Case Study: Ottawa Catholic School Board scales safe, student-facing AI with Brisk Teaching

Ottawa Catholic School Board scales safe AI for 53,000 students with Brisk Teaching

The Ottawa Catholic School Board, a large district serving 53,000 students, faced the challenge of integrating artificial intelligence into classrooms in a safe, ethical, and equitable manner. They sought a solution that would provide students with real-time support while aligning with their strong guiding principles for humane technology use, leading them to the vendor Brisk Teaching and its Brisk Boost student activity feature.

Brisk Teaching provided a solution with Brisk Boost, a safe AI tool integrated directly into the Google Workspace environment already used by the district. This allowed teachers to instantly create personalized, curriculum-aligned learning experiences from their existing materials. The results included rapid, seamless adoption across classrooms, increased student access to 24/7 support acting as an equity leveler, and improved feedback and critical thinking. Teachers reported higher quality student work and greater growth, with students gaining independence and deeper understanding of complex material.

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