform portal.

For non-SSO users, follow the ThinkCentral-specific instructions provided below.

Before you begin . . .

If you are a newly added ThinkCentral teacher, HMH sends you an email containing your user name. Prior to logging in the first time, your district administrator or school administrator should provide you with your password or advise you to create your own password. If you have not received your login credentials or instructions, contact your administrator. (For a list of your administrators, see View Your Administrators.)

To maintain the security of your account, user passwords are not available to HMH.

To log in to ThinkCentral:

1. Go to www-k6.thinkcentral.com. The Welcome to ThinkCentral page appears.

2. Select your Country, State, District, and School.

Your District may be your organization, diocese, or independent school name. For details to help you identify your district, click here.

Note: If you are not a United States user, select your Country and School as shown here.

3. If you want to retain your login information, select the Remember my school check box. The next time you launch the application, the Country, State, District, and School selections will be populated.

4. Type your User Name.

Note: If you cannot remember your user name, click Forgot User Name and complete the information in the Forgot User Name dialog box. An email is sent to the address registered to your account. Open the email and follow the instructions provided.

5. For Password, refer to the following table to continue.

Type of user	Condition	Action
First-time user	You have been provided with a password.	a. Type your password. b. Click Log In. The Create Password Hints page appears. Note: The security questions selected on this page are used to identify you if you need to reset your password. c. Select three password hints, type the corresponding answers, read the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, select the check boxes, and then click Save.
First-time user	You have been instructed by your administrator to create a password.	a. Click Reset Password. A Failed Login Attempt dialog box appears, and an email is sent to the email address registered for your account. b. Open the email and click the link provided to reset your password. A Reset Password page appears. c. Type a password using the password rules. (Click to view password rules.) – Minimum characters: 8 – Valid values: A–Z, a–z, 0–9, and the following supported symbols acceptable: !#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[]_` {\|}~\¡¢£¤¥¦§¨©ª«¬-®¯°±²³´¶¸¹º»¼½¾¿ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖ×ØÙÚÛÜÝÞàáâãäåæçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõö÷øùúûüýþ – Case sensitive – Must not contain spaces – Must contain at least one of each: ○ uppercase character (A–Z) ○ lowercase character (a–z) ○ number (0–9) ○ special character (! @ # $ % ^ & ( ) _ - + = { } [ ] \| \ : ; " ' / ? < > , .) d. Retype the password, and then click Log In. The Create Password Hints page appears. Note: The security questions selected on this page are used to identify you if you need to reset your password. e. Select three password hints, type the corresponding answers, read the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, select the check boxes, and then click Save.
Returning user	You cannot remember your password.	Warning: District-managed passwords may be changed regularly. It is best to contact your administrator before resetting your password. (For a list of your administrators, see View Your Administrators.) a. Click Reset Password. A Reset Password: Verify Account page appears. b. Type the answers to your security questions exactly as you first entered them, and then click Next. The Reset Password page appears. Note: If you answer a question incorrectly, an email is sent to the email address registered for your account. Open the email and click the link provided to reset your password. The Reset Password page appears. c. Type a password using the password rules. (Click to view password rules.) – Minimum characters: 8 – Valid values: A–Z, a–z, 0–9, and the following supported symbols acceptable: !#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[]_` {\|}~\¡¢£¤¥¦§¨©ª«¬-®¯°±²³´¶¸¹º»¼½¾¿ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖ×ØÙÚÛÜÝÞàáâãäåæçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõö÷øùúûüýþ – Case sensitive – Must not contain spaces – Must contain at least one of each: ○ uppercase character (A–Z) ○ lowercase character (a–z) ○ number (0–9) ○ special character (! @ # $ % ^ & ( ) _ - + = { } [ ] \| \ : ; " ' / ? < > , .) d. Retype the password, and then click Log In.
	You want to change your password.
	You know your password.	a. Type your password. b. Click Log In.

The Dashboard appears.

Logging In During System Processes

During some ThinkCentral system processes, the following message may appear when you try to log in: “Account maintenance scheduled by your ThinkCentral Administrator is currently taking place. You cannot log in until this activity has completed. Please try again later.”

You must wait until the process ends, and then log in.