Two weeks ago I went to Bett Asia in Kuala Lumpur. The presentation is half an hour, but if you have nothing better to do, here is the Callaghan College Wallsend journey! Apologies for the wobbly start - my husband was filming and people kept walking...

My high school students dislike homework. The mere mention of the word leads them to break out in cold sweat as their minds wander to different excuses for why they will not complete the assignment.Fast forward to the day of an assessment and student...

I am an Upper Primary teacher in Australia and I often use KWL charts as thinking proformas for formative assessment of student understanding. A KWL chart, for those of you who are unfamiliar, is a three column chart split up into K-What students kno...

I love creating environments for students to write creatively. Seeing students engage with words and proudly share their work makes me burst with the joy of teaching. Recently I was asked to share some ideas on how to use Canvas for teaching writing....

Hello everyone! Thank you so much for your participation in our blueprint courses and commons conversation! If you were unable to attend the webinar, you can watch the recording found here: K12 Admin User Group meeting: Blueprint/CommonsWe had some g...

We have implemented standards based grading in our district which is difficult sometimes when it comes to the grade books in Canvas.  While the Learning Mastery Grade Book has great potential, it doesn't fit all of the requirements that we have, ther...

Our school rolled out Canvas with training last school year and expectations for usage this school year. We have learned a lot as we have moved forward. There has been some frustration and also some excitement with this new learning management system...

End of last year, I met a librarian who was keen to get book and reading reports captured in Canvas. I reached out to our APAC team, and we brainstormed and worked through a couple of options. Thanks to Deactivated user,  @rsakai , pmillar, Debbie Th...

Our school's professional development focus for this year is on assessment. As we have been talking about what good assessment looks like I have been thinking about my own life and what assessment looked like as well. This week:There was a focus on l...

I recently saw an inspirational quote at my gym that read "To be different, you have to think differently". That rung true for me on many levels. And it is especially true when I think about how I run my classroom. Over the past 14 years I have made ...

Recently Eric Sheninger posted the following graphic as part of a blog post about taking a critical lens to instructional design:I've been thinking about the above concepts on a regular basis as our teachers are going through the process of creating ...

My thoughts on the benefits of digital objective testing:Automated grading- My number one reason for loving digital assessments is the ability to automate grading. Using digital testing gives teachers the opportunity to quickly perform pre-assessment...

In 2013 I wrote my first blog post on managing technology usage in the classroom. The fear of off-task behavior still seems to be one of the main reasons teachers are hesitant to use technology five years later. While the devices may vary, the conce...

As our upper school has started to robustly use the learning management system Canvas, I have a few tricks and tips that might be helpful on the educator side of things:Things to be aware of when creating digital quizzes (here is a video explanation ...

As our upper school teachers start the process of using Canvas at our school, the tech department has started meeting with them to help them create their courses. Our CTO found a really great Canvas "how to" course in the Commons area of Canvas and w...

During the last school year, our school announced that our upper school teachers would be required to use the learning management system (LMS) named Canvas in 3 significant ways forward:All objective assessments would be delivered through the Canvas ...

I recently saw on Twitter a superintendent from Virginia who paraphrased a high school student’s perspective on teacher-centered classrooms versus student-centered ones. They described it in a food analogy, so I was immediately hooked! The student sa...

In today's digital era of ubiquitous technology we teachers need to walk the tightrope of what is educationally appropriate. I recently saw on Twitter a photo from a local IU training session that was spot on in terms of how we should handle technolo...

Today I worked with some teachers of K-2 students.  They did not want students to have to log on individually and they have about 1:5 ratio so the workload in logon/off management would be quite high and a barrier to using Canvas.  I suggested keepin...

This is more for schools in NSW, but may help those delivering data analysis. Tell Them From Me survey results are in - have to do the data analysis for the staff. After a while, there are usually some serious head nodders, and heavy eyelids. Who can...

Our system has not opened the Parent app yet, so I have been looking for a way to show student work to parents, while staying in the Canvas environment.I have been investigating the idea of using a discussion - set up using groups, so that there is o...

The State of the Union is strong! We have had a great 1st quarter with Canvas and Chromebooks. I thought I would take this week to highlight some of the great features teachers have been using and absolutely love! Although we have a long way to go ou...

I am backward mapping this blog post - starting with the end in mind! This photo (and banner) is of some of the happy faces of students at Callaghan College and De La Salle Lipa - Philippines (on the Promethean) after the final judging of their Susta...

I've been pondering the many ways we could use assessment within Canvas.So many people ask for ideas. So I thought I'd get you guys to help me.  PLEASE feel free to add ideas. Assessment ideas within Canvas in Primary SchoolsReadingRecord students re...

After almost a quarter of the school year under way, we are starting to see trends. The ability in Canvas to really do whatever you heart desires with your course is a blessing and a curse. With so much autonomy how do we develop best practices so th...

Last term my faculty and I embarked on the first Project Based Learning ( the real PBL to be talked about here) task for Year 7 Japanese learners. Year 7 are 12-13 years old and in their first year of high school. We have always done PBL tasks with s...

As we continue to work with all this new technology, the number one priority will be to make sure our students come to class prepared. We obviously cannot pack their bags for them, but by having expectations with accountability we can avoid the phras...

One thing my school as Tech newbies will have to consider as we move forward with Canvas, or really any LMS, is consistency. Consistency for our students and parents within our course design to easily find important information quickly. That is one o...

I have been thinking about ways to showcase student work in a Gallery Walk type of experience in Canvas.  I have had several teachers ask about solutions for this.Sway via Office365 - you can upload images or videos and add text if required.  The swa...

We found a roundabout way to print out rubrics - In the mark-book select a student then select marks from their Activity card.   This brings up a list of all their assignments.  There are icons next to the assignment and these will expand score, feed...