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K-12 COMMUNITY

Explore our comprehensive resources designed to empower K-12 educators in integrating cybersecurity education into their classrooms, equipping them with the knowledge and tools to prepare the next generation for a digitally secure future.

Cybersecurity High School Innovations

CHI (Cybersecurity High School Innovations) is a teacher development program to prepare teachers to instruct high school cybersecurity courses and train teachers how to run an afterschool cybersecurity competition club. Five weeks of synchronous and asynchronous classes precede an in-person summer intensive.

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Education Pathway National Center

The EPNC works to create a national network for cybersecurity education-to-career pathways, enhance student success, promote collaboration among educational institutions, and support initiatives to expand the future workforce.

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GenCyber

Become a Gen Cyber Host! The GenCyber program works to increase interest in cybersecurity careers in the cybersecurity workforce, help all students understand correct and safe online behavior, and improve teaching methods for delivery of cybersecurity content to K-12 students through free summer camp experiences. This program provides cybersecurity summer camp experiences for students and teachers at no charge.

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National Cybersecurity Teaching Academy

The National Cybersecurity Teaching Academy (NCTA) enhances cybersecurity education in the U.S. by preparing qualified teachers through a 12–18 credit hour graduate certificate. Funded by the CAE Community, it offers courses on teaching cybersecurity, network security, and advanced topics. Four universities—DePaul, Louisville, Arkansas-Little Rock, and California State-Sacramento—provide this virtual program.

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RING

RING (Regions Investing in the Next Generation) is an online high school cybersecurity course for students and schools without existing programs. RING goes beyond traditional coursework, offering networking opportunities and the chance to earn high school credit in select states.

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