Modern education goes beyond the traditional model of a teacher speaking and students passively absorbing information. As educators, understanding the core principles of how people actually learn is essential for creating a classroom where all studen...

Unwrap These... Canvas Design Tips & Tricks for Instructional Leaders What’s Included in This Post?• Streamlining Your Workflow• Enhancing Course Design • Maximizing Feedback and Insights   As we approach the end of 2024, we’d like to gift you some w...

  Lucid Education Suite Integration Canvas and Lucid How does the new Lucid integration impact both Teachers and Students?• Integrated whiteboard tool available throughout the Canvas LMS• Drive student engagement by adding interactive elements from ...

  From Surviving to Thriving Empowering Teachers with SAMR and Canvas in the Post-Pandemic Classroom What’s Included in This Post?•The Evolution of Technology in Education• Understanding the SAMR Model• Leveraging Canvas LMS for Student Ownership and...

  Maximize Efficiency with AI in Canvas: Canvas AI Tools for Teachers and Admins What’s Included in This Post?• Intelligent Insights for Admins• Discussion Summaries• AI-Proof Peer Review   Introduction: AI is coming for…your ability to work more eff...

  Smooth Start How Impact Can Help Reduce Stress - And Increase Success What’s Included in This Post?• Impact Campaigns• Data-Driven Strategies• Planning for Success   Introduction: As schools across the country gear up for the new academic year, adm...

Hi Canvas Community!   My institution is currently searching for a course survey tool that integrates with Canvas. Integration with our SIS (Anthology Student) is also an ideal feature. We have already hosted demos for Blue by Explorance and Watermar...

Want to take your Canvas implementation to the next level? Join us for the Canvas Leadership Institute on June 10th and 11th in Park City, Utah. This unparalleled learning experience allows school and district leaders to come together to build capac...

Authors: Brittany Firestone, Kelley Lozicki, Dr. KC Testerman, Mark Sluzky, Chasina Worman and Jamie Jackson   Introduction: Admin Analytics is a new feature that helps account admins see how Canvas is being used at their institution in order to inf...

Authors: Brittany Firestone, Kelley Lozicki, Dr. KC Testerman, Mark Sluzky, Chasina Worman  and @JamieJackson     As a principal or site-based leader, effectively utilizing Canvas can significantly improve your school's efficiency, communication, an...

Global Announcements A global announcement allows a principal or sub-account admin to create an announcement in Canvas to the entire school community. Announcements can be targeted to specific groups such as students, parents, teachers, or staff, or...

What is a “Principal’s Corner” and why do you need one?  Authors: @KCTesterman @Chasina @bfirestone @Mark_Sluzky @JaimeJackson  @kelleylozicki   As a leader, it is essential to model “high-tech leadership,” which means understanding and using the too...

Authors: Brittany Firestone, Kelley Lozicki, Dr. KC Testerman, Mark Sluzky, Nicole Youmans and Chasina Worman   As a leader, it is important to model “high-tech leadership” by understanding and using the tools that faculty and staff are expected to...

Authors: Brittany Firestone, Kelley Lozicki, Dr. KC Testerman, Mark Sluzky, and Chasina Worman When talking about Canvas, we usually think of teachers and students as the ones using this powerful Learning Management System (LMS). What about the admi...

Authors: Brittany Firestone, Erin Keefe, Kelley Lozicki, Dr. KC Testerman and Chasina Worman   photo of iPhone, pen and pad Why are Roles and Permissions Important to Consider? In Canvas, roles and their associated permissions are highly customizable...

Make Canvas your “one-stop-shop” by streamlining your institution's event communications into one calendar! The tool that instructional leaders have been asking for is now available!  Canvas by Instructure recently released its new Account Calendar f...

A growing trend in adult learning has been to engage learners through a “Flipped Classroom” model of instruction. Instead of a lecture or other direct instruction, staff engage with content prior to professional development or staff meetings. Staff c...

For many educators the first experience with using an LMS came during the start of the Covid lockdown in the Spring of 2020. Since then, thousands of teachers have had to learn how to utilize new tools and technologies to support student learning. Th...

I would love to see how/if your district has a Technology Training Course for teachers.  We have one, but I would like to change it up and I am looking for ideas!

Authors: Chasina Worman and Loryn Martini Have you ever stared at a blank screen and thought, “I have no idea what to do?” Have you ever heard students complaining that they can’t find assignments on a teacher’s course? A common struggle for many in...

As educational leaders, you probably already know the importance of offering meaningful professional learning for your faculty and staff. But how do you decide what professional learning to provide? Canvas Analytics can help with that! Through Canvas...

by Nicole Youmans and Kelley Lozicki 1 | Build a Sandbox Course for All Staff  Teachers and staff use sandbox courses for a variety of purposes, including testing out items imported from Commons, building course content in a private environment, and...

  A group of experienced consultants from Instructure’s Strategic Services team has identified a need for support for site-based instructional leaders, and recently have come together to collaboratively create an exciting new Community space! As we ...