Rock CS 2022 | Rocky Mountain Computer Science Conference for P-12 Educators

The connections between high school educators and faculty in higher education can offer synergistic benefits. This has been very evident over the past decade during the emergence of K-12 computer science (CS). The surge in CS interest has brought together K-12 educators and CS faculty who bring different knowledge and skills that are transferable across different classrooms. This talk will summarize observations and lessons learned from the speaker’s collaboration with K-12 CS educators since 2005. Some of the strategies and projects that helped Alabama improve its position in the K-12 CS context will also be shared.

Join me to explore the cybersecurity conundrum that both students and teachers experience.  Since cybersecurity will be an integral part of EVERY job in the workforce in the future, it helps to bring an understanding of it into all disciplines.  Let’s look at some examples of cybersecurity avenues for you and your students to learn about the breadth and depth of cybersecurity.  Where do you start? There are many frameworks in education and industry. We will explore a few of these concepts and principles that help you to orient your approach and understanding of cybersecurity. We will also hear some stories that demonstrate bringing cybersecurity into different disciplines, explore the current cybersecurity workforce demand and stats, and learn about some resources you can bring into your classroom to create an interdisciplinary approach to cybersecurity in any classroom.