Technology and The Crystal Goblet. By Stacy Lambert and Kel McIntosh

Sometimes, the conversations we have after work provide the greatest insights into the mission and vision of what we are doing at work. The insight you’re about to indulge in is based on one of those...

Gotcha - caught them being good!

HI everyone, In light of all that has happened, a 'small change, big impact' idea (thanks  @jared ‌ - still using that) which we wanted to share for all to possibly use if you haven't alr...

The Pairing

Last term we had a Parent Night based on technology systems at our school for anyone that wanted to know what they were and how to connect. The PAIRING with the user has been an absolute breakthrough...

Bett Asia 2019 and Blended Learning with Canvas!

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 sta...

Nobody slept through PD this afternoon!

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 usu...

Pure PBL - Can do, Can achieve, Canvas!

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 ...

Previously Beetroot Laden (PBL) Task – it’s a wrap!

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 o...

Trying to prevent wheel reinvention - Stage 5 Outcomes NSW Syllabuses (Australia)

HI everyone, This is basically for the small number of people from NSW, Australia. I am starting to work on some ProBL tasks at school and wanted to look at Stage 5 (years 9 & 10) outcomes from ...

Productive procrastination - AKA report time!

So...... It's report time....... I am writing reports....... I read the article on Continuous student reporting and found it very interesting. Obviously, we at #callaghancollegewallsendc...

“Transforming teaching with technology – The Callaghan College Wallsend story”

We did nickname this - "Canvas - the movie". Anyway, this was filmed by The NSW Department of Education - Learning Systems Directorate.  Enjoy! #callaghancollegewallsendcampus‌  @david_s...

Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is. If Yoda worked for Canvas!

Since May the Fourth was here last week, I was looking for something Star Wars related to send to staff in my weekly teaching and learning updates. I figured Yoda was the most relevant for teachers a...

The benefits of a calendar!

The new school year has started in Australia, and the calendar is already one of the favourite features for our new high school students and parents. It has helped them get organised, understand what...

future-frontiers-discussion-paper-2.pdf

HI Everyone, Not sure if you are interested, however at the moment there is a conference in NSW, Australia based on Education for a Changing World. It is based on research around Artificial Int...

Eliminating the Zero!

At Callaghan College Wallsend Campus, we have a good BYOD program (bring your own device) with over 500 students with a registered BYOD (not including phones). However, students do not always bring t...

Bloom's Taxonomy and Canvas

HI, Has anyone developed a Bloom's Taxonomy with Canvas tools and strategies? Not just a digital taxonomy but one that digs a bit deeper. We are currently starting to develop one to support teachin...

Canvas PD and MyPL (Dept of Education NSW Australia)

Very exciting!  @david_summervi1 ‌ and I are going to start looking at our Canvas PD training courses, and other PD courses we have developed on Canvas such as Staff Orientation and ap...

Individual student pages through groups

HI Everyone, As a relatively new user (under 12 months) we are constantly discovering things that Canvas can do and how we can match it to the needs of our students. I am sure people have already di...

Mobile app and parent app - we are getting there.

We are a new school (last 6 months) to Canvas. Loving the mobile app. Agree with @RyanSeilhamer that our students are viewing "people" as the least important (for want of a better word) on the a...

Lesson registration - date and signature stamp

HI everyone, My College is only new to Canvas (and we are loving it). Has anyone found a good way to complete lesson registration with a date stamp and digital signature? Particularly when there are...