Birds of a Feather

Fall 2023 Vol. 1

Spring 2025 Vol. 22 - Monday, March 31st

🧠 What's the Difference? Diffit vs. Brisk

Brisk and Diffit are like your personal teaching assistants! Brisk helps you plan lessons, give quick feedback, track student writing, and create engaging AI-powered activities. Diffit instantly adjusts reading levels, making any text accessible for all learners. Together, they save time and personalize learning—so YOU can focus on teaching!

Want to learn more, but not sure where to even begin? Let's partner together to make it happen!

✅ Brisk: AI Teaching Assistant

Brisk Teaching is a powerful platform that helps teachers save time with ready-to-use lesson plans and resources designed to make learning more engaging. Built on best teaching practices, Brisk provides tools that simplify planning, feedback, and student support.

How Brisk Supports Teachers

✅ Create Content – Instantly generate lesson plans, quizzes, Google Docs, Forms, and Slides in 30+ languages, all auto-saved to your Google Drive.

✅ Give Feedback – Provide fast, clear feedback in Google Docs using four powerful methods.

✅ Level Resources – Adjust reading levels on articles and documents to ensure accessibility for every student.

✅ Inspect Writing – Track student progress in real time by replaying their edits.

✅ Brisk Boost – Design interactive, AI-powered activities that align with learning objectives and deepen engagement.

Best of all? Brisk is completely free as a Chrome extension! Check it out here.

💜 Seesaw Spot: Instructional Templates

Did you know that Seesaw now offers instructional templates? You can find them in the Seesaw Library under Daily Routines > Instructional Templates.

These templates are designed to give you a deeper understanding of students' creativity and comprehension across different subjects, all while being flexible and customizable!

Looking to tailor the lesson to fit your students' needs? Simply click Edit, then choose Student Template to make changes to the activity. Don’t forget to click the Green Check and hit Save to ensure your updates are saved!

https://app.seesaw.me/#/activities/library?product=instructional-templates&grade_level=1&subject=DailyRoutines

📌 Ready, Set, Print - 3D Printers

The Academic Technology department now has five 3D printers available for checkout—2 Dremels and 3 Forge 5Ms—ready to bring your creative ideas to life! ✨

Want to get your hands on one? Reach out to me and let's make some magic happen!