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Canva for Science Teachers: 12 Creative Project Ideas

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Presenters

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Jasmine Ford
IT Facilitator
Greenville County Schools
@JasmineLSF
Jasmine serves as an Instructional Technology Facilitator with Greenville County Schools. She has a background in teaching 7th-grade science and serving as a mentor to teachers and students. As a member of the GCS Instructional Technology team, she aims to grow teachers by supporting teachers identify and achieve their technology goals. She's driven by opportunities to promote authentic learning experiences with teachers through co-teaching, small group planning, and hands-on professional development opportunities. Follow Jasmine on Twitter @JasmineLSF
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Shane Peek
Technology Coordinator/Facili
Greenville County Schools (SC)
@ShaneRPeek
Shane serves as an Instructional Technology Facilitator with Greenville County Schools where he irons the capes of the true superheroes (teachers). As just one member of a dynamic team, his mission is to grow and equip teachers through professional development, co-teaching, model lessons, growth cycles, and one-on-one brainstorming sessions. To learn more, follow Shane on Twitter @ShaneRPeek.

Session description

Looking to take your Canva skills to the next level or integrate creative projects into your science curriculum? Join us as we explore 12 novel, standards-based projects for science classrooms. Whether your next lesson is Fungi or friction, you'll leave with ideas that boost engagement, collaboration, and creativity!

Purpose & objective

By the end of this session, attendees will:
- be familiar with Canva's pro-features and ways to use those with students (apps, presentation tools, AI, etc.)
- Have 12 project ideas to utilize with students (video projects, websites, interactive documents, etc.)
- Be well on their way to planning an activity/project to use with studentsd
- Be comfortable with Canva's interphase

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Outline

- 3 minutes - Introductions
- 5 minutes - Activating strategy
- 6 minutes - Pro features in Canva
- 3 minutes - Explore time
- 12 minutes - Canva project ideas that are low-level, but high quality and rigor
- 3 minutes - Explore time
- 12 minutes - Four additional projects that are require higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy, as well as additional time
- 3 minutes - Explore time
- 4 minutes - Summarizing/wrap up activity and closure

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Supporting research

Canva for education

https://bookcreator.com/2023/06/edtech-that-is-changing-education-for-the-better/

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Session specifications

Topic:
Online tools, apps & resources
Grade level:
6-12
Skill level:
Intermediate
Audience:
Teachers
Attendee devices:
Devices required
Attendee device specification:
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Participant accounts, software and other materials:
Canva for education account
Subject area:
Science, STEM/STEAM
ISTE Standards:
For Educators:
Designer
  • Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.
  • Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.
  • Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.

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