CSTANJ CSPDWeek 2026

This beginner friendly PD introduces Canva’s AI coding tools for creating interactive classroom experiences. Learn how to use simple text prompts to design engaging activities, add elements of gamification, and bring creativity into your lessons no coding required.

In this beginner friendly session, I will introduce educators to Canva’s AI coding tools and how they can be used to create interactive and engaging classroom experiences without any prior coding knowledge. This session is designed to help teachers feel comfortable exploring AI in a way that is approachable, creative, and directly connected to their classroom needs.

We will begin by exploring what Canva’s AI tools can do and how simple text prompts can be used to generate interactive learning activities. I will model how to create classroom ready materials such as interactive lessons, simple apps, and engaging visual content that can be used across grade levels and subject areas.

Throughout the session, teachers will actively participate in hands on exploration, using Canva to design their own interactive activities. We will focus on creating experiences that promote student engagement, creativity, and participation, while also looking at ways to incorporate elements of gamification to make learning more fun and meaningful.

I will also share strategies for integrating these tools into existing lessons so that AI enhances instruction rather than feeling like an added task. Teachers will have time to think about how these tools can support their current curriculum and meet the needs of their students.

By the end of the session, participants will leave with practical examples, classroom-ready ideas, and the confidence to begin using Canva’s AI tools to create interactive, student-centered learning experiences.