The PD Exchange

Wannabe Creative? Spice Up Your Classroom with Canva AI

Part of NCTIES 2026
Friday 6 March 2026·4:30 pm

Tell me what you want, what you really, really want… student activities that crank up creativity and engagement! This 90’s-themed session will highlight Canva AI tools like Design for Me, Create Student Activities, and Code for Me, showing how they can turn up the volume on innovation, collaboration, and creativity in education.You’ll step into the role of students, experimenting with these tools to become active creators of interactive products, coding explorations, and engaging activities. Then, we’ll flip to the teacher perspective to explore how these same tools can foster a collaborative learning environment, promote active participation, and enhance creativity while saving valuable planning time.By the end of the session, you’ll not only have explored Canva AI hands-on but will also leave with classroom-ready student activities, a “greatest hits” folder of AI-powered Canva templates, and practical strategies to responsibly integrate AI into K-12 learning. Whether you’re brand new to Canva or already a pro, this session will help you spice up your classroom and remix your teaching with rad tools that empower both educators and students.

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