Discovering What’s New with Canva for Education: Highlights from the Learning Lab

Discovering What’s New with Canva for Education: Highlights from the Learning Lab

Last week, I had the chance to attend a Canva Learning Lab, and it was packed with inspiration and practical ideas for using Canva in the classroom. One of the most exciting parts? Hearing from teachers who are using Canva as the backbone of their teaching—streamlining planning, creating engaging content, and empowering students to design and present their learning in creative ways.

What’s new in Canva?

The session spotlighted a range of new and powerful features that teachers can start using straight away:

• AI-generated images: Bring concepts to life with custom visuals created using Canva’s built-in AI image tools. No more endless image searches—just type what you need and let Canva create it.

• Magic Write: Canva’s AI writing assistant helps generate lesson ideas, instructions, or even scaffolded text for students. It’s a big time-saver and perfect for differentiation.

• Lesson resource templates: Canva now offers a growing collection of ready-to-use lesson resources designed specifically for educators. From posters to presentations to interactive activities, it’s all editable and classroom-ready.

• Canva Code: This new feature allows students to explore the basics of programming in a visual and interactive way—right inside Canva. It’s designed to help young learners build confidence with code in a fun, accessible format.

• Real-time collaboration and feedback: Students can work together on shared designs, and teachers can comment directly—perfect for peer review or formative feedback.

Want to join a future Canva Learning Lab?

If you’re curious about using Canva more effectively in your classroom—or just want to see what’s possible with the newest tools—you can sign up for an upcoming Canva Learning Lab here:

👉 https://public.canva.site/uk-canva-learning-lab

And if you want to explore the resources from the session I attended, including templates and examples from other educators, check out:

👉 https://public.canva.site/learninglabsresources