The National K-12 Cyber Security Education Project Directory
The K-12 Cyber Security Education Project focuses on one part of the workforce pipeline continuum, the K-12 endeavors, and includes both informal and formal efforts. It is a national effort to document the K-12 cyber security education programs on-going throughout the country and to address the goal: to develop a comprehensive agenda focused on the challenges of cyber security education at the K-12 level.
The Program Directory lists programs that focus on recruiting and retaining youth to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), with a particularly emphasis on the plethora of career options in the field of Cyber Security. The purpose of this Directory is to help build a national network, share resources and lessons learned, and promote collaboration on STEM-related cyber security education projects.
The K-12 Cyber Security Education Project Directory is a valuable resource used to find and catalog information about K-12 cyber security programs in one central resource. The Directory contains program locations, descriptions, target audiences, resources available within each organization, program and/or organization needs, and contact information. Submitted entries will be reviewed and verified prior to inclusion in the Directory.
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Please note, in order to keep an on-going catalog of opportunities, programs that are listed as “inactive” are still archived for historical purposes. Inactive programs are used solely as inputs to longitudinal research on cyber security program development.
| Title | Program Category | Organization | Program Location(s) | Program Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth/Girls STEM Network: Computer Science/Cyber Security Programs | After-School Middle | California | ||
| Security, Technology & Society High School Summer Workshop | Summer | Institute for Security, Technology and Society | New Hampshire | |
| Mindtools/After School Programs | After-School Elementary | ETPRO/Mindtools | California, District Of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, South Carolina, Virginia | Inactive |
| HyperStream / IT-Adventures | After-School High | Technology Association of Iowa w/ISU | Iowa | |
| GenCyber Summer Camp | Summer Program High | South Dakota | ||
| CyberSTEM Academy/Camp | Summer | CyberSTEM | California, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Carolina, Virginia | Inactive |
| Cybersecurity Virtual Externship | Work-based Experience (internship, externship) | Experience Externships | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | Active |
| CyberMiSTS - Cybersecurity for Middle School Teachers and Students | Educator Training | Secure Decisions | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | Active |
| Cyber Security Awareness Week Conference | Conference | New York | ||
| Cool Careers in Cyber Security for Girls Workshops (C34G) | Special Event | C34G | California, Colorado, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia | Inactive |
| Central Illinois High School Cyber Defense Competition | Competition | Illinois | ||
| CAREERS IN CYBER SECURITY FOR SCHOOL COUNSELORS WORKSHOP | Educator Training | EdTechPolicy-CyberSTEM | California, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia | Inactive |
| Adventures in Computer Security | Summer Program High | Indiana | ||
| K-12 Cybersecurity Fair and Expo | Special Event | National CyberWatch Center (NCC) | Maryland | Inactive |
| Computers and Cyber Security Camp | Summer Program High | Penn State Berks | Pennsylvania | |
| C3 Conference: Cyberethics, Cybersafety, & Cybersecurity | Conference | Ed Tech Outreach, School of Education, University of Maryland- College Park | Maryland | Inactive |