Program Overview
July 24 - August 4, 2023
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Program Goal
Program Goal
The goal of the BCSD GenCyber Program is to train middle school and high school educators, who will then educate their students, on concepts and practices fo the foundations of cybersecurity. The training program begins with an introduction to ethics, examining the ways in which values shape societies, ethical questions surrounding the use of technology, and the privacy/security trade-off. In sequence with the proposal, the program becomes more technical in nature, introducing students to image hardening, crytography, and network standards. Educators will study the impacts of cybersecurity on a personal, economic, and national security level, as well as, focus on guiding and expanding their students' interest to pursue a career in cybersecurity, what extra-curricular activities are available, and how they can prepare students for this future and have working knowledge of career choices related to cybersecurity as majors in colleges and universities.
Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Pre-Assessment of Knowledge and Experience: Participants will be assessed on current knowledge of and experience with cybersecurity.
Foundations in Law and Ethics: Teachers learn how core societal values shape security considerations of designers and users and why privacy is essential for individuals, groups, and government. Teachers also learn how cybersecurity ideas and events have impacted society.
CIA Triad: Teacher learn how confidentiality, integrity, and availability are all interconnected.
Hardware & Software Basics: Participants learn how hardware and software work together to achieve an objective.
Computer System Security: Participants learn what policies and procedures are put in place to keep data safe through a hands-on lab using Windows Image.
Cryptography: Participants identify and demonstrate ways daya can be encrypted.
Careers in Cybersecurity: Teachers research online resources to learn about Cybersecurity career pathways, explain education, experience and any necessary industry certification required for specific cyber careers; and gain direction in post-secondary plans to pursue a career in Cyber careers.
Project Based Learning (PBL): Participants develop and share PBL materials for BCSD educators on the development and dissemination guidance on effective pedagogy, teaching and learning methods in cybersecurity, exploring opportunism for future collaboration, and provide a form for discussion and debate in teaching and learning issues and opportunities in cybersecurity.
Professional Learning Community: Participants will develop a PLC platform to share collaborative knowledge, practice-based knowledge, and integrative knowledge on cybersecurity experts based on industry standards.
Upon Successful Completion
Upon Successful Completion
Participants will be able to:
Explain the concepts of cybersecurity, safety of cyber, ethics of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
Describe and demonstrate a set of tools and techniques used in cyberspace to implement first principles of security.
Build curriculum by creating lesson plans for middle and high school students with examples and case scenarios.
Share resources across the district with other educators by creating personal learning communities on topics of cybersecurity.
Motivate students to pursue careers within the cybersecurity fields at technical colleges and universities.
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