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A virtual Swiss Army knife for teachers, Arman Jaffer's education tool uses AI to generate lesson plans, help with report cards and create pop quizzes. His free product (a premium version is available from $10 per month) launched in 2023 and is already used by 700,000 educators worldwide. The promise? Less time in front of the computer and more face-to-face time with students.

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In this op-ed, Founder and CEO Arman Jaffer advocates for integrating AI literacy into K–12 career and technical education to ensure all students gain the skills needed for a rapidly evolving, tech-driven workforce.

This year, the entire Dougherty County School System will be using four different types of AI software in the classroom. Eduaide, Magic School, Brisk and Diffit are the platforms teachers will use for in-class activities and lesson planning.

In December, the De Pere school board approved a pilot program for the use of AI software called Brisk Teaching in some of its 7th through 12th grade classrooms. Kathy Van Pay, the district’s director of elementary curriculum and instruction, told WPR the program has already been rolled out to teachers, and they’re in the process of getting it into students’ hands next.

De Pere School District approved an 18-month pilot for Brisk Teaching to introduce students in grades 7-12 to responsible, curriculum-aligned AI use, aiming to enhance learning while promoting critical thinking and digital literacy.

"For Bacon, who is entering her 24th year of teaching, AI isn’t just a gadget, but a tool that can be used to regain a work-life balance and help relieve pressure. Although there are reasons to be skeptical of AI in teaching, Bacon argues that these tools “could be the difference between this being the three [to] five year thing or a lifetime career.”'

Brisk Founder and CEO Arman Jaffer and other ed-tech leaders are interviewed about the importance of rigorous teacher-led testing and curated data in developing effective AI tools for the classroom, highlighting Brisk’s ongoing partnership with Leanlab to ensure continuous impact research.

Brisk Founder and CEO Arman Jaffer and other education leaders are interviewed about AI’s potential to streamline fragmented ed-tech systems, emphasizing the importance of coherent integration, teacher empowerment, and human oversight to ensure AI adds real value to teaching and learning.