The National Cybersecurity Teaching Coalition (NCTC) is offering an opportunity for high school teachers to learn about the Foundations of Cybersecurity.
This is a 3-credit hour graduate course to prepare teachers to learn the foundations of cybersecurity based on the ACM CSEC Curriculum Guidelines
Benefits:
Teachers can earn 3 graduate credits (note: university credit will be transcripted upon enrollment at a participating university)
Teachers will learn the Foundations of Cybersecurity taught in Cyber 1&2 at participating universities and community colleges
Teachers who then teach a high school course based on the ACM CSEC Guidelines will become eligible to apply for dual credit at participating universities
Cost:
$350 at the time of registration, and $200 will be refunded once the course has been completed with a passing score
Kyle Kuhler's students at the Waterloo Career Center in Iowa have been Alpha and Beta testing a cybersecurity game with Teach Cyber. Beta testing involves a pre-release version available to a small group of users to gather feedback. Students have not only found bugs, they have offered valuable suggestions for improvements. The student feedback has been shared with the game developer and the instructional team working on this project.
Kyle is a web programming, cybersecurity, and gaming instructor at the Waterloo Career Center. His students are learning about game development with Unity. In addition to teaching, Kyle serves as the cyber defense competition coach and has provided his students with multiple opportunities to compete and to learn more about cybersecurity.
Look for more information on the cybersecurity game in upcoming newsletters.
The National Cyber Summit brings over 300 cyber industry and academic professionals together in Huntsville, AL on September 23-25, 2025. This year, the conference agenda contains a Workforce Development Track focused on “full pipeline collaboration," which includes K12 cybersecurity education. You can read about it here: https://www.nationalcybersummit.com/Program/Workforce-Development-Track
A free webinar for interested teachers is being hosted on May 13 from 8:30-9:30 pm EST. This webinar will introduce you to the conference and what to expect, provide logistical information on how to get there, and explain special teacher-only experiences during the conference.
DARK Enterprises Inc. is a non-profit dedicated to developing, supporting, and stewarding excellent cybersecurity education at the secondary level. We provide leadership, resources, training, and partnerships in support of assuring the U.S. has a robust and reliable talent pipeline in cybersecurity.
