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The National CyberWatch Cybersecurity Educator Academy

Overview

The Academy is designed to create a nation-wide cohort of high school trained faculty. Selection is highly competitive and is based on teacher qualifications, administrator recommendation, skills assessment, and commitment to deliver a Cybersecurity Program of Study, or integrate cybersecurity concepts within their courses. Successful applicants are chosen from those who teach high school Computer Science, Networking, Career Technology Education (CTE) or Technology Academy courses.

The academy is an intensive year round professional development program. Participants receive:

Preparation to deliver the Security + content

40 hours of instruction and 20 hours of mentoring using an online environment as a venue, along with 24/7 access to Lab on Demand.

Preparation to deliver the Microcomputers Operating Systems content

40 hours of instruction and 20 hours of mentoring using an online environment as a venue, along with 24/7 access to Lab on Demand.

Other online and face to face training sessions

Educators who complete the National CyberWatch Cybersecurity Educator Academy requirements become National CyberWatch Cybersecurity Certified Educators. Certified educators are expected to deliver the Cybersecurity Program of Study, or integrate cybersecurity concepts within their courses. They will also share the impact of their work with other CyberWatch Certified Educators and add to the repository of online resources.

In addition to training, National CyberWatch Cybersecurity Certified Educators receive:

Access to the CyberWatch Certified Online Community
Access to additional cybersecurity resources
Opportunities to give the National CyberWatch Center feedback on educational content and resources
Invitations to join the National CyberWatch Center at special events, and
The right to post the National CyberWatch Cybersecurity Certified Educators web badge on their website or other resources.

Dr. Pruitt-Mentle, Director of the CyberWatch K12 Division, is excited to offer such a program to teachers. “This Maryland cohort serves as the pilot for the roll-out of our National effort to reach hundreds of educators across the US who are eager to offer a cybersecurity program of study in their school or state, or simply include cybersecurity content in their technology related courses. Unfortunately, just like we lack cybersecurity professionals, we also lack educators trained to teach cybersecurity content. Through the support of the National Science Foundation, and access to advanced online professional development and virtual lab access, the National CyberWatch Center is able to help fill this training gap to meet the needs of our educators and students.”

Meet our National CyberWatch Cybersecurity Educator Academy Participants:



Melody Stahl Charles County AP Computer Science Java & Web Design and Development Digital Electronic CyberPatriot Coach	Nick Coppolino Baltimore County IT Essentials 1&2 Discovery 1 &2 Cabling	Tim Smith Baltimore City IT Essentials Microsoft Office A+

Janet Winter Anne Arundel Advanced Software Applications Principles of Business A & B Web Page Design/ Advanced Web Page Design Introduction to Programming Languages Visual Basic I & II Computer Skills for Academic Success	Randy Valis Carroll County Computer Technology 1 Computer Science	Dwight Marcellin Prince George's I.T essentials (A+) Intro to I.T Computer Applications Computer Networks (CCNA)

IIanit Benor Baltimore City Help Desk Concepts Foundations of Technology HSA English Mastery Microsoft Office Help Desk Concepts	Melvin Baker Frederick County Electronics Computer Technician Analyst Cisco Networking Advanced Web Design and Animation	Rob Jones Frederick County Cisco Networking Academy Program Computer Technician/Analyst Technology Education

Greg DeVeau Baltimore County Cisco Discovery 1-4 A+ Cabling Intro to Engineering Digital Electronics Intro to Engineering	Mike Hines Prince George's CCENT CCNA IT Essentials A+	Geza Hanniker Baltimore City Robotics Cisco IT Essentials A+ Computer Repair

Bev Crest Baltimore City IT Essentials Networking for Home and Small Office Cisco Networking Academy	Monica Mattey Montgomery County Network Engineering Micro-computer technologies Software Applications ( Office Suite) Introduction to Engineering Design	William Beydler Howard County Cisco Discovery 1-4 Security+

Joe Greenawalt Charles County Web Design and Development I & II Java Programming Advanced Placement Computer Science	Vipul Savalia Howard County Cisco Discovery 1-4 Security+	Instructor for Security+ James Stanger