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A consortium of Washington-area organizations led by
Prince Georges Community College and including five community
colleges, the University of Maryland and four other universities,
several regional high schools, government agencies and
businesses, has been awarded a $3 million grant over
four years from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
The grant will support a project entitled "CyberWATCH
(Cybersecurity: Washington Area Technician and Consortium
Headquarters)" to establish and operate a Regional
Center in cybersecurity from 2005 through 2009. This
is the only center located on the East Coast.
The University of Maryland will take the K-12 lead in
the CyberWATCH initiative. This will include professional
development for educators
through the annual Cyberethics, Cybersafety, & Cybersecurity
(C3) Conference, and a series of guidance counselor workshops throughout
Maryland, the District of Columbia and northern Virginia. A three
week
residential program will be offered to rising junior and high school
students via the Young Scholars Program: Students, Learning and Technology,
and an after school enrichment program will be developed specifically
focusing on helping girls understand the plethora of career opportunities
in the cybersecurity field. Davina Pruitt-Mentle, Director of Education
Technology Outreach at the College of Education serves as the University
PI and will coordinator the K-12 efforts. [Press
Release]
UMD CyberWATCH Activities
Cool Careers in Cybersecurity
- Workshops [Press
Release ... PDF]
University of Maryland will host the first in a series of Cool
Careers in Cybersecurity Workshops which will provide information and skills necessary to navigate the professional pipeline in the vast fields of Cybersecurity and Information Assurance as well as other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The first workshop will be held Friday April 21, 2006 focusing on Cool
Careers in Cybersecurity for Girls. The workshop will provide participants with a full day of speakers, hands-on activities and campus site visits. 30 middle school girls will have the opportunity to learn from women from companies and agencies throughout the state about what it takes to be a true success in the field. Attention will be given to issues for women from underrepresented groups. [More]
— Middle School Girls Explore Careers in Geography - News Release
- Virtual Digital Forensics Lab - Direct Link to Lab
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The lab will be a virtual resource in the teaching of digital forensics at CyberWATCH universities and community colleges, as well as serve as a tool for performing digital forensic investigations in the future. [More]
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Students, Learning,
and Technology – Young Scholars Program
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Cybersecurity activities and career information are
weaved throughout three weeks of dynamic and challenging
educational
technology
activities
through
a variety of
computer
applications,
field trips, guest speakers, and LOGO based computer
learning environments - all while having fun! [More]
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Cyberethics, Cybersafety and Cybersecurity
Conference (C3) - 2006 Pictures - 2007 Pictures
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The Annual C3 Conference informs the educational community
about the ethical, legal, safety, and security implications
of technology use. Participants will hear from a number
of National information and assurance technology experts
on topics including Netiquette, Acceptable Use of Computing
Resources, Viruses, Hoaxes and Trojan Horses, Backing
up, Anti- Virus protection and Firewalls, Intellectual
Property, Privacy, and Security. Through a variety of
case studies and group work, educators will give consideration
to responses that can be applied in their own settings.
[More]
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- School Counselor Workshop on Information Assurance/Information Security/Digital Forensics Career Preparation and Opportunity Workshop
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One day workshop introduces counselors to IA/IS, Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics career opportunities, and choices within these categories, as well as the multiple pathways to enter the workforce in these areas. Industry employers speak to participants about career opportunities, student internships, externships and other related opportunities.
School counselors learn about current and future career trends in IA/IS, receive updates and current promotional materials for distribution to interested students and parents, and discover how to use the CyberWATCH Regional Center Web site to find answers to questions from parents, students, and other educators. Each counselor will also receive a CD of course material, and handouts. [More]
Other Cyberethics, Cybersafety and Cybersecurity Initiatives
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Program of Study [Word ... PDF]
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Cybermonth Calendars - April is
Cyberawareness Month
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National Cyber Security Alliance
- EDUC
473/698T: Cybersafety, Cyberethics and Cybersecurity (C3)
for Educators:
Ethical and Legal Implications for Classroom Technology
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