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CoGrader and Brisk Teaching

CoGrader and Brisk Teaching. Two different tools. Here is what each one is for.

Teachers often ask how CoGrader and Brisk fit together. They are built for different jobs. CoGrader is a grading assistant for student writing. Brisk is a broad AI platform for planning, creating, and giving feedback across the school day. 100,000+ teachers in 16,000+ schools use CoGrader for grading.

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16,000+ Schools across all 50 states
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Used at 16,000+ schools
What each tool is for

Different jobs, side by side.

CoGrader

For grading student writing

Grading is the whole product. CoGrader drafts a rubric-based score and criterion-level feedback for every submission, like a teaching assistant. The teacher reviews, edits, and approves before anything reaches a student.

  • Rubric-based scores and feedback for a whole class set
  • AP rubrics and state standards for all 50 states
  • Published accuracy research: within one point of TEA raters in 98.5% of 600 STAAR responses
  • Imports from Google Classroom, Canvas, and Schoology, plus handwritten work from a copier or photos
  • Class and district insights, SOC 2 Type 1 certified
See the accuracy research

Brisk Teaching

For planning, creating, and feedback across the day

Brisk describes itself as an AI platform for teachers and students, with 30+ tools that work inside the tools teachers already use through a browser extension.

  • Lesson plans, quizzes, presentations, and rubrics
  • Feedback in Google Docs in several styles, for one document or a whole class with Batch Feedback
  • Differentiation, such as changing the reading level of a text
  • Inspect Writing, to see how a student drafted a piece of writing
  • Brisk Boost, an interactive AI experience for students
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Many teachers use both.

Brisk helps with the many small tasks of a teaching day. CoGrader handles the grading of a full class set of writing against a rubric. They solve different problems and work side by side.

In the news

Edutopia
“[CoGrader] enhance[s] the grading process by ensuring that teachers can provide detailed and thoughtful feedback in a timely fashion.”
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Chalkbeat
“…[CoGrader] has saved him hours on grading and allowed him to spend more time giving personalized comments.”
Chalkbeat New York
The Wall Street Journal
“…teachers say AI helpers can provide consistency and remove bias from assessments of student work.”
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Inside CoGrader

Built for grading. Reviewed by you.

What CoGrader does for a writing classroom.

  • Scored on the rubric that counts

    Grade against STAAR, B.E.S.T., CAASPP, Regents, AP, and more, or upload your own rubric. The same standard applies to every paper.

  • A whole class set in one pass

    Pull a class set from your LMS, and CoGrader drafts a score and feedback for every essay, ready for your review.

  • A score and the next step

    Every score comes with criterion-level feedback for that student, so they know where to go next.

  • You stay in charge

    You review, edit, and approve every score and comment before it reaches a student or your gradebook.

  • Accuracy you can read about

    Our STAAR scoring validation and whitepaper are public, with the sample, the method, the results, and the limits.

  • Class-wide insight from real scores

    See where a class is struggling against a standard and plan the next lesson around it.

Who is it for?
Choose CoGrader
  • Want a rubric-based score and feedback for every essay
  • Teach AP, IB, or to state writing standards
  • Grade full class sets of writing often
  • Want published accuracy research behind the scores
Choose Brisk
  • Want one platform for lesson planning, quizzes, and presentations
  • Want quick feedback while you work in Google Docs
  • Want tools to differentiate texts and materials
  • Want AI tools for students as well as teachers
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Integrations

Works with the LMS you already use

Import a class in one click, grade against your rubric, push scores and feedback back. It's that easy.

Google Classroom
Two-way sync

One-click import of assignments from Google Classroom. Grades and feedback go straight back to Google Classroom.

Set up Google Classroom
Canvas
Two-way sync

Easy setup for your course. Pull submissions from Canvas, then push grades and feedback back.

Set up Canvas
Schoology
Two-way sync

Import assignments from Schoology, grade the set, and send scores and feedback back to the gradebook.

Set up Schoology
Also works with
Brightspace
Microsoft Teams
Blackboard
Eduphoria
DMAC Solutions
Request your LMS
Handwriting supported
No LMS? No problem
Upload and export

Upload PDFs, DOCX or photos of handwriting, grade the set, export a gradebook CSV. Or tell us which LMS you'd like us to add next.

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CoGrader supports the full range of K-12 LMS platforms used at the district level.

What grading on CoGrader looks like

Grade a stack of essays in minutes, with scores you can support.

Pull the class set

CoGrader pulls assignments from Google Classroom, Canvas, and Schoology, so the whole class set lands in one place. Handwritten work comes in from a copier, photos, or your LMS. See how handwritten grading works

Score against the right rubric

Grade against a preloaded AP or state rubric, or upload your own. The same standard applies to every paper.

Review, adjust, and post

You see every suggested score, adjust anything you want, and approve it. Then the score and feedback go back to your gradebook.

Built for the grading workflow
  • A teacher approves every score: nothing reaches a student without your review.
  • AP and state rubrics preloaded: grade against the rubric students are measured on.
  • Handwritten and scanned work: import from a copier, photos, or your LMS.
  • Whole-class scoring: one consistent standard across the full set.
  • Insights that roll up: from a single classroom to a whole district.
  • Scores sync to the gradebook: scores and feedback go back to your LMS.
Teachers love CoGrader

What teachers say about CoGrader

Teachers in 16,000+ schools use CoGrader to grade student writing.

Co-workers, students and I compared CoGrader with a variety of other AI scoring for AP essays, and yours is BY FAR the most accurate, with the best feedback. I score for the AP Exam myself.
Karen W.
Department Chair, ELA
I started my free trial and I LOVE it. I had 85 sixth grade students write a narrative that would have taken me weeks to grade. With CoGrader, they were graded with amazing feedback in, literally, seconds.
Jamie G.
ELA Teacher, New York
I am excited to assign more writing now that I can give specific and objective feedback more quickly. I may even postpone my retirement because of your product. I am 61, and now I think I can make it to 65.
Irene H.
ELA Teacher, High School, California
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Frequently Asked Questions

CoGrader and Brisk Teaching: what each tool is for.

What is the difference between CoGrader and Brisk Teaching?

They are built for different jobs. CoGrader is a grading assistant for student writing: it drafts a rubric-based score and feedback for every submission, and the teacher approves it. Brisk is an all-in-one AI platform with 30+ tools for planning, creating materials, differentiating, and giving feedback.

Can I use CoGrader and Brisk Teaching together?

Yes, and many teachers do. Brisk helps with planning and quick feedback across the day. CoGrader handles grading full class sets of writing against a rubric.

How accurate is CoGrader?

CoGrader publishes its accuracy research. In a June 2026 validation on 600 STAAR responses scored by the Texas Education Agency, CoGrader's scores landed within one point of TEA raters in 98.5% of cases. The technical report is public at cograder.com/research/staar and is not peer reviewed.

Does CoGrader support AP and state standards rubrics?

Yes. CoGrader includes AP rubrics (DBQ, LEQ, SAQ, AP Lang) and the standards for all 50 states, including STAAR, B.E.S.T., CAASPP, Regents, and Common Core. You can also upload your own rubric.

Can I try CoGrader for free?

Yes. CoGrader has a free plan for individual teachers, with no credit card required. For schools and districts, there is a personalized demo and assisted onboarding.

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