Canvas Summer Catalogue (1)

SUMMER 2016

Canvas

PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING

Camps
Hangouts

Studio
DIY

DIGITAL LEARNING
INNOVATION & DESIGN
HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS



CANVAS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SUMMER 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01
CANVAS CAMPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02
CANVAS HANGOUTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04
CANVAS & GOOGLE STUDIO . . . . . . . . . . . 05
CANVAS DIY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06
CPD CREDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06
CANVAS LEADERSHIP LABS . . . . . . . . . . . 07
CANVAS CURRICULUM ACADEMY . . . . . . 07
SUMMER CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08
REGISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

CANVAS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SUMMER 2016

DIGITAL LEARNING INNOVATION
& DESIGN TEAM

JULIE WRAY

DLID Coordinator
[email protected]

JODI IHASZ

DLID Technical Assistant
[email protected]

CRYSTAL MARSHALL-KRAUSS

DLID Resource Teacher
[email protected]

SUMMER PRESENTERS & FACILITATORS

Samantha Filipiak Kirsten Willging

Tim Grafton Wendy McNeill

Justin Jones Heather Taylor

Tracie Clay Brian Smith
Lynda Dye Nancy Ennis

CANVAS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SUMMER 2016

INTRODUCTION

CANVAS SUMMER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

The summer professional learning opportunities

facilitated by the Digital Learning Innovation & Design

team focuses on several key goals:

Developing teachers’ skills to enhance communication,
collaboration, and instruction using Canvas LMS in the
classroom.
Providing support to curriculum writers to create lesson
and unit plans using a consistent framework, creating
engaging and rigorous student facing modules, and using
rich content-editor to write curriculum materials.
Engaging school based administrators in discussions for
using Canvas for professional learning and facilitating
growth in digital learning in their schools.

The professional learning opportunities available include

many flexible options including face to face workshops,

webinars, and drop in sessions. DLID Team members and

HCPSS classroom teachers will be presenting these

sessions.

This guide provides descriptions and schedules for each of

the professional learning opportunities offered in July and

August 2016.

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LEARNING SUMMER 2016

OPPORTUNTIES

Canvas Camps 2 Hour Workshops

Canvas Camps are half day, hands-on, fully guided professional learning
experiences. There are three types of camps: Summer Refresher, Stepping

Up, and Canvas Challenge. Each type of camp is available as a series and
will address different tasks and tools for using Canvas in the classroom.

Participants can attend any combination of sessions.

Summer Refreshers Summer Refresher 2

Beginning Users July 6 1:00-3:00
Mt. Hebron High School
An introductory series to the Canvas
tools available for teachers. Using calendar for
Participants in these sessions are just communication
starting out in using Canvas Homepage
Communications
Summer Refresher 1 Using Discussions

June 29 9:00-11:00 Summer Refresher 3
Mt. Hebron High School
July 13 9:00-11:00
Beginning Announcements Mt. Hebron High School
Organizing Course Content
Settings and Notifications Getting started with
Using Assignments & Groups
Quizzes Using Commons
Updating Teacher Preparing for Next Year
Homepage

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CANVAS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SUMMER 2016

Stepping Up

Intermediate Users Register
today!
This series explores some advanced
features in Canvas and includes ways
to extend and enhance the use of the
tools addressed in the Beginner’s

Refresher series. Canvas Challenge
Advanced Users
Stepping Up 1
This series challenges
June 29 1:00-3:00 teachers to design learning
Mt. Hebron High School
experiences using Canvas
Building Rubrics tools that demonstrate
distinguished teaching
Using Speedgrader for
practices. Participants should
Learning be comfortable will all basic
features and creating audio or
Using Modules for Learning
video recording.
Stepping Up 2
Challenge 1
July 6 9:00-11:00
Mt. Hebron High School July 13 1:00-3:00
Mt. Hebron High School
Sharing with Commons
Communicating Unit Plans Modules for Personalized
Creating and Using Groups Learning
Collaborative Tools
Stepping up 3
Challenge 2
July 20 1:00-3:00
Mt. Hebron High School July 20 1:00-3:00
Mt. Hebron High School
Canvas Challenge Preview
Participant Sharing & Workshop Multimedia
Preparing for 2016-2017
Beginnger Blitz School Year

Beginning Users

A single fast-paced session with

participants choosing to cover all or

a selection of topics from the

Summer Refresher series.

July 20 1:00-3:00
Mt. Hebron High School

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CANVAS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SUMMER 2016

Canvas Hangout 1 Hour Webinars

Canvas Hangouts are online tutorial sessions presented as a

webinar. Participants will review how to use different tools in

Canvas such as creating pages, using assignments, creating rubrics,

etc. Live webinars allow for participants to engage with the

presenter and ask questions as they arise. Recorded webinars will

be available for viewing after each session.

Webinar Schedule Taking Your Homepage
to the Next Level
All Users
July 7 9:00-10:00 AM
Refresher & Looking Ahead

June 28 9:00-10:00 AM

How could Homepage be

Navigation review

used?

Profile & Notification settings

Static Vs. Dynamic

review

Homepages

Calendar review

How are using OR how will Posting Content
you use Canvas?
Assignments &
Why Modules? Discussions

June 30 9:00-10:00 AM July 19 9:00-10:00 AM

Module components: Headers, Assignment types
Canvas page, URL, etc Creating assignments
Module organization Scoring assignments
Creating and moderating
Creating Content
Quizzesdiscussions
July 5 9:00-10:00 AM
July 21 9:00-10:00 AM
Page editing tools
Insert images Quiz types
External tools: YouTube, Khan Quizzes vs. Surveys
Academy, Twitter, USA Today Ungraded vs. Graded
Creating quizzes

Scoring quizzes

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CANVAS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SUMMER 2016

Canvas Studio 2 Hour Drop In Sessions

Canvas studio is a self directed, creative space for designing and
creating instructional and learning experiences in Canvas. Find
inspiration, meet other educators with similar interests, and interact
with on-site staff are available to answer questions or discuss ideas.
Participants can drop in at any time and stay as long as needed.

Studio Schedule

June 28 August 3 All Dates:
9:00-11:00
Mt. Hebron Ascend One & 1:00-3:00
High School Chesapeake Room

July 7 August 10

Mt. Hebron Ascend One
High School Chesapeake Room

July 12

Mt. Hebron
High School

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BOGoogle Open Gym

Google Open Gym is similar to Canvas Studio. It is a self directed,

creative space for designing and creating instructional and learning

experiences in Google. Find inspiration, meet other educators with

similar interests, and interact with on-site staff are available to answer

questions or discuss ideas. Participants can drop in at any time and stay

as long as needed.

June 29 Mt. Hebron High School

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CANVAS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SUMMER 2016

Canvas DIY Self Paced Modules

Canvas DIY is a self paced version of the Canvas Camps. Access the

modules to work your way through beginner, intermediate, and

advanced user activities.

Summer Refresher DIY Earn

This module provides CPD Credit
instruction for staff members to
address the topics covered in Canvas professional
the Canvas Camps sessions. learning options for all staff
are listed below.
Stepping Up DIY Participants may receive 1
MSDE/CPD credit for
This module provides activities participating.
for staff members to improve
and extend their use of Canvas. Participants may chose any
combination of the
Canvas Challenge DIY following options for a total
15 hours.
This module encourages staff
members to develop advanced To earn credit, participants
student learning activities using must show proof of work in
Canvas LMS. their Canvas course and
complete the Canvas
Find DIY on Professional Learning CPD
Canvas Verification form.

Connection!

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Design Lab for 2 Hour Workshops
School Leaders

School leaders are invited to attend the design lab with a small team

of 2-4 leaders to brainstorm, explore the power of online learning

experiences, learn how to use Canvas tools, and give/get feedback

on the implementation of instructional strategies.

Leadership Lab 1 Leadership Lab 2
July 14 1:00-3:00 July 18 1:00-3:00

Curriculum 2 Hour Workshops
Academy

Canvas Curriculum Academy are sessions for curriculum writers at
curriculum writing workshops throughout the summer. This
professional learning will focus on using the lesson and unit

frameworks, creating student facing materials, and general editing
tools. Additional or specific assistance for curriculum writers is
available upon request.

Curriculum Academy 1 Curriculum Academy 2

June 27 10:00-12:00 July 5 10:00-12:00

Curriculum Academy 3 Curriculum Academy 4

July 11 10:00-12:00 July 18 10:00-12:00

New Teacher Orientation

There will be Canvas orientation and training available for all new
teachers at New Teacher Orientation. Look for the schedule in
August for times and locations.

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CANVAS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SUMMER 2016

Google Gym 2 Hour Workshops

Google Gyms are half day, hands-on, fully guided professional learning

experiences. There are three gyms available: Summer Refresher 1,

Summer Refresher 2, and Stepping Up. Each of the camps will address

different tasks and tools for using Google in the classroom. Participants

can attend any combination of sessions.

Google Getting Started Google All Star

Google Getting Started is an 1 hour, June 28 1:00-3:00
hands-on, fully guided professional July 13 9:00-11:00
learning experiences. Mt. Hebron High School

June 27 9:00-10:00 Advanced sharing setting options
Mt. Hebron High School Commenting Tool
Planning for distributing,
Google Drive and Docs accessing and organizing
documents
HCPSS Google and personal Google Create and share document
templates
Logging in to HCPSS Google. Explain Google Drive offline
Publish documents to the web
Advantages/disadvantages of
Embed a Google doc in Canvas
multiple browsers. Drive on iPhone and iPad (and
iPad touch)
Google Drive window. Drive on other devices and
mobile browsers
Navigating from Google Drive to a
Google with Canvas Pro
Google Doc and back to Drive
June 28 1:00-3:00
Google Rookie Mt. Hebron High School

June 27 10:00-12:00 Create a google doc using
July 12 9:0-11:00 Collaborations in Canvas
Mt. Hebron High School Turning in Google Doc vs. URL
Embed a Google doc in Canvas
Google Drive Add a Google doc as an external URL

Google Docs

Sharing Settings

Google Semi-Pro

June 28 9:00-11:00
July 12 1:00-3:00
Mt. Hebron High School

Google Slides

Google Sheets

Google Forms

Sharing Settings

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Summer Calendar

Below is a calendar of all Canvas Professional Learning
Opportunities offered by Digital Learning Innovation and Design.

See catalogue description for a description, exact times and
locations for each event. 

June

M T W Th F

27 28 29 30

Curriculum Canvas Studio Refresher 1 Hangout 2
Academy Hangout 1 Stepping Up 1
Google Getting Google All Star Google Open
Started Gym
Google with
Google Rookie Canvas Pro

M T July Th F
4
5 W 7 8

Curriculum 6 Canvas Studio
Academy Hangout 4
Stepping Up 2
Hangout 3 Refresher 2

11 12 13 14 15

Curriculum Canvas Studio Refresher 3 Leadership Lab
Academy Google Rookie Challenge 1
Google Semi- Google Semi-
Pro Pro

18 19 20 21 22

Curriculum Hangout 5 Challenge 2 Hangout 6
Academy Stepping Up 3
Leadership Beginner Blitz
Lab

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Summer Calendar

M T W Th August
1 2 3 4
F
Canavs Studio
5

8 9 10 11 12

Canvas Studio

15 16 17 18 19

New Teacher
Orientation

Registration

Information to come.

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