RET Site: SECURE: Secure Teacher Education on Cybersecurity by Utilizing Research Experiences

该奖项建立了一个新的教师研究经验（RET）网站，专注于德克萨斯A M大学的网络安全研究。科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）领域的高中教师和社区大学教师将与积极参与网络安全前沿研究的德克萨斯A M教师导师一起参加夏季研究项目。 参与教师将通过开发教学模块和课程材料，将他们的研究经验和知识转化为课堂实践，他们将在课堂上介绍并与他人分享。这些活动都有助于在德克萨斯农工大学教师和当地教育工作者之间形成实践社区，该社区有可能显着增强和改善大学周围学区的STEM教育。RET参与者将参加为期6周的暑期研究所，在领导网络安全研究项目的计算机科学教师的指导下参与尖端研究项目。RET网站的研究主题集中在软件，网络安全，密码学和恶意软件。这些都是我们国家当前感兴趣和重要的话题。RET网站项目将为参与教师提供一个平台，以开发基于实际问题的有效教学材料和实验模块，他们将与所在学区的教师以及来自德克萨斯州的教师分享。学习网络安全的兴奋可以激励K-12和社区大学的学生追求进一步的计算教育和相关职业。 SECURE计划将加强德州农工大学与周边学校之间的持续合作关系，为学校的高质量计算教育奠定基础，并为社区未来的计算劳动力需求提供支持。

This award establishes a new Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site focused on cybersecurity research at Texas A&M University. Cohorts of high school teachers and community college faculty in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) will participate in summer research projects with Texas A&M faculty mentors who are actively involved in leading-edge research on cybersecurity. The participating teachers will translate their research experiences and knowledge into classroom practice by developing instructional modules and course materials that they will introduce in their classrooms and share with others. These activities all contribute to the formation of a community of practice between Texas A&M faculty and local educators that has the potential to significantly enhance and improve STEM education in the school districts around the university.RET participants will attend a 6-week summer institute to participate in cutting-edge research projects with mentoring from computer science faculty who lead cybersecurity research programs. The RET Site research topics focus on software, network security, cryptography, and malware. These are all topics that are of current interest and important to our nation. The RET Site project will provide a platform for the participating teachers to develop effect practical problem-based instructional materials and laboratory modules that they will share with teachers in their school districts as well as teachers from across the state of Texas. The excitement of learning about cybersecurity can inspire the K-12 and community college students to pursue further computing education and related careers. The SECURE program will strengthen ongoing partnerships between Texas A&M University and the surrounding schools and lay the foundation for quality computing education in the schools and provide for the future computing workforce needs of the community.