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.

In this session, you will explore UMD’s innovative strategies for navigating Canvas to enhance learning experiences, utilize analytics and reporting, and empower faculty and staff through workshops and training. We hope you will join us to see firsthand how data-informed decision-making can trailblaze educational goals and inspire your institution’s future!

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.

Our Techfomercials—short videos styled like classic infomercials—are designed to both entertain and inform, making it easier for faculty to fully leverage Canvas. Join us to see how we’ve made exploring Canvas features both practical and fun, and walk away with ideas for helping your faculty get the most out of Canvas! With its powerful tools and features, Canvas can significantly enhance teaching, and it’s crucial to empower faculty to use it to its fullest.

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.

As AI continues to shape higher education, institutions need effective ways to showcase innovative uses of AI in teaching, research, and administrative work. In this session, we will share our AI Showcase, a publicly available Canvas course designed to highlight faculty-led AI initiatives. The showcase features exemplary work submitted in two categories: course-specific applications and broader AI use cases, including administrative efficiency, creative scholarship, and research.

This session explores strategic approaches to utilizing the Canvas ecosystem to enhance professional development programs. The discussion will cover successful marketing strategies that have broadened participant engagement and expanded reach beyond traditional boundaries.

In this session, we’ll explore TEL Education’s innovative approach to structuring and managing multiple institutions efficiently within Canvas. We’ll provide a comprehensive overview of our SIS ID structure, subaccount framework, course versioning system, and section structure, highlighting how these elements work together to streamline course delivery, improve administrative efficiency, and enhance the learning experience. 

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 will explore the use of Canvas for Continuing Education Courses, focusing on Canvas Catalog, Credentials, and Outcomes. Learn how to manage one comprehensive Canvas course segmented by grading terms, track outcomes for skills badging, and ensure faculty training for rubric tracking.

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.

Discover how to revolutionize online professional development through strategic Canvas course design that drives authentic learner engagement and implementation of learning objectives. 

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 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.

This session will explore how CVTC implements Ed Tech Academy, measures its impact on student success rates, and empowers faculty to present their course transformations during professional development events. Join us to discover strategies for implementing a similar initiative at your institution.

This session showcases DeVry's groundbreaking implementation of Praxis AI's human-centered digital twin technology. Unlike traditional reactive AI assistants, DeVry's approach creates context-aware agentic professors that proactively observe student behavior, determine appropriate tactics for each situation, and autonomously engage learners through Canvas.

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. 

The California State University (CSU) system has taken a bold step in revolutionizing its professional development programs by integrating Canvas LMS with Canvas Credentials.

In this session, we’ll walk through our process—from identifying critical needs to securing funding, partnering with Georgetown University experts, and executing a marketing strategy that resulted in a fully enrolled inaugural cohort. 

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.

This session will highlight examples of successes we have had building a participant-paced, flexible online training system in Canvas for operators of USDA Child Nutrition Programs in Washington State, and how that system aligns with principles of adult learning. We will solicit conversations about challenges and roadblocks to training in order to help the audience consider (and crowdsource!) possible solutions.

This session will take participants on a deep dive into this critical gap, focusing on practical strategies for successful adoption. We'll explore key considerations, including stakeholder engagement, organizational readiness, targeted training, and transparent communication.

This session explores how a small liberal arts institution has successfully repurposed Canvas for faculty onboarding, professional development, syllabus archiving, student organizations, and institutional assessment—all without additional costs.

In 2023, Harvey Mudd College (HMC) embarked on a journey to transition from Sakai to Canvas, aiming not only to enhance the digital teaching and learning experience but also to navigate the distinct challenges of aligning with the broader Claremont Colleges consortium while preserving the institution’s rigorous, collaborative academic environment. This session will tell the story of this transition—the motivations, challenges, and the valuable lessons learned along the way. 

The Modern Classrooms Model combines blended learning, self-pacing, and mastery-based learning with a focus on responding to every student's needs. Leveraging the tools within Canvas (and Mastery) provide a path forward to educators looking to bring more standard-focused, data driven instruction into their classrooms.

This workshop provides practical tools and ideas for teachers, instructional designers, curriculum developers, and administrators to create more effective and efficient learning for all students, regardless of ability.

This presentation explores how generative AI can provide personalized professional development for university faculty. By analyzing course transcripts, LMS documents, and curriculum maps, AI personalizes faculty feedback by identifying specific teaching strategies the instructor has employed, linking them to educational theories and course objectives.

In an era where careers span decades and the job market evolves at an unprecedented pace, the traditional model of education—front-loaded and finite—no longer suffices.

In a world where yesterday’s leadership playbooks are already outdated, how do we as leaders stay ahead of relentless change? In this energizing and highly practical session, Martin will equip you with a leadership toolkit designed for turbulent times. Building on his acclaimed 'Toolkit for Turbulence,' Martin will challenge you to recalibrate your leadership mindset, embrace disruption as a force multiplier, and apply adaptive capabilities to drive advantage, even when the path ahead is anything but clear.