Brisk Teaching
Tom Whitnah is a seasoned software engineer and technology leader with extensive experience in the tech industry. Currently serving as the Founding Principal Software Engineer at Brisk Teaching since February 2023, Tom previously held the position of Principal Software Engineer at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, contributing to the development of a learning platform integrated into 400 US schools. With a significant tenure at Meta from 2007 to 2017 as a Principal Software Engineer and Search Product Manager, Tom played a key role in various Facebook products. Prior experience includes senior software engineering roles at Yahoo! Inc. and SurfWax Inc., along with founding Vision Net Consulting. Tom holds a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science from Stanford University.
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Brisk Teaching
Brisk Teaching is the #1 AI-powered Chrome Extension for educators, schools, and districts. Educators use the Brisk Chrome extension to breeze through their workload and gain time back for themselves. Brisk is seamless to use - overlaying on top of your existing teacher tools, without the hassle of a separate app or platform. Whether you're creating educational materials from scratch, leveling resources, sharing feedback, or inspecting student writing - Brisk leverages AI to connect and extend your power, while cutting your time spent in half. Why over 100,000 educators choose Brisk Teaching: Quick Content Creation: In a matter of seconds, teachers create lesson plans, quizzes, rubrics, and personalized learning materials. Creating and differentiating materials has never been so easy. Customized Feedback: Provide students feedback in a variety of styles, including Targeted, Glows & Grows, Rubric Criteria, and Next Steps. Teachers using Google can also embed feedback directly into the comments of any Google doc. Writing Inspection: We've reimagined student writing analysis. Click Replay to play back a detailed step-by-step of your students' revision history and their copy/paste actions. Adaptive Learning: Adjust the reading levels of any resource to better match student abilities. Ready to save time with Brisk? Download the FREE chrome extension and get started.