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Grades K-12 | Beginner, Intermediate | Canvas courses are a digital extension of your classroom; just as you arrange your physical space to improve flow, your digital environment requires the same intentionality. In this K-12 session, designed for both beginners and intermediate users, we will walk through the essentials of setting up a high-impact course. Participants will learn to build easy-to-navigate shells using Modules and Assignments, while ensuring every student can succeed by mastering Canvas accessibility tools. You will have the opportunity to apply these step-by-step strategies to your own courses in real-time, leaving with a streamlined, inclusive, and classroom-ready digital space that supports your unique teaching style.

Grades K-12 | Intermediate, Advanced | Transform documents, reports, and select online content into an interactive, AI-powered knowledge hub grounded strictly in your own trusted sources. Use NotebookLM to synthesize large volumes of information, generate instant summaries, and create engaging media overviews that help explore and process new content. This tool provides a personalized research partner that stays focused on your specific materials. 

Grades K-12 | Beginner, Intermediate | Transition from Groupwise to a modern communication experience with Gmail and Google Chat. This session covers the essentials of managing your new inbox, from setting up professional signatures to using automated rules that keep your communications organized. Discover how to leverage Google Chat spaces for real-time collaboration, ensuring a seamless move to a faster and more integrated way of connecting with colleagues. 

Grades K-2 | Beginner, Intermediate | Learn how to navigate Google Classroom's foundational features and apply them to set up your K-2 digital classroom. Explore the platform from the teacher's perspective, including how to format and post learner-friendly assignments for K-2 students and streamline the process of assigning and collecting work. We will also cover the built-in grading tools and explore how Google Classroom seamlessly integrates with Google Workspace.

Grades 3-12 | Beginner, Intermediate | Some things are just better together: peanut butter and jelly, chips and salsa, and most importantly, Canvas and Google. In this session, discover how to harness the power of the Google Assignments LTI to seamlessly integrate Docs, Slides, Sheets, and PDFs directly into your Canvas course. We will explore how to simplify your workflow by automatically distributing templates to every student, embedding interactive resources, and using the LTI tools for collecting and grading digital work. Whether you are looking to streamline file management or enhance student collaboration, you will leave this session ready to make these two platforms work in perfect harmony.

Grades K-12 | Intermediate, Advanced | Take full control of your digital workspace by learning to build your own custom "Gems" tailored to your unique standards and professional style. We will walk through the process of providing specific instructions and reference files to create a private assistant that understands your exact goals and requirements. By the end of this session, you will have a personalized AI Gem ready to assist with your most specialized and repetitive tasks. 

Grades K-2 | Beginner, Intermediate | Learn how to navigate Google Classroom's foundational features and apply them to set up your K-2 digital classroom. Explore the platform from the teacher's perspective, including how to format and post learner-friendly assignments for K-2 students and streamline the process of assigning and collecting work. We will also cover the built-in grading tools and explore how Google Classroom seamlessly integrates with Google Workspace.

Grades K-12 | Beginner, Intermediate | Move beyond the limitations of the past with the district’s new powerhouses for scheduling and virtual meetings. Experience the upgrade from Zoom to Google Meet, where all staff can now host meetings for up to 24 hours with recordings saved directly to Google Drive. Learn to master your new Google Calendar by setting up appointment schedules and exploring Meet features like breakout rooms, automated attendance tracking, live captions, and co-hosts. 

Grades K-12 | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Artificial intelligence is no longer just a buzzword; it is a built-in assistant designed to give you back your most valuable resource: time. In this session, we will explore the IgniteAI suite and how its teacher-centered tools can transform your daily workflow. Learn how to use the IgniteAI Agent to automate complex tasks with simple prompts, generate high-quality rubrics in seconds, and use discussion summaries to quickly identify student learning gaps. We will also cover how to utilize AI-powered translations and smart search to make your course more accessible and navigable for every student. Join us to discover how these secure, integrated tools can handle the administrative heavy lifting so you can focus on what matters most—teaching.

Grades K-12 | Beginner, Intermediate | Curate your own learning experience in this Canva session! Through the power of a choice board, you will explore Canva Design School, selecting the specific Canva skills you want to focus on. This session models how giving students choices increases their ownership and engagement. Join us to level up your Canva expertise and learn how to easily implement choice boards in your own teaching. 

Grades K-12 | Beginner, Intermediate | Experience Google Vids, the AI-powered video creation app that turns your ideas into professional-quality stories using simple text prompts or existing documents. Learn how to generate scripts, storyboards, and narrated scenes with zero technical editing skills required. This session guides you through producing polished, accessible instructional or informational content in minutes. 

Grades K-12 | Beginner, Intermediate | Transition from Groupwise to a modern communication experience with Gmail and Google Chat. This session covers the essentials of managing your new inbox, from setting up professional signatures to using automated rules that keep your communications organized. Discover how to leverage Google Chat spaces for real-time collaboration, ensuring a seamless move to a faster and more integrated way of connecting with colleagues. 

Grades K-12 | Intermediate, Advanced | Stop treating your Canvas course like a digital filing cabinet and start designing it like a modern website. Inspired by the creative techniques at howtocanvas.com, this session dives into simple HTML and CSS tips to give your pages a professional polish. You will learn how to build functional tabs, styled buttons, and custom call-out boxes using the Rich Content Editor’s code view. Join us to discover how intentional design and clear visual hierarchy can boost student engagement and make your digital classroom an inviting space for every learner.

Grades K-12 | Beginner, Intermediate | Move beyond the limitations of the past with the district’s new powerhouses for scheduling and virtual meetings. Experience the upgrade from Zoom to Google Meet, where all staff can now host meetings for up to 24 hours with recordings saved directly to Google Drive. Learn to master your new Google Calendar by setting up appointment schedules and exploring Meet features like breakout rooms, automated attendance tracking, live captions, and co-hosts. 

Grades PreK-12 | Beginner | Take the next step with SchoolAI by building your own Spaces. Educators will learn how to design Spaces tailored to their specific content needs. Discover how to remix existing Spaces or build a new experience from scratch. Join us to create purposeful, interactive tools that directly support your students' learning goals and provide you with actionable instructional insights.

Grades K-12 | Beginner, Intermediate | Unlock the power of student collaboration in Canva! In this session, we will explore meaningful ways for students to co-create projects together. We will also cover the steps for setting up shared designs between students. Join us and discover how easy it is to develop collaboration skills with students using Canva. 

Grades K-12 | Beginner, Intermediate | Discover how simple it is to use Canva to transform student learning through video creation. In this session, you will learn how to create videos in Canva and discover how this tool provides students with a creative platform to showcase what they know. Join us to learn how easy it is to make Canva videos and bring a new, exciting option for your students to demonstrate learning! 

Grades K-12 | Intermediate, Advanced | Stop treating your Canvas course like a digital filing cabinet and start designing it like a modern website. Inspired by the creative techniques at howtocanvas.com, this session dives into simple HTML and CSS tips to give your pages a professional polish. You will learn how to build functional tabs, styled buttons, and custom call-out boxes using the Rich Content Editor’s code view. Join us to discover how intentional design and clear visual hierarchy can boost student engagement and make your digital classroom an inviting space for every learner.

Grades K-12 | Beginner, Intermediate | Transition from Groupwise to a modern communication experience with Gmail and Google Chat. This session covers the essentials of managing your new inbox, from setting up professional signatures to using automated rules that keep your communications organized. Discover how to leverage Google Chat spaces for real-time collaboration, ensuring a seamless move to a faster and more integrated way of connecting with colleagues. 

Grades PreK-12 | Beginner | Take the next step with SchoolAI by building your own Spaces. Educators will learn how to design Spaces tailored to their specific content needs. Discover how to remix existing Spaces or build a new experience from scratch. Join us to create purposeful, interactive tools that directly support your students' learning goals and provide you with actionable instructional insights.