{"id":12919,"date":"2025-07-21T15:39:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/?page_id=12919"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:17:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:17:01","slug":"virtual-pd-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/learn-with-us\/for-educators\/professional-development\/virtual-pd-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual PD Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">DevTech offers&nbsp;diverse, virtual opportunities for professional development.&nbsp;Check out our offerings below. If you are looking for a special offering tailored&nbsp;to your own needs, please contact the <a href=\"mailto:devtechresearch@bc.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:devtechresearch@bc.edu\">DevTech Lab Manager<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"border:5px;border-style:solid;border-radius:10px;border-color:#40608F;padding:.5em;font-size:30px;color:#ffffff;text-align:center;background-color:#40608F;line-height:1.2\"><b>Introduction to Coding Playgrounds &#8211; 2 Hours<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"873\" height=\"1024\" 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target=\"_blank\">TeachCAL<\/a>&nbsp;is a free, online, self-paced professional development course for educators interested in using the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/codingasanotherlanguage\/curricula\/scratchjr-curricula\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coding as Another Language ScratchJr curriculum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/07\/PTD-Training-2-300x274.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12926\" 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