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Scratch Educator Meetups
The ScratchEd Team hosts free, monthly meetups for local, Boston-area educators to network, share ideas, and learn more about Scratch. Meetups are hosted every first Saturday of the month at MIT in Cambridge, MA. The event is free, includes lunch, and can count towards PDP hours.
Creative Computing Online Workshop
Creative Computing is a free online workshop for educators who want to learn more about using Scratch and supporting computational thinking in the classroom and other learning environments. Originally hosted over six-weeks from June 3 - July 12, 2013, resources and activities are available online for anyone to follow at their own pace.
Scratch@MIT 2014 Conference
Join the biennial Scratch@MIT conference, a playful gathering of educators, researchers, developers, and other members of the worldwide Scratch community. The conference will take place August 6 - 9 at MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, MA.
Scratch Day
Scratch Day is a worldwide network of gatherings, where people come together to meet other Scratchers, share projects and experiences, and learn more about Scratch.
Attend or organize a Scratch Day event!

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