Shifting to Canvas

• Division of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment will push curriculum to teachers’ courses throughout the week of August 7, 2023. In courses where teachers receive pushed curriculum, they should have all resources by August 14, 2023.
• All teachers will utilize a common home page template to maintain consistency in navigation among HCPS courses and point students to modules where all digital content is accessed.
• Students and teachers will access digital resources through Canvas.
• Secondary teachers will:
• publish each course after modifying the HCPS home page using the established template, following the 22-23 guidelines.
• post instructional resources at least once a week in Canvas modules so that students have a broad overview of the instructional outcomes of the week, providing as many digital resources to students as possible through modules.
• Elementary intermediate teachers will:
• publish at least one course in Canvas so that each elementary intermediate student uses Canvas at least once a week for accessing digital content, submitting assignments, participating in discussions, etc. through modules.
• Elementary primary teachers will:
• publish at least one course in Canvas so that each elementary primary student uses Canvas for accessing digital content and digital resources as appropriate throughout the year.​

Are you still not feeling comfortable with Canvas but are wanting to learn? This is the Webinar for you! Set up your Canvas class, learn how to structure a lesson in Modules, and learn the basics of Canvas Assignments. Come learn, ask questions, and plan with the help of experienced Canvas users. Teachers will be compensated at the negotiated rate of $25/hour.

For Whom: Elementary and secondary teachers with little to no Canvas experience (not designed for new hires).

Elementary Teachers:

When: August 14, 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Where: Microsoft Teams

Hector Registration

Secondary Teachers:

When: August 15, 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Where: Microsoft Teams

Hector Registration

Did you use Canvas last year and are ready to take the next step? Join our experienced teacher leader to learn how to best ready your Canvas classroom for the upcoming year. Copy your material over from last year's courses, prepare your homepage for students, and create your modules for the beginning of the year.

For Whom: Elementary and secondary teachers who utilized Canvas is some capacity last school year.

When: Wednesday, August 16, 9:00-10:00 a.m.

Where: Microsoft Teams

Hector registration will be available in next week's issue of this newsletter.

• August 7-10: Curriculum Begins to Populate 2023-2024 Canvas Courses if Scheduled at the School
  Recommended Practice:
• Do not begin to populate 2023-2024 courses with content until after receiving pushed curriculum.
• Use the “star” feature to favorite your 2023-2024 courses. Navigate to All Courses (Courses > All Courses) and follow the steps to Customize My Courses List As An Instructor. Remove the “star” from 2022-2023 courses.
• Navigate to Modules and then to the Curriculum and Course Overview to find the curriculum overview for your course.
• Begin modifying your courses and adding content only after curriculum populates and you have crosslisted your courses (if appropriate).
• August 21: Course Names Visible to Students
  Students will not have full access to participate in the course until August 28, 2023. If the teacher publishes the course before August 28, 2023, students will have read-only access.

• August 28: Teacher Publishes Course and Content for Student Access
  Recommended Practice:
• Recommended Practice: In addition to publishing the course, be sure to publish module headers and individual content in modules.

Questions regarding this information should be directed to:

• Martha.Barwick@hcps.org
• Michael.Griffith@hcps.org
• Andrea.Harthausen@hcps.org

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