Amy Nearman, Director of Dual Enrollment, Northern Virginia Community College

Mary Beth Dobbins, CTE Coordinator, Prince William County Public Schools

Ana Lily Caballero-Torres, APS/NOVA Partnership Coordinator, Arlington Public Schools

Northern Virginia Community College has been partnering with local public school districts and private high schools for more than ten years to provide students with the opportunity to earn high school and college credit simultaneously. Offerings include career/technical education classes and general education courses that are taught by high school faculty who have been credentialed by the College. Dual Enrollment students at NOVA also have the opportunity to earn a number of career-related certificates and transferable Associates Degrees through participation in the program. This session will demonstrate how building strong relationships between colleges, school districts and families can set the foundation for student success in higher education and the world of work.

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Dr. Melissa Dark, Founder of DARK Enterprises

Jenny Daugherty, Research and Curriculum Lead, DARK Enterprises

Based on the HSCCG, Teach Cyber provides courseware to teach cybersecurity and teacher professional development to get teachers ready to teach cybersecurity. The Teach Cyber courseware is rigorously developed, student-centered, relevant, and hands-on, where students can learn cybersecurity in the U.S. Cyber Range, a safe, “sand-boxed” virtual environment. Teachers from across the United States report that the Teach Cyber courseware is easy to use and adapt to their local needs and easy to integrate into any LMS. Educators who attend this presentation will learn how to work with Teach Cyber to bring the Teach Cyber courseware into the Cybersecurity Pathway they are building for their students.

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Dr. Davina Pruitt-Mentle, Lead for Academic Engagement of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

The NICE Community of Interest is a forum for K12 teachers, school administrators, local and state education agencies, non-profit organizations, federal agencies, institutions of higher education, researchers, and others who are interested in learning and sharing evidence-based strategies and recommendations to grow cybersecurity informed citizens and attract, develop, and grow the next generation of diverse students pursuing cybersecurity careers. This session will highlight the development of the National K12 Cybersecurity Education Roadmap, and its strategies and actions to include the efforts to promote cybersecurity career awareness and exploration through the Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week campaign and the National K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference, a clearinghouse of K12 cybersecurity resources that focus on enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of K12 cybersecurity programs and instructional practices, and to promote multiple cybersecurity pathways.

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Keith Koehne, Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Lakota Local Schools

Cyber is one of the fastest evolving areas of technology today. In order for schools to keep current, it is critical to stay connected to what is happening in the industry. This is why the Lakota Cyber Academy has had an Advisory Board since its inception and why it still meets on a monthly basis. Come find out what an advisory board does and how to get one started to help build your program.

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Kamaljeet Sanghera, PhD, Interim Executive Director, Institute for Digital InnovAtion (IDIA), George Mason University

Darryl E. Peek II, Head of Federal Strategic Partnerships, Google Cloud

Join the fireside chat to learn about cloud computing, how to prepare for a career in cloud, and the skills needed for cloud security.

Dr. Davina Pruitt-Mentle, Lead for Academic Engagement of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Through initial background information gathered for a NICE K12 CTE Toolkit project, the subgroup found a wide range of interpretations of what was included within a CTE Cybersecurity program. Additionally, attendees of the NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education and Advance Vision conferences concurred the need to outline the elements critical for program consistency. What are the qualities of a robust and exemplary cybersecurity CTE program? What are barriers to implement model programs with consistency throughout the country? And, what are recommended actions that could address those barriers? NICE shares insights from multiple convenings of subject matter experts from successful and mature programs, key industry professionals, certification entities, curriculum providers, and student organizations on key elements needed for the development of rigorous cybersecurity CTE programs.

Tommy Gober, Curriculum Development Specialist, Cyber.org

Explore the free, grant-funded course Cybersecurity from CYBER.ORG. Aligned with the CompTIA Security+ industry-based certification, this high school course for US schools leverages a cyber range environment to help prepare students for workforce, college, or military careers.

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Kyla Guru, freshman at Stanford University, founder of Bits N’ Bytes Cybersecurity Education

This new age of information warfare requires empowering students with the knowledge and tools to know their rights online and understand the value of their personal information online. This session will break down an intersectional, multi-generational approach to countering disinformation through media literacy, rooted in equity and empathy. The new curriculum presented can be infused across civics classes, social sciences, economics, computer science, and cybersecurity coursework, and presents a new lens of looking at disinformation: as a national security threat that we all have the power to counter each and every day. Students are welcome to join to learn more about disinformation (and the multi-state actors and motivations involved), and educators and administrators are recommended to join to see how this thought-provoking, discussion-centric curriculum can be implemented in your classrooms!

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Shirley Miranda, Secondary Resource Teacher, San Diego Unified School District, San Diego Teacher of the Year

Andreanna Murphy. District Head Counselor, San Diego Unified School District

It is often thought that if you offer a CS class, students will naturally enroll if interested, and those are the students for which CS is designed and intended. However, this is not always the case. Many students, even with a natural interest in CS, might not enroll in a CS class for a wide variety of reasons. Many young women and students of color are not fully represented in CS course enrollment. CS instructors can actively recruit students, but having an effective partnership with a school counselor can help increase interest and participation. Counselors are able to reach even more students, are integral parts of the registration process, and can be CS teachers' greatest champions. Simply offering a course will not create CS for All and/or equity. A plan and focused effort is required, and the work of a teacher and counselor in partnership can be an essential part of this. In this presentation, you will learn ways to use the teacher/counselor partnership to positively affect student interest and participation in CS.

Gerard Tavo, Chairperson, Information Technology Department, Duval High School, Prince George's County Schools

Student Panelists

Participants will have the opportunity to hear first hand from an all girls high school cyber competition team. The team will share their challenges, rewards, and outlook for the future.

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