Trainings

We are pleased to offer half-day and full-day trainings as part of DrupalCampNYC 2020 on Thursday, November 12th and Saturday, November 14th.

This is a great way for you to continue to develop your Drupal knowledge through hands-on learning directly from Drupal pros.

All trainings will be held via Zoom meeting. Zoom details for each training will be provided to those who register for that training.

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Getting started with React.js

React.js has become one of the top players in the JavaScript libraries world. Drupal has recently adopted the library to create admin interfaces. WordPress has rebuilt its WYSIWYG editor using React. This training aims to explain the basic concepts outside of the context of any particular CMS implementation. Throughout the training, a static site will be converted into a React application.

Presented by Mauricio Dinarte from Agaric

Thursday, November 12 - 9:30am - 1:30pm ET

Level: Beginner

Analytics Pro: Own your Data and Put it to the Service of your Cause

In one day, we will take you from data curious to data capable. From concept to application, we will empower your use of Google’s Analytics, Data Studio, and Tag Manager products to deliver reports that drive change.

Presented by Vadim Tchernine from Kalamuna

Thursday, November 12 - 9:30am - 1:30pm ET

Level: Beginner

User Experience for Drupal Site Builders

Drupal is a powerful tool for building rich digital experiences. Drupal projects often revolve around producing, displaying and organizing content effectively. This course will walk you through the process of creating an effective user experience and content strategy, and planning out how to implement that strategy in Drupal. Whether you're creating a brand new website, migrating to Drupal, or improving on an existing project, you'll learn techniques that will help you build a solid content strategy and a user experience that speaks to your audiences.  

Presented by Suzanne Dergacheva and Annika Oeser from Evolving Web

Thursday, November 12 - 2:30pm - 5:30pm ET

Level: Beginner

Introduction to Drupal 

Are you Drupal-curious? Just getting started with CMS’ and WebOps? This live, three-hour workshop, will take you from understanding what Drupal is, why Drupal 9 matters, to creating basic content, users, and an overview of more complex Drupal features. No prior experience with Drupal or web development is necessary.  At the end of this workshop, you’ll have an understanding of how content creation in Drupal works, and have a working test site that you can tinker with for as long as you like.  

Presented by Tara King and Carolyn Shannon from Pantheon

Thursday, November 12 - 2:30pm - 5:30pm ET

Level: Beginner

Front-End Web Development Foundations - Community Edition

Learn the front-end development skills to build modern, responsive, and large-scale websites with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript ES6.  Front-end development is a critical aspect of software development. This is why the demand for skilled front-end developers keeps growing.

Presented by Mario Hernandez from Media Current

Thursday, November 12 - 9:30am - 5:30pm ET

Level: Intermediate

Automated testing and test driven development in Drupal 8

In this workshop, we’ll cover the methodology, approaches and terminology involved with automated testing, look at some examples and work through some exercises, and then take a test driven development approach to creating a new Drupal module.

Presented by Oliver Davies

Saturday, November 14 - 9:30am - 1:30pm ET

Level: Intermediate

Upgrading to Drupal 9 using the Migrate API

Drupal 9 is out! Learn to use the Migrate API to upgrade your Drupal 6/7 site to Drupal 8/9. In this training you will know what tools are available to accomplish the task and how to use them. You will also learn how to plan and execute successful migration projects.

Presented by Mauricio Dinarte from Understand Drupal

Saturday, November 14 - 9:30am - 1:30pm ET

Level: Beginner

Project Management for Drupal Projects

This training is designed to help organization project managers, product owners, decision-makers, and stakeholders understand Drupal, how it differs from other systems and what needs to be done differently to get the most out of Drupal.

Presented by Ray Saltini from FFW

Saturday, November 14 - 9:30am - 1:30pm ET

Level: Beginner

First Time Contribution Workshop

Not everyone who works on open source projects is a senior developer. Drupal is built through lots of little tasks. Smaller tasks help people increase confidence and gain experience, which, in turn, leads to more contributions. We'll build on each other's strengths to learn how to navigate the issue queue while having fun trying new things.

Presented by AmyJune Hineline from Kanopi Studios

Saturday, November 14 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm ET

Level: Everyone