Each session listed in this guide has a suggested target audience. The three target audience levels are:
- All Audiences - a session that will likely benefit all levels of learners
- Paint by Numbers - a session well-suited for fairly ‘new to Canvas’ learners
- Joy of Painting - a session likely to push a seasoned-Canvas to unexplored possibilities & functions
STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING
S1: Mastery Paths for Timely Intervention & Extension
Audience: Joy of Painting
Credit Hours: 1.5 hours
Presenter(s): Ashley High, Bowie High School
Session Type: Learning Lab
Session Description: Learn how to use Mastery Paths settings to provide students with what they need, when they need it.
Time: 8:30 - 9:55
Room: A111
S2: Active Learning Cycle & Canvas
Audience: Joy of Painting
Credit Hours: 1.5 hours
Presenter(s): Casey Cagle, Young Junior High School
Session Type: Seminar
Session Description: See and hear how a teacher uses Canvas to engage students in the five phases of the Active Learning Cycle.
Time: 8:30 - 9:55
Room: A110
S3: Leveraging the Canvas Media Recording Tool
Audience: Paint by Numbers
Credit Hours: .75 hours
Presenter(s): Jim Holland, Instructional Technology Department
Session Type: Learning Lab
Session Description: All users have the ability to record video and audio directly within the Canvas Rich Content Editor. Learn how how students can utilize this to demonstrate mastery, reflect on learning, communicate understanding and more.
Time: 9:15 - 9:55
Room: B204
S4: T-TESS & Blended Learning Connection for Teachers
Audience: Joy of Painting
Credit Hours: 1.5 hours
Presenter(s): Steve Simpson, Instructional Technology Department
Session Type: Seminar
Session Description: Working hard to provide student-centered learning experiences in your blended classroom? If yes, are you fully aware of how you should be getting credit in the T-TESS appraisal framework? If not, come find out!
Time: 10:05 - 11:30
Room: A110
S5: Quizzes: Options, Questions, and Question Banks, Oh My!
Audience: Joy of Painting
Credit Hours: 1.5 hours
Presenter(s): David McGarity, Bowie High School
Session Type: Learning Lab
Session Description: Learn about question banks, question groups, and other 'advanced' quizzing functions and settings in this hands-on session.
Time: 1:00 - 2:25
Room: A111
S6: Become an A11y for ALL Students (Digital Accessibility)
Audience: Paint by Numbers
Credit Hours: 1.5 hours
Presenter(s): Greg Stone, Web Services Department
Session Type: Learning Lab
Session Description: Canvas can be an amazing platform to connect with students of all abilities. Designing course materials in an accessible way is the first step to having a truly inclusive classroom for your students and for their parents. We will cover the basics of digital accessibility and how you can apply those techniques to your Canvas courses and beyond.
Time: 1:00 - 2:25
Room: A110
S7: Providing Extension Opportunities via Canvas Modules
Audience: Paint By Numbers
Credit Hours: .5 hours
Presenter(s): Crystal Lee, Young Junior High School
Session Type: Discussion
Session Description: "Miss, I'm finished so what should I do?" Do you hear this from high-achieving & gifted students in your classroom? One of the best initial uses of Canvas is to provide ready extensions that allow students to go deeper and further in their learning. Share ideas for how extension modules could help meet the needs of often-overlooked students.
Time: 1:00 - 1:35
Room: B200
S8: Flipped Classroom: The What, the Why, and the How
Audience: Joy of Painting
Credit Hours: .75 hours
Presenter(s): Yuliana Uleman, Gunn Junior High School
Session Type: Seminar
Session Description: A deeper look at what a flipped classroom is, the motivation behind implementing the flipped classroom model, and how to apply it to your own classroom. Note: while this training will use a middle school math classroom as the example, it can be applied to any subject.
Time: 1:45 - 2:25
Room: B204
S9: Using Canvas to Differentiate
Audience: Paint by Numbers
Credit Hours: .75 hours
Presenter(s): Lindsey Lloyd, Jones Academy
Session Type: Seminar
Session Description: See and hear about the various ways that Canvas can be utilized to provide differentiated learning options (around content, process, and product) to students.
Time: 1:45 - 2:25
Room: B200
S10: Mastery Paths for Mastery Progression
Audience: Joy of Painting
Credit Hours: 1.5 hours
Presenter(s): Kimi Corp, Young Junior High School
Session Type: Learning Lab
Session Description: Learn how Mastery Paths settings can be used to sequence learning chunks and prevent students from moving forward until they're ready for what's next.
Time: 2:35 - 4:00
Room: A109
S11: Differentiated Content: Using a Variety of Media
Audience: Paint By Numbers
Credit Hours: 1.5 hours
Presenter(s): Suzanne Severns, Martin High School
Session Type: Learning Lab
Session Description: Whether you upload, link, or embed, Canvas is the place to host and provide students access to your instructional content & resources. This session provides a quick overview of options and allows for multiple guided and independent practice opportunities.
Time: 2:35 - 4:00
Room: A105
S12: Increasing Engagement via Digital Lock Boxes
Audience: Joy of Painting
Credit Hours: 1.5 hours
Presenter(s): Todd Miller, West Elementary School
Session Type: Learning Lab
Session Description: Your students need something new and challenging! Fun and adventurous! Gamified and engaging! They need digital lock boxes! The participants will use Canvas and online applications, such as H5P, Educaplay, ProProf Brain Games, and Cypher Wheel, to build a set of puzzles for students to solve. Once all puzzles are solved, the digital "box" will open! These are perfect for lessons and extension activities!
Time: 2:35 - 4:00
Room: A111
S13: Become an A11y for ALL Students (Digital Accessibility)
Audience: Paint by Numbers
Credit Hours: 1.5 hours
Presenter(s): Greg Stone, Web Services Department
Session Type: Learning Lab
Session Description: Canvas can be an amazing platform to connect with students of all abilities. Designing course materials in an accessible way is the first step to having a truly inclusive classroom for your students and for their parents. We will cover the basics of digital accessibility and how you can apply those techniques to your Canvas courses and beyond.
Time: 2:35 - 4:00
Room: A110
S14: Differentiated Product: Choice Boards
Audience: Paint By Numbers
Credit Hours: .5 hours
Presenter(s): Tracy Smith, Morton Elementary School
Session Type: Discussion
Session Description: Participate in a discussion about the various ways that Canvas assignments can be used to provide students with meaningful choices about the ways they want to demonstrate their learning.
Time: 2:35 - 3:10
Room: B204
S15: Get Organized!
Audience: Paint by Numbers
Presenter(s): Susan Anderson, Instructional Technology Department
Session Type: Seminar
Session Description: Tips for designing a well-organized course, primarily focused on effectively and consistently using modules and module settings to provide an easy and student-centered learning environment.
Time: 3:20 - 4:00
Room: B206
