Locking/Unlocking by Instructors

Locking/Unlocking by Instructors

Hello,
I'm experimenting with using Self Paced (rather than blended which is what we have historically used). 

Here are the settings we are using:
  1. All modules locked from the beginning
  2. All assignments unhidden and unrequired from the beginning
  3. All teachers have "Instructor" roles
Desired behavior:
  1. When the teacher gets done teaching their lesson, they should be able to unlock the module's content and then select which content to require and/or hide.
  2. Future modules should not be shown.
  3. Future modules should not be shown as "Submitted" until the learner has submitted the assignment.
The issue we're having:
  1. Our teachers could not see the Locking tab on their courses.
  2. So I went into "Courses" permissions to enable locking and unlocking for Instructors...but it was already checked.
  3. The only solution we found was to enable Course Configuration rights for Instructors...then they could see the Locking tab.
  4. However, this allows them to change course configurations, which we don't want.
Is there a way we can enable Locking/Unlocking for Instructors without giving them course configuration rights?

Thank you,
JoAnn Roe