From blank to engaging: Getting started with Canva for Education
Make your visual teaching materials more powerful, inclusive and attractive
Use Canva efficiently to collaborate, organise and share digital learning materials
Experiment with built-in AI tools
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Responsible | Virginie Tijtgat |
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Last Update | 25/08/2025 |
Members | 1 |
Canva
Discoverer (level 1)
IT (Pedagogical)
Teacher
Supporter/Helper
Self-study (On Demand Video + Course)
1.2 Professional Collaboration (Professional Engagement)
1.4 Digital technologies and infrastructure (Professional Engagement)
2.1 Selecting (Digital Resources)
2.2 Creating and modifying (Digital Resources)
2.3 Managing, protecting and sharing (Digital Resources)
3.1 Teaching (Teaching and learning)
3.2 Guidance (Teaching and learning)
3.3 Collaborative learning (Teaching and learning)
4.3.a. Coaches establish trusting and respectful coaching relationships that encourage educators to explore new instructional strategies. (Collaborator)
4.3.b. Coaches partner with educators to identify digital learning content that is culturally relevant, developmentally appropriate and aligned to content standards. (Collaborator)
4.3.c. Coaches partner with educators to evaluate the efficacy of digital learning content and tools to inform procurement decisions and adoption. (Collaborator)
4.3.d. Coaches personalize support for educators by planning and modeling the effective use of technology to improve student learning. (Collaborator)
4.4.a. Collaborate with educators to develop authentic, active learning experiences that foster student agency, deepen content mastery and allow students to demonstrate their competency. (Learning designer)
4.4.c. Coaches collaborate with educators to design accessible and active digital learning environments that accommodate learner variability. (Learning designer)
4.5.a. Coaches design professional learning based on needs assessments and frameworks for working with adults to support their cultural, social-emotional and learning needs. (Professional learning facilitator)
4.5.c. Coaches evaluate impact of professional learning and continually make improvements in order to meet schoolwide vision for using technology for high-impact teaching and learning. (Professional learning facilitator)
2.4.a. Teachers dedicate planning time to collaborate with colleagues to create authentic learning experiences that leverage technology. (Collaborator)
2.4.b. Teachers collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources and diagnose and troubleshoot technology issues. (Collaborator)
2.4.c. Teachers use collaborative tools to expand students’ authentic, real-world learning experiences by engaging virtually with experts, teams and students, locally and globally. (Collaborator)
2.5.a. Teachers use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs. (Designer)
2.5.b. Teachers design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning. (Designer)
2.5.c. Teachers explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning. (Designer)
2.6.a. Teachers foster a culture where students take ownership of their learning goals and outcomes in both independent and group settings. (Facilitator)
2.6.b. Teachers manage the use of technology and student learning strategies in digital platforms, virtual environments, hands-on makerspaces or in the field. (Facilitator)
2.6.d. Teachers model and nurture creativity and creative expression to communicate ideas, knowledge or connections. (Facilitator)
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NL_Cursus_Van blanco naar boeiend
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EN_Slides_From blank to fascinating
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1. Introduction3Lessons ·
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1.1. Why visual learning materials?
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1.2. What is Canva and how does it work?
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1.3. Canva for Education: benefits and access
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2. First steps in Canva3Lessons ·
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2.1. Reaching Canva
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2.2. Navigation and interface
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2.3. Basic design tools
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3. Designing for your class6Lessons ·
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3.1. Starting from examples
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3.2. Designing worksheets
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3.3. Posters
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3.4. Infographics
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3.5. Other fun stuff
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3.6. A Canva project step by step
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4. Creating presentations with Canva5Lessons ·
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4.1. Introduction
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4.2. Building your presentation
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4.3. Transitions between your pages
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4.4. Present
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4.5. Printing handouts
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5. Organising, sharing and collaborating on projects3Lessons ·
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5.1. Organise your projects
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5.2. Sharing your work with colleagues
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5.3. Download options and publication
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6. Your class in Canva3Lessons ·
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6.1. Creating and managing a class
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6.2. An assignment in Canva
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6.3. Integrate Canva into Teams, Google Classroom...
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7. Top tips for working smarter8Lessons ·
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7.1. Fast and neat alignment
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7.2. Grids and frames
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7.3. Margins and bleed
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7.4. Hotkeys
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7.5. Locking elements
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7.6. Keeping layers in check
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7.8. Mini checklist before downloading
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7.7. Rapid reuse
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8. Working with Canva AI3Lessons ·
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8.1. Magic Write
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8.2. Automatic layouts and design proposals
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8.3. Visual suggestions
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