Join us this summer for an immersive experience focused on the world of cybersecurity. Hosted by Pennsylvania College of Technology and supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency, GenCyber 2024 is a national initiative designed to introduce you to a lineup of meaningful and actionable cybersecurity concepts that can be shared in your classroom.
Questions? Contact Alicia McNett, program director.
Interested in learning more? Join us for a brief information session. We'll send the first 15 minutes outlining the program and allow time for questions.
This hands-on camp aims to provide Pennsylvania educators in grades 5 through 12 with the cybersecurity content knowledge, curricular knowledge, and pedagogical content knowledge needed to incorporate cybersecurity learning into existing courses or to teach stand-alone cybersecurity courses. Teachers of all subjects are invited. Our goal is to explore how to best integrate cybersecurity topics across curriculum in grades 5 through 12.
By the end of the program, participants will:
What is the format?
Why attend this program?
Application closes March 15, 2024.
McNett, assistant professor at Penn College, has taught a wide range of IT courses including several security-centric courses such as Fundamentals of Information Security, Secure Software Development & Testing, and Cybersecurity for Non-IT Majors. She also teaches several core IT courses within the program such as programming and systems analysis in addition to a variety of courses for the game and simulation programming degree.
Dr. Gorka leads the cybersecurity and information assurance faculty at Penn College. Her teaching interests include cryptography, auditing, penetration testing, risk analysis, and forensics.
Alexander is a computer systems networking and telecommunications at Jersey Shore High School with more than a 27-year career as an information-technology industry professional, including as a Senior Information Systems Analyst.
Dr. Miller, a recently retired professor from Penn College, has taught a variety of courses in the Information Assurance and Cybersecurity degree including cryptography, risk management, contingency planning, forensics, and ATE (Awareness, Training and Education).
The program is open to all participants at no cost. Camp is limited to 25 participants. Participants must be a current PA Teacher who teaches in grades 5-12. Prerequisite knowledge expected includes the ability to use Microsoft Word and search the internet.
Participants will leave the program with three cybersecurity lesson plans designed for their curriculum. A $1,500 stipend and professional development documentation needed for Act 48 credit are benefits for completing the entire program. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided during the week-long summer camp, and free housing on-campus for the week of the summer camp will be provided for those unable to commute.
