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ASSIGNMENT
Write a forum post (150 words min) as a Reply to this post, reflecting on the teaching resource you created using either the Adobe Express agent or the Canva agent and explain:
- The class level and curriculum context
- How you checked the output
- What you used, adapted or rejected
- One safeguarding or professional boundary
- Whether the agent added value to your teaching, learning or assessment practice
Please also comment on at least one other participant’s post offering a supportive comment, question or suggestion.
Then, consider how Copilot prebuilt agents could be used in School Self-Evaluation (SSE) at your school.
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I used the Canva agent to create a school magazine that could be used by 6th class students. It took a few minutes to link up my Canva account with CoPilot. Then it got to work by giving me some sample templates. I chose one and then set about making some changes. At first I asked it to get details form our school website but that didn’t seem to be possible so I then started manually uploading a few details. The crest wasn’t the same when added so I think that it might be best to edit it in the Canva platform. It’s important for a teacher to check and supervise when using AI tools.
I’m not sure about the overall quality of the agent but it does provide some ideas and templates that van then be used by humans to make it nicer. Superficially, it’s okay but I prefer a bit more quality and finesse.
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Hi Mark. I agree that AI tools like the Canva agent can be useful for generating ideas and providing a starting point, but they do need careful editing and review. The templates are helpful, but the final quality depends on the creator’s input and attention to detail. This is especially true when working with school materials.
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Hi Mark thanks for sharing this critical and honest reflection. It is really helpful to see your insights on testing the Canva agent for a 6th Class school magazine.
I couldn’t agree more with your emphasis on professional oversight is an essential boundary, especially when managing school branding like the crest. While the agent provides a useful baseline for templates, your experience proves that human finesse remains vital for quality control and accurate customisation.
In terms of School Self-Evaluation (SSE), trialling these tools allows schools to critically review their digital learning technologies, ensuring that any adopted AI platforms genuinely enhance teacher efficiency, align with The Guidance on AI in Schools (2025) and the overall learner experience rather than adding extra complications.
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For this activity I used the Canva AI agent to create a teaching resource for a 4th class English lesson on descriptive writing. The resource was designed to help pupils use descriptive vocabulary and adjectives to improve their writing. It included colourful visuals as well as some word banks and a simple writing prompt to encourage creativity.
After inputing my instructions I carefully checked all of the content to make sure it was suitable for the age group and matched the learning for the lesson. I reviewed the spellings and grammar and made sure that the examples were appropriate and easy for 4th class pupils to understand. I also checked that the images were relevant and appropriate. I mainly kept the layout, visuals, and vocabulary suggestions but I did change some of the writing prompts to better suit my class. I removed a few words that were too difficult and made some of the instructions simpler to make them clearer.
One important safeguarding and professional consideration would be that AI-generated resources should always be reviewed before being used in the classroom. Teachers are responsible to see that all content is accurate, age-appropriate and aligned with the curriculum. It is also important not to enter any personal or identifiable information about pupils into AI tools.
I feel hat the Canva AI agent would add value by saving time when creating an engaging resource and by suggesting ideas that I could adapt for my lessons and teaching. While the resource was not perfect it did provide a starting point.
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I agree with your final statement. It’s not perfect but provides a starting point. I think sometimes as teachers we hit a wall or a mental block and this is where CoPilot can get you out of a hole. I don’t want to go using it for every lesson I’m doing or everything that we’re planning. I also think we need to be aware of the environmental impact if we’re constantly using AI to try find insights when our current ideas and teaching styles are sufficient too.
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I used the Canva agent to create a poster for 2nd Class Maths based on subtraction. The main concept is renaming tens when needed. I added in instructions for the rhyme “more on the floor, go next door” “more on top, no need to stop”
I gave as much info as possible in the command and got back a series of possible posters. I had to do some adaptation at first but ended up rejecting it and starting again. As we make children write numbers underneath each other for subtraction, I wanted the poster to show this too.
Copilot in fairness made some nice suggestions for example colour coding the units and tens.
The poster did add value to my teaching as I know having this on display when doing the topic will help remind children of the steps involved for subtraction. I think the frustrating part for me was that I thought I was giving clear concise instructions but these weren’t being carried out so I had to keep giving further instructions. This is probably an invaluable lesson as to not trusting the first draft of anything that is complete! I also wonder that the time taken to create the poster with all the adjustments needed might not have bettered one I made myself. And do children prefer the handmade one?
With regard to the prebuilt agents in SSE, I agree with the statement made that finding balance is the key. Using it as a starter point or as a tool to generate ideas etc can be valuable but we don’t want to completely alter what we’re doing either. I think using it to help set targets within our SSE areas would be valuable or in making posters to advertise to parents and the wider community what our SSE targets are would be beneficial. I like the idea of using it to create social media posts about our aims too.
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