In the afternoon (1:00-4:00), teachers will have a choice of several options to learn more about next steps in the use of Canvas. These trainings meet the contract requirements for District Directed Professional Learning.
These trainings are best experienced in person, as the Bend La Pine teachers/instructors will be able to guide you the steps to engage with Canvas in new ways. However, we realize that, for a variety of reasons, a synchronous, remote option via WebEx will meet some teachers needs; therefore, many courses will have that option.
During each of the courses (except for the invitational Grade Guardian course) you will receive information about Canvas-Synergy grade book set-up for this year. You will also receive the guidance for Canvas course expectations.
You do not need to register for the professional learning, you will only need to check in via Google form during the Canvas sessions.
Canvas for New Hires and Beginners
Facilitator: Dan Curfew
Location: Pacific Crest Middle School and La Pine High School Library
Description: This training is for teachers who are new to Canvas. Canvas includes a variety of built-in course construction and management tools that can be customized to create unique and accessible teaching and learning experiences. You will learn the basics of Canvas and have time to start building your courses
Canvas 201 – Leveraging Canvas to Increase Engagement
Facilitators: Leah Boon and Melissa Morris
Location: Cascade Middle School Library & WebEx (https://bls.webex.com/meet/leah.boon)
Description: You’ve mastered the basics of Canvas — now you want to step up your game. This course will review the basics but go deeper with each so you can see how using the same tool in different ways can help scaffold learning and also build up to higher-order thinking skills and promote more engagement with your students.
Student Centered Voice and Choice
Facilitators: Lisa Meredith and Bekki Tucker
Location: Caldera High School and WebEx (https://bls.webex.com/meet/bekki.tucker)
Description: Learn how to make the shift of instruction to a student-centered approach where the role of the learner moves from receiver of learning to active participant. You will learn about a variety of digital learning tools to enhance learning in Canvas. All of these tools promote the 4Cs for students: communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity.
Equity and Canvas
Facilitator: Christie McCormick
Location: WebEx (http://bls.webex.com/meet/christie.mccormick)
Description: Easy, readily applicable Canvas features you can use right now to make your classes more engaging and equitable, your grading easier and more accurate, and your life more fulfilling! (OK, at least a little less stressful?)
Creating Dynamic Canvas pages (HTML and Canvas)
Facilitator: Kathie Quick
Location: Summit High School (B22)
Description: There is so much more that can be done to design your Canvas pages! We will use the HTML editor to add more style and flexibility to the Rich Content Editor. Learn things like using custom colors and design features, adding buttons, and using tables to organize and style content.
Overview of Grade Guardian (for Counselors, Graduation Coaches, Student Success teams, Tier 2 Support Staff, administrators, and Special Education)
This training is by invitation only.
Facilitator: Tanya Johnson of AspirEDU
Location: Zoom
Meeting ID: 883 7325 3588
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Description: The Canvas LMS contains a great deal of information that we may use to improve retention and graduation rates. Grade Guardian retrieves data on a daily basis to help identify at-risk students at your school. This training, for non-teaching staff, provides a brief overview of Grade Guardian. Participants will learn how to navigate this tool to quickly identify students in need of additional supports. What’s more, Grade Guardian can be used to identify students in Canvas without parent “Observers” and to determine athletic eligibility.