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Why does my Elementary Student Need to Know about Maryland's New CyberSecurity CTE Track?
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Davina Pruitt Mentle, Ph.D.
Educational Technology Policy, Research and Outreach
Portia Pusey, Ed.D.Educational Technology Policy, Research and Outreach
• National Science Foundation• Several supplemental grants• Consortium members in multiple
states + DC:Community CollegesUniversities
Numerous Agency/Industry/Federal partners
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CyberWatch:An Advanced Technological Education
(ATE) Center
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Mission: To improve the quality and quantity of the information assurance workforce
Goals:• Curriculum Development• Faculty Development• Student Development• K-12 Pipeline• Dissemination and Outreach
Mission and Goals
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Maryland State Department of Education: 3 Part Approach to Cybersecurity Education
Awareness•Emphasizes cyberethics, cybersafety and cybersecurity for the entire community
Career Development•Prepares students for employment and higher education through CTE programs , college courses, and competitions
Exploration•Focuses on building an awareness of the diverse opportunities in cybersecurity
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Community Awareness
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Awareness: All for one and One for all
• Students should be prepared to protect:– Self– Others– And technology/ data where they work and learn.
• Cyberethics, Cybersafety & Cybersecurity Awareness– Life skill– Job skill– Protects self– Protects reputation– Protects data on shared technological resources– Protects everyone
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C3 Awareness for the Community
• CyberEthics– Respecting copyright– Respecting others– Respecting self
• CyberSafety – “Think before you click”– Objectionable Content– Unwanted Communications
• CyberSecurity– Malware scanning software– Firewalls– Passwords
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Career Exploration
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Career Exploration
• Career Awareness is part of the socialization process– As students are building an awareness of self,
decisions are made about who they will be– This happens around 4th grade– Decisions are made based on interests, peer,
family, and school influences
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Grades K-3
• Valueless exposure to diverse careers and mentors
• Development of respect for others and the work they do
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Grades 4 &5
• For each career students should know– Skills, qualities or abilities– General interests– Preparation, academic, non-academic– Most important class– Typical day– How does this job contribute to society or ‘make a
difference’
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Every Grade• Connect Content to “real
world”– Authentic learning experiences– Answers the questions “Why
do we need to learn this?”– Develops an appreciation for
work that is done by community members and families
– Connects students to experiences in the global community
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Cyber Career Exploration
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Possibilities are Endless
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Pathways
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First Responder ActivityGoogle SketchUp
Free3D Surface Modeling Software Tutorials and Resources available for Educators
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Cryptographer
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Cryptographer Activities•Logic•Caesar Cipher•Frequency Analysis
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Exploring ProgrammingElementary•Scratch
•Free•http://scratch.mit.edu•Support Videos•http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Support/Videos
Middle School•Alice
•Free•http://www.alice.org/•Free Teaching Materials
•High School•Raptor
•Free•http://raptor.martincarlisle.com/•Free Teaching Materials
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Career Development
• Middle School prepares students make High School choices based on– Interests– Family– Experiences• Within the school day• Extra curricular• Summer
• High School CTE Track
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Career Development: High School
• CTE Program of Study– Grades 10-12– Students may elect a range of courses in diverse
career areas or may complete the full sequence of the CTE Program of Study
– Information Technology• IT Networking• IT Programming• Web Design
– College Credit
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IT Networking Academy Pathways
• Cisco– CCNA Discovery– CCNA Exploration– Cyber Security (with CyberWatch)
• CyberWatch: Ethics and the Information Age• CyberWatch: Security +• CyberWatch: Tactical Perimeter Defense
• Technical Skill Attainment– C-Cent– CCNA– CompTia A+
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Program of Study: IT with CyberSecurity (CyberWatch)
Network PathwayYear 1
– CyberWatch: Ethics and the Information Age
– CCNA Discovery I: Networking for Home and Small Business
Year 2– CCNA Discovery II: Networking
Small-to-Medium Business or ISP – CyberWatch: Security+
CCENT Certification Exam (640-882 ICND1)
Cyber Support PathwayYear 1
– IT Essentials (Part 1): PC Hardware and Software
– CyberWatch: Ethics and the Information Age CompTIA A+ Essentials Exam
(220-701)
Year 2– IT Essentials (Part 2): Advanced PC
Hardware and Software – CyberWatch: Security+ & Tactical
Perimeter Defense A+ Practical Application Exam
(220-702)A+ Certification
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