Brightwheel Academy is your ticket to an interactive and engaging learning experience! Our Learning Management System (LMS) is packed with curated content to help you, your staff, and families master using brightwheel. 🚀
Continue reading to learn more.
Who is brightwheel Academy for?
Brightwheel Academy is for brightwheel Premium subscribers including Administrators, Managers, and Teachers! It is also available to Guardians whose programs are using brightwheel Premium.
How to Register
Open the registration page
Fill out the registration form:
Full Name: input your first and last name
Email Address: input your email address
💡If you log in to your brightwheel account with an email address, use this same email to register for the academy!Password: input a password of your choice
School Name: input the name of the school using brightwheel that you're associated with
User Type: select School Administrator or Teacher or Guardian
💡If you are both a teacher AND a guardian using brightwheel and this is your first time registering, register as a Teacher.
Click Register
Once you're registered, you will automatically be logged in to your Academy account. Review the section on our Course Library below to learn more about what content is applicable to you.
How to Log In
Open the Login page
Input the email address associated with your academy account
Input your password
Click Login
Course Library
Admin and Teacher Certificates
These are accessible from the Certifications tab in brightwheel Academy.
Certificate | Description |
For administrators who are getting started setting up brightwheel's core features AND Billing at their program for the first time | |
For administrators who are getting started setting up brightwheel's core features only at their program for the first time | |
For administrators who are getting started setting up the Billing feature at their program for the first time | |
For teachers who are getting started using brightwheel and accessing it with their own login on their own device/a shared program device
💡If you are unsure how you will be accessing brightwheel as a teacher, please check with an admin at your program first! | |
For teachers who are getting started using brightwheel but do not have their own login and are instead accessing it on a program device set in Room Device Mode by an administrator.
💡If you are unsure how you will be accessing brightwheel as a teacher, please check with an admin at your program first! |
ℹ️ To enroll in one of the paths above - open the applicable link, click Start > Get Started.
Additional Courses & Resources
These are accessible from the Courses & Resources tab in brightwheel Academy.
For administrators and managers who are wanting to learn more about how to manage an admissions pipeline using brightwheel's available features | |
For Parent, Family, or Approved Pickup contacts who are getting started using brightwheel to stay connected to their student. This course covers how to sign up, account walkthroughs, overviews of the most common features, and more.
TIP: We recommend Guardians just complete the Intro module (~5 mins) to create an account. You can always return to the course to finish learning about brightwheel features. |
ℹ️To enroll in one of the courses above - open the applicable link and click Get Started.
Manage certificates
Certificates are awarded to learners who complete the applicable Admin or Teacher getting started content outlined above. These certificates are tangible recognition of your completion and can be a great way to showcase your skill progression using brightwheel!
Learn the ways you can view and share your certificates below.
📃 View and Share Certificates
📃 View and Share Certificates
Click your profile icon in the top right corner of the Academy
Select My Trainings from the menu
Under the 'Badges and Certificates' section, click on an earned badge to open the certificate
Share the certificate as needed:
To share a direct link:
Click Copy Direct Link
Paste and share the link as needed
To download/print the certificate:
Click Download
Save the PNG to your local computer or print it
To add to your personal LinkedIn profile:
Click Add to LinkedIn
All of the certificate details will auto-fill
Click Save to add the certificate to your profile
Choose to share the news with your network or Skip
Account Management
🔐 Reset a Forgotten Password
🔐 Reset a Forgotten Password
Open the Login page
Click Forgot password?
Input the email address used to register for the Brightwheel Academy account
Click Send Password Reset Link
Click Back to Login
Open your email inbox to locate the reset link
In the email, click Reset Password
Input a new password in the text box
Click Submit New Password
Sign in with your email address and newly set password!
If you are still having trouble accessing your academy account after troubleshooting and following the steps above, reach out to our Support team for assistance.
🔏 Reset Password from Account
🔏 Reset Password from Account
If you're logged in to brightwheel Academy and simply want to change your password, follow the steps below.
Click the profile icon in the top right corner of brightwheel Academy
Select Profile from the drop-down menu
Click the Reset Password option
Input the email address used to register for the Brightwheel Academy account
Click Send Password Reset Link
Click Back to Login
In the email, click Reset Password
Input a new password in the text box
Click Submit New Password
Use your email address and the newly set password at next login!
👀 View In Progress/Completed Trainings
👀 View In Progress/Completed Trainings
Easily view Badges and Certifications, Stats, and any courses/paths you're enrolled in from the My Trainings page!
Click the profile icon in the top right corner of brightwheel Academy
Select My Trainings from the drop-down menu