The typical recommendation to getting started with Django, is to go through the tutorial included in the documentation [0]. This is the path I took several years ago, it'll get you up and running in no time.

I found Two Scoops of Django[0] to be a great resource if you want to follow the best practices for a Django app. The authors are also very active in the community.

[0] https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/intro/tutorial01/

[1] https://www.twoscoopspress.com/products/two-scoops-of-django...