Kilgore College will host the GenCyber Institute for Educators during the week of June 24 – 28, 2024.
Middle school and high school teachers throughout East Texas will gather together to learn the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for teaching and applying cybersecurity concepts. Teachers will also learn methods for increasing awareness of cybersecurity-related career opportunities among their students.
Educators who enroll in the Institute will have opportunities in the months before and in the months following the Institute to interact and network with cybersecurity professionals and other teachers. Â Lesson plans will be made available that teachers can use with their students back at their schools. Teacher participants will also help promote and identify student participants in a virtual GenCyber Career Day to be held in the months following the summer Institute.
Graduates of the GenCyber Institute will each receive a stipend of $730 and will earn 56 CPE hours.
Each participant will also receive a GenCyber Cybersecurity Teaching Kit, which includes items such as a set of Yubikeys, classroom games, posters, books, an SSD hard drive loaded with teaching resources, a t-shirt, and a tote bag.
To be selected for the GenCyber Institute for Teachers, you must meet the following requirements:
November and December 2023: Applications submitted and received by Jan. 15, 2024
January 2024: Participants selected and notified
February and March 2024: Participants complete up to 12 hours of pre-institute activities
June 24-28, 2024: Summer Institute – meets from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday through Friday) on the Kilgore College campus. Lunch and refreshments are provided every day.
July thru December 2024: Participants complete up to 12 hours of post-institute activities, including a virtual GenCyber Career Day for students
The Kilgore College GenCyber Institute for Educators was selected through a competitive grant process to be part of the GenCyber program, which is financially supported by the National Security Agency, the National Science Foundation, and other federal partners on an annual basis.