Prototyping, Piloting, and Program Implementation April Pelfrey & Philip Peavy Computer Science Teachers Gwinnett County Public Schools July 10, 2019

Agenda Where to start? Virtual Lab Simulation Hands-on Experiences Certification Opportunities Business & Community Involvement Q & A

Today’s Takeaways Starting up a program Protoyping, Piloting and Implementation Experiencing Virtual Labs and Hands-on Activities Building Community and Business Partnerships

Where to Start? What courses to offer? What curriculum do we use? How to market the program? What is the final outcome for the students? These are ALL questions we had when we started!

Why CyberSecurity

Building the Prototype Pathway built by state standards If your state doesn't have standards, check the NICE Cybersecurity Framework County created standards based on state standards Included both educators and industry professionals Get buy in at school level Create Advisory Board Found industry End of Pathway Certification

Creating An Advisory Board Get school administration “buy in” Market to parents, community, and alumni Explain that it not only benefits school but everyone Get the business partners involved Internships, field trips, panels, assisting with projects Meet Quarterly

Piloting the Pathway Pilot begins with the second course of the Pathway Introduction to CyberSecurity County purchased curriculum  Basic concepts curriculum Re-evaluated after 1st quarter What is working? What needs improvement? What will work district wide? Made changes that were needed

Business/Community Involvement Equipment Donations Ask around for old PCs and other technology people don’t need Field Trips Colleges/Universities Businesses Military Bases Internships Mentorships Use Advisory Board Let your students market for you!

Virtual Lab Simulations Real World Experience This is the top request from our school advisory boards! Not just head knowledge but one the job training. How do we incorporate TestOut into our classrooms and pathway? Using some PC Pro & Network Pro in Introductory courses Using Security Pro for Advanced CyberSecurity course

Hands-On Experiences Creating and Hacking Raspberry Pi Servers https://pimylifeup.com/category/projects/server/ Cracking Cyphers https://www.cryptoclub.org/#vDesertOasis https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/games/break-the-code/ Open Source Resources for CyberSecurity Lessons https://derekbabb.github.io/CyberSecurity/ https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us

Hands-On Experiences

Certification Opportunities Georgia – End of Pathway exam is Security+ certification test. https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Certification=CompTIA_Sec urity%2b/Salary Other possibilities Getting students sponsors for Network+ certification Getting students sponsors for TestOut Certifications

Implementing Program Getting others schools/teachers involved Middle School Cybersecurity course State introduced course Vertical Alignment Keeping and engaging students in the program CyberPatriots, hack-a-thons, CTSOs, Drone Club

Where to Start? What courses to offer? What curriculum do we use? Intro to CS or Digital Tech, Intro to CyberSecurity, Advanced CyberSecurity What curriculum do we use? TestOut PC Pro, TestOut Network Pro, TestOut Security Pro How to market the program? Market the program as if you were selling your services. Use Students to help!!! What is the final outcome for the students? Industry Standard Certifications at the end of the pathway

Questions & Answers

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