Split – Canva Mastery for Teachers: Create Beautiful Engaging Lessons & School Materials

Course Description

Leave behind boring worksheets and plain slides! This Erasmus+ KA1 training helps you become confident and skilled in Canva—enabling you to design eye-catching lessons, playful visuals, short videos, or polished school branding without needing any design background. Through hands-on activities, you will explore Canva’s most powerful functions: Magic AI tools, collaborative design options, interactive templates, and more, all while connecting with teachers from across Europe.

Why take this course?

• Students remember visual content far better than text-only materials
• Strong school visuals increase engagement from parents and learners
• Canva saves significant preparation time—automating worksheets, certificates, templates, and more

During the course, you’ll also learn how to access Canva for Education, which grants teachers free Canva Pro access. We will guide you through the simple verification process with your school email and show you how to make the most of advanced features like AI-enhanced design tools, animated layouts, and batch creation for teaching resources.

Getting Started with Canva

You’ll begin by learning the basics of this intuitive design platform. Discover how to enhance your teaching materials using Canva’s templates, font pairings, and colour tools. Very quickly, you’ll be creating worksheets, posters, class visuals, and more. A short practical task will guide you through producing your first Canva-based lesson design.

Designing Interactive and Animated Content

Explore how to create dynamic learning materials that involve movement and interactivity. Learn to build engaging presentations, animated explanations, or short educational videos with audio and transitions. Canva’s smart tools make updating visuals and text fast and effortless.

Professional School Branding & Documents

Find out how to generate many certificates automatically, perfect for student awards or competitions. You’ll also learn to design newsletters, social media posts, and school announcements that follow consistent branding. Through a guided exercise, you’ll develop a professional visual identity for your school using coordinated colours, logos, and typography.

Creative and Playful Learning Projects

Transform everyday lessons into exciting activities. Students can participate in creating polished visual projects, posters, or digital stories. You’ll also learn the best ways to download, present, and share all your Canva creations for classroom use or online platforms.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Create polished and engaging teaching materials quickly and easily
• Use Canva Magic AI to speed up and automate design tasks
• Produce interactive content such as videos, quizzes, and game-style lessons
•  Develop a strong, unified school brand across certificates, reports, and social media
•  Work collaboratively with colleagues and students inside Canva

THE COURSE FEE INCLUDES

• Guided walking tour of Split with a certified local expert
• Full programme of study sessions (minimum 25 hours per week)
• Course materials
• Certificate of attendance
• Europass documentation (upon request)
• Learning Agreement (upon request)
• Access to discounted corporate accommodation
• Visits to local institutions
• Personalised support during the mobility period
• Local coordinator expertise
• Free Wi-Fi
• Tea and coffee breaks
• Administrative support

Strengthen your personal and professional skills through the Erasmus+ network, build lasting connections with educators from across Europe, and enjoy the rich culture and stunning nature of Croatia’s beautiful coastal city of Split!