From kindergarten curiosity to middle school milestones and high school mastery, this playlist is your all-access pass to the K-12 Canvas experience. These sessions spotlight teachers and districts using Canvas to spark student agency, simplify digital learning, and meet learners where they are—whether that’s through mastery paths, blended models, or tools that empower ELL and ESE students. Tune in for practical tips, inspiring stories, and classroom-ready strategies to make learning more personal, flexible, and fun for every student.

In a world where learners move from early education to career advancement in increasingly complex ways, the fundamental question persists: Are they ready for what’s next? Especially in an era of AI transformation, readiness—whether for a new grade level, higher education, or the workforce—can be a compass that guides meaningful educational progress.

As the Academic Strategy Team, we’ve spent the past year researching trends, attending conferences and gathering insights with customers and educational leaders across the educational landscape.

Drowning in data but struggling to make it meaningful? Join us on a journey to transform numbers into actionable insights using Mastery Connect! In this session, we’ll share how we built educator buy-in, shifted mindsets, and empowered teachers to use data in meaningful ways.

Setting K-12 students up for lifelong learning takes a multi-faceted approach, and goes well beyond what happens in the classroom. Family engagement, efficient administrative processes, the right technology, and access to information after a student leaves the district are all key elements of helping students transition from one phase of their journey to their next big opportunity in K-12 and beyond.

Get ready to discover how Richland One (R1) School District in South Carolina has been transforming student success with Mastery Connect since 2015!

Success isn’t just about collecting data—it’s about using it effectively. Oscar Smith Middle School exemplifies this by leveraging Mastery Connect, Canvas, and Impact to transform Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), personalize instruction, and improve test scores, achieving state accreditation.

Discover how New Caney ISD has leveraged the Khanmigo + Canvas integration to place a dynamic lesson planning tool in the hands of their teachers.

In this forward-looking panel discussion, join education technology leaders from Instructure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) as they explore how AI agents are poised to revolutionize teaching and help educators take back their time.

How do you meet the diverse needs of all your learners? With the transformative potential of modern classrooms, how do you use technology in purposeful ways to get you to the core of what learning is about - connection, interaction and relationships?

Over the past school year, Union Schools has utilized "Ask Your Data" to enhance student support and monitor teacher efficacy. Principals and counselors have used custom pinboards to monitor low performing students and provide timely support.

This presentation will demonstrate how schools and/or districts should go about planning the implementation of Canvas, and how to train teachers to use it successfully with students.

"School’s Out, Strategy’s In: Summer Planning with Data-Driven EdTech Insights," focuses on utilizing LearnPlatform and Impact dashboards to manage educational technology tools. The presentation highlights how these platforms help school districts track edtech usage, ensure data privacy and accessibility compliance, and make informed decisions about tool adoption and investment. 

This session will showcase how Chesterfield County Public Schools leveraged Canvas to create an innovative, in-house solution for asynchronous credit recovery, reducing costs while expanding opportunities for at-risk seniors. The PACE program, utilizing vetted Virginia Department of Education content, offers two types of recovery courses: one for students repeating a course and one for first-time takers.

‘EdTech Management’ isn’t often thought of as required infrastructure in K-12 organizations–but with the average district utilizing 2,500+ unique edtech tools during the 2022-23 school year it’s becoming a critical consideration for budgeting and student success.

During the session, the presenters will share live samples from the course modules. Presenters will share lessons learned and share feedback from administrators and staff that will be used to make revisions for year two.

This session double clicks into our new intentional, integrated AI approach to foster confidence, drive effective adoption, and create educational value for institutions. Discover new and upcoming ways you can use AI in Instructure products for content creation, equity, grading, data insights, and more – with a focus on transparency and deep integrations. We’ll share ways to get involved in early adopter programs to co-build with us.

This training will cover a range of powerful tools and strategies to create an inclusive and adaptive learning environment. This presentation will discuss key elements of Course Design, Assignment Types, and tools that help teachers differentiate instruction within their course. Popular tools we’ll highlight include: Immersive Reader, Mastery Paths, Canvas Studio, New Quizzes, and more!

This session will share global insights on AI’s role in education, introduce Turnitin Clarity, a new solution promoting transparency and equitable grading, and offer strategies for educator-guided AI use.

Transform your professional development programs with the power of the Instructure Learning Platform! This session explores how to leverage Canvas, Catalog, Credentials, Studio, Commons, and Impact to create, manage, and deliver engaging PD. We'll showcase how Instructure is using these tools to power our own internal PD and Certified Programs.

Learn how K-12 can use a comprehensive suite of integrated tools to make credentials more accessible to learners and open up college and workforce opportunities.

By leveraging Canvas to support the whole learner, students can gain comfort and confidence in their school life and learning paths, freeing them up to focus on more personal things. Canvas can be structured to help them organize their learning and navigate their growing responsibilities.

Canvas is more than just a Learning Management System for coursework—it is a powerful tool for communication, collaboration, and engagement beyond the traditional classroom.

This session dives into practical ways to leverage Canvas tools, including prerequisites, data, and requirements, to personalize learning and track student progress. Attendees will learn to effectively utilize feedback mechanisms within Canvas to enhance instruction and student understanding. Whether you're new to Canvas or looking to refine your approach, you'll leave with practical tips to simplify digital learning and enhance instruction for all students.

This session will explore strategies for fostering student agency, designing personalized learning pathways, and implementing mastery-based learning using Canvas tools.

This session will explore how to leverage Canvas's features to create inclusive learning experiences that cater to diverse learners through the power of the new Universal Design for Learning (UDL) 3.0 guidelines while also complying with the latest accessibility standards. This session will examine the action plan that one district followed to translate UDL principles into actionable goals to harness Canvas as a powerful tool for accessible learning.

As artificial intelligence rapidly evolves, online learning institutions must proactively address both its challenges and opportunities. Over the past 18 months, Montana Digital Academy (MTDA) has developed a comprehensive approach to AI use in student learning, balancing innovation with academic integrity.

In this interactive, fast-paced session, attendees will engage in a unique "speed dating" format designed to promote peer collaboration and idea exchange about the Canvas learning management system.

Learn to leverage Canvas for flexible access to professional development, including choice-based learning, new feature rollouts, coaching programs, required training, and site- or department-specific courses. Learn to build a professional learning library in Canvas to enhance teacher access. Discover how to leverage key features, create modules that offer voice and choice, and implement effective strategies. 

By leveraging the power of digital classrooms, administrators and coaches can do just that. Participants will learn how to create and implement an efficient communication system, grow staff, and foster collaboration by creating an interactive digital classroom for staff. No more overflowing inboxes, not remembering where documents were saved at, or not having time to share ideas with colleagues.