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30 Fun First-Day-of-School Activities [2025 Edition]

Kick off the school year with 30 activities that build connection, creativity, and belonging. Each one comes with a Brisk prompt to help you plan faster and teach with impact.
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Back to School
Back to School

The Best Chrome Extension for Teachers in 2025: Why Brisk Is the #1 Choice for Educators

In 2025, Brisk has become the go-to choice for teachers who want to get meaningful work done, faster.
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Brisk Features
Brisk Features

Brisk for Microsoft Is Coming: Everything Educators Need to Know

Brisk for Microsoft launches August 2025 — here's what you need to know.
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Brisk Updates
Brisk Updates

Make More Time for What Matters: Wrap Up Your School Year with Brisk

End the year on a strong note — without the extra overwhelm. Grab quick, time-saving prompts to help you stay organized, celebrate your students, and finish with intention.
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Brisk Features
Brisk Features

Brisk for Special Education and ELL: Save Time, Support Every Learner

Spend less time on paperwork, and more time supporting students.
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Brisk’s Admin Tool Manager: Custom Tools for Your School or District

Explore Brisk's Admin Tool Manager—simplify schoolwide workflows, support educators, and drive instructional impact with powerful AI tools.
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How Brisk Works — and Why You Can Trust It

When it comes to AI in schools, one question comes up again and again: Is it safe? At Brisk, we take that question seriously — because we’re educators too. We know that trust isn’t just earned by the quality of the product; it’s earned through transparency and clear boundaries.
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Turn Any Content Into a Podcast Students Will Love

Brisk Teaching's newest feature makes creating podcasts from any material effortless. Whether you want to bring a lesson to life, support multilingual learners, or give students more ways to access content, this tool is about to become a go-to in your teaching toolkit.
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Brisk Teaching Earns a 93% Common Sense Privacy Rating

From day one, Brisk Teaching has been committed to protecting student, teacher, and school data. That’s why we’re proud to share that Brisk has earned a 93% privacy rating from Common Sense – the highest score among AI tools. This rating is a reflection of our dedication to providing safe, responsible, and effective AI-powered tools for the classroom.
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Collaborations and Awards

The Smart Teacher’s Guide to Lesson Planning

Let's talk about lesson planning—aka that thing that makes most of us want to curl up under our desks with a giant cup of coffee. Sure, it translates into hours of admin work that feels like weeks. But here's the thing: a solid lesson plan is like your teaching GPS. Once you've got your goals, activities, and assessments mapped out, teaching feels less like herding cats and more like... well, teaching. If you've been staring at your laptop wondering how to make your next lesson plan work, we've got you covered.
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How to Design Quizzes That Help Students Learn

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Brisk Features

6 Super Creative Turkey Disguise Ideas to Try Out for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving week is when classrooms transform into creative havens, and turkeys go into witness protection. The Turkey Disguise Project isn't just another craft activity to keep kids busy (though that's a nice bonus). It's a genius way to spark creativity and teamwork while letting kids' imaginations run wild. The mission? Help a 2D turkey avoid becoming dinner by giving it a clever disguise. Let's explore some fun themes that will have your students plotting turkey escape plans in no time.
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Holidays

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