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Check out this month’s featured resource: Text to Image Tips with Adobe Express.

This step-by-step guide gives teachers great examples of how to create hands-on opportunities with generative AI - letting students design, experiment, and communicate creatively. As AI tools become part of daily life, learning how to prompt AI thoughtfully is a vital modern literacy. These skills help students turn ideas into reality, solve problems, and refine their digital communication.

This focus on AI literacy directly supports our Portrait of a Graduate. By using tools like Adobe Express, students practice creative problem-solving, critical thinking, and effective communication—growing into resilient, responsible, and empathetic learners ready for a future where technology and human skills go hand in hand.

Explore the tips above to see how it can support your student's growth across all Portrait of a Graduate competencies!

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Welcome Back to School: Building a Positive Classroom Community

As we begin a new academic year, we are excited to welcome our teachers back to school. We hope you had a restful and rejuvenating break, and we are eager to see the amazing things you will accomplish with your students this year.

Fostering a Positive Classroom Community

Building a positive and inclusive classroom community is essential for creating an environment where students feel supported, motivated, and empowered to learn. To help you achieve this, we would like to share six creative community-building activities from Adobe that you can incorporate into your teaching practice. Check out this back-to-school bundle from Adobe: https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/XBglUMSkPzIF8?trackingid=WT7FHTVM&mv=in-product.

We are committed to supporting you throughout the academic year. If you have any questions, need assistance, or would like to share your experiences with these activities, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We are always here to help!

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School’s out, and it’s time to relax! We’re wishing all our amazing educators a joyful, restful summer. While you recharge, check out what the Big 6 are up to on vacation:

  • Canvas is building castles and memories in the sandbox.
  • Nearpod is roasting marshmallows at Camp Engage.
  • Adobe is creating masterpieces in the art studio.
  • Google is on a cross-country roadtrip with Google Maps.
  • Canva is dazzling everyone at a magic show.
  • SchoolAI is diving into fun in a ball pit with Dot.

Enjoy your well-deserved break—we can’t wait to see you in the new school year!

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Even though it's the summer, the fun never stops with Adobe! The DTL team will be out of the office during July, but you can sign up for these self-paced Adobe classes through the Utah Education Network over the summer.

In this course, participants will access four of the training courses available through the Adobe Education Exchange to learn about the importance of creativity in the classroom.  Participants will learn to use several Adobe creative tools, including Adobe Express and Adobe Premiere Rush. As they learn these tools, they will consider how to integrate them into the curriculum effectively. By completing this course, participants will also qualify for Adobe Creative Educator: Level 1 status.

Credit: 1 USBE or 1 SUU Credit
Course Type: Massive Open Online Course - MOOC
Course Level: Beginner
Cost: Free to Utah Educators

Self-Paced Course:
Participants may join and complete coursework on their own schedule and at their own pace. All modules will remain open throughout the calendar year. Assignments may be submitted at any time through December 31, 2025. The instructor will grade work at least twice a month, typically around the 1st and 15th of each month.

Register: https://uen.catalog.instructure.com/browse/uen2025/courses/edpd-5128-365-adobe-creative-educator-level-1-2025

This course is designed to help teachers learn software available through Adobe and apply these skills to inspire creativity in their classrooms. To accomplish this, participants will complete a series of mini-courses that are available through the Adobe Education Exchange. Participants will need to complete the mini-course, “Design Your Creative Class” and then complete nine additional hours in the Adobe Education Exchange.  This flexibility will allow teachers to focus on the software that they are most interested in.  After completing this UEN course, participants will qualify for the Adobe Creative Educator: Level 2 status.

Credit: 1 USBE or 1 SUU Credit
Course Type: Self-Paced
Course Level: Beginner
Cost: Free to Utah Educators

Self-Paced Course:
Participants may join and complete coursework on their own schedule and at their own pace. All modules will remain open throughout the calendar year. Assignments may be submitted at any time through December 31, 2025. The instructor will grade work at least twice a month, typically around the 1st and 15th of each month.

Register: https://uen.catalog.instructure.com/browse/uen2025/courses/adobelvl2