About
The Student Pacing Tool, introduced in Summer 2025, replaces traditional pacing documents by providing students with a personalized assignment schedule based on their enrollment and course end dates. This tool is designed to streamline planning, simplify grading workflows, and enhance communication among students, teachers, and mentors.
Important: This tool applies only to courses in Brightspace. Essentials credit recovery courses delivered through the Buzz learning management system are not supported by the Student Pacing Tool.
How to Leverage This Toolkit
- Familiarize Yourself:
Explore the information and resources below to understand how the Student Pacing Tool works and how it enhances the gradebook. - Inform and Support Your Students and Their Guardians:
Use the student- and guardian-facing materials to help explain pacing and progress reporting. These are especially useful for start-of-term orientations and check-ins.
Why This Change Matters
Research shows that consistent pacing is the key to student success in online learning. The Student Pacing Tool will provide students with real-time progress in Brightspace. While it automatically enters a zero for missed target dates, students can still submit work afterward, balancing accountability with the flexibility needed for mastery learning.
This tool encourages student ownership and accountability, while offering mentors and instructors transparent, timely insights into student progress. It’s also a powerful tool for check-ins and interventions—supporting both proactive and responsive mentoring strategies.
Key Features
Resources for Mentors
| Gradebook Enhacements
Communication Tools for Students & GuardiansTo support transparency and strong partnerships with families, consider sharing these helpful articles: |
Need Support?
If you have questions or would like to speak with someone directly, please reach out to the Mentor Support Manager or our Customer Care Team. We're here to help!