SaTC: EDU: Cybersecurity Faculty Development for High School Teachers

近年来，网络攻击的频率和规模显著增加。几起备受瞩目的违规事件影响了政府机构、企业和个人。这一消息，加上对技术的普遍依赖，凸显了对网络安全专业人员的迫切需求。不幸的是，现有职位数量与能够填补这些职位的大学毕业生数量之间的差距继续扩大。认识到这些挑战，该项目将侧重于举办教师发展研讨会，旨在改善高中教师的网络安全教育。通过赋予高中教师网络安全知识，教育工作者将有能力激励和引导学生考虑网络安全学位和职业，培养新一代网络安全专业人员。通过有针对性的教师发展研讨会，该项目将弥合高中教育和大学网络安全课程之间的差距。它将开发一系列引人入胜的互动研讨会，涵盖基本的网络安全概念，当前的威胁，最佳实践和实践活动。教师将获得实用的策略和资源，将网络安全主题纳入现有的课程计划。通过赋予教师权力和培养合作环境，该项目将确保学生尽早接触到网络安全的重要性，激发他们的兴趣，并最终增加在大学一级攻读网络安全学位的候选人数量。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the frequency and scale of cyberattacks. Several high-profile breaches have affected government agencies, businesses, and individuals. This news, combined with the pervasive dependence on technology, has highlighted the critical need for cybersecurity professionals. Unfortunately, there continues to be an ever-widening gap between the number of available positions and the number of college graduates able to fill those positions. Recognizing these challenges, this project will focus on conducting faculty development workshops aimed at improving cybersecurity education for high school teachers. By empowering high school teachers with cybersecurity knowledge, educators will be equipped to inspire and guide students toward considering cybersecurity degrees and careers, fostering a new generation of cybersecurity professionals. Through targeted faculty development workshops, this project will bridge the gap between high school education and college-level cybersecurity programs. It will develop a series of engaging and interactive workshops that cover fundamental cybersecurity concepts, current threats, best practices, and hands-on activities. Teachers will receive practical strategies and resources to incorporate cybersecurity topics into their existing lesson plans. By empowering teachers and fostering an environment of collaboration, the project will ensure that students receive early exposure to the importance of cybersecurity, igniting their interest and ultimately increasing the number of candidates pursuing cybersecurity degrees at the collegiate level. This initiative will contribute to strengthening our nation's cybersecurity workforce and protecting our digital future.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.