Event Information
1. Welcome, Premise, and Goals (3 Minutes)
-Share with participants that they will be creating a mini-unit that ties to one or two of their standards in this rapid workshop
-Quick informal poll to see who we have in the room (grade levels taught, subjects, classroom teachers or other role, etc.)
2. Lightening review of UDL (7 minutes)
-Quick review of the UDL Principles
-Pair-share: identify where you feel you could improve your lesson design with UDL
3. Canva Magic Activities (10 minutes)
- 2 min demo of Magic Activities feature in Canva with a few examples
-Participants try it out with their standard(s) in mind. Iterate as needed until they get a few activities generated that they would be able to use with their students as part of this mini unit.
4. Canva Code (10 minutes)
- 2 minute demo of Cana code with examples
-Participants try creating an interactive activity with Canva Code aligned to their standard(s)
-Share with a neighbor
5. Canva AI Other features (10 minutes)
-4 minute demo of Canva AI to design drafts, brainstorm ideas, and generate images
-Participants try out one or more of the other Canva AI features showcased that would support the design of their mini-unit.
6. Templates and Polls & Quizzes (3 minutes)
-3 minute demo of how to find high-quality templates and how to embed polls & quizzes for formative/pulse checks
7. Introduce Student Activity (5 minutes)
-Quick instruction on creating student projects with wide variety of options for students to choose from based on content and audience
8. Design time (10 minutes)
-Applying what they have learned participants will put finishing touches on their mini-unit and come up with guidelines for their student projects
9. Rapid Showcase (2 minutes)
-1 minute rapid showcase to a partner and then listen to their partner share.
Attendees will leave with a launch-ready mini‑unit aligned to their standards that leverages Canva templates, incorporates AI-generated activities (Magic Activities) and interactives (Canva Code), and includes a student project where learners create authentic learning artifacts.
Arthur, J. (2024). The Digital Projects Playbook: A step-by-step guide to empowering students as creators, Grades 3–12. Solution Tree.
Novak, K., & Tucker, C. R. (2021). UDL and blended learning: Thriving in flexible learning landscapes. CAST Publishing.
Murawski, W. W., & Scott, K. L. (2019). What really works with Universal Design for Learning. Corwin.
CAST. (2018, updated). Universal Design for Learning Guidelines (Version 2.2). https://udlguidelines.cast.org
Canva. (2024). The importance of creativity in education. https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/creativity-education-report/
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