Brisk Teaching vs CommonLit

Brisk Teaching helps educators create materials, give feedback, and adapt instruction within tools they already use. Its tools cover lesson and unit planning, practice tests, guided notes, translation, feedback, and student learning activities. Brisk Boost can turn articles, YouTube videos, Google Docs, and PDFs into student activities, with settings for grade level, language, guardrails, and learning objectives. The service is available on the web and as a browser extension supported by Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Listed integrations and supported tools include Google Docs, Slides, Forms, Classroom, YouTube, Microsoft tools, Canvas, Schoology, Blackboard, Kahoot!, and Nearpod. The Free plan includes 20+ tools, and new sign-ups receive 14 days of Premium access. Premium and Intelligence customers receive customer success support, onboarding, and professional learning; Intelligence also includes white-glove curriculum setup. Brisk says it does not sell or share personal data or use student or teacher data to train AI models. It also reports SOC 2 Type II compliance and encryption in transit and at rest. AI-generated math content has limitations the company says it is working to improve.

CommonLit is a nonprofit literacy provider offering teaching materials and an English language arts program for schools. Its Text Library gives teachers access to thousands of free literary works and texts from diverse and contemporary authors. CommonLit 360 is a full-year, standards-aligned curriculum for grades 6–12, combining reading, writing, speaking, and listening around complete texts and grade-level tasks. It includes three benchmark assessments for tracking students’ reading growth and proficiency during the school year. The materials support literacy development for grades 3–12, while the 360 curriculum covers grades 6–12. Listed integrations include Clever, ClassLink, Canvas, and Google Classroom; Canvas is limited to eligible paid school packages. Google Classroom can import classes and students, post assignments to the class stream, and export scores to the gradebook. The Digital plan is free for teachers and students. School plans are listed at $4,200 a year, $7,200 a year, and $12,800 a year, each with a one-year commitment.