Non-Designers’ Guide to Design – Taking Advantage of Practical Tips for you

There is a lot more to design than simply "making things look good."Our choice of design can have an enormous impact on how people receive our message. Whether you are creating school communications, classroom materials, or faculty presentations, the design choices you make can either strengthen or undermine your message. With this workshop, you will gain a deeper understanding of the essential design principles to maximize your communications, as well as practical tips and tools for implementing them.

21st Century Schools and educators recognize that everyone is a designer. This workshop will

• Help you understand basic design principles
• Understand the simple things you can do to make my documents, emails, etc look better to support effective communications
• Learn the tools needed for non-designers to design like a pro

Who Might Attend this Workshop?

• Teachers who are designing resources/learning materials for students
• Leaders who want their next presentation to have an impact
• Admin staff who want their next communication to wow and impress
• Communications/marketing staff who need to reach parents/prospective parents across a variety of different social media platforms.

Who's Presenting - Tanya LeClair

I am a digital learning trainer, consultant, and designer with a passion for making learning a visual and engaging experience.

My expertise lies in designing learning resources, educational technology, and delivering professional development training. Creating clear, attractive, and meaningful educational resources is my passion, and I love exploring the intersection of UX design and education.

As an instructional coach, I’ve worked with educators to help them develop teaching strategies that will further enhance student learning. I’ve also regularly delivered professional development to educators on topics including STEAM subjects, design, content creation, digital literacy, online presence, and the meaningful use of technology.

Some of my key interests are communication design & marketing, presentation design, and creating educational materials. I think that when our messages are well designed they give our ideas the advantage they deserve.