What IS cyber security? Do homeschoolers do it too? Where can you even learn about it? Can you learn about it without a computer? Who do I turn to if I want to teach my kids about it, but I don’t know anything about it?
Mercy attended the Women in Cyber Security Conference this month in Ohio and met a woman from NICE, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education. We just had a call with her directly today and are excited to share a massive amount of resources with you!
I plan to get on some of their email lists and join in a monthly meeting of educators so I can keep finding new ways to keep the homeschool community informed of cybersecurity. It’s so important that our kids learn these skills in the modern technological world they will be living in. Some kids will even want to hear about job opportunities in this quickly growing field. We even have a tip on how to pay for your child’s college education wrapped up in this post as well. So, keep reading!
- K12 Cybersecurity Education Community of Interest | NIST This Community of Interest is a forum for K12 teachers, school administrators, local and state education agencies, non-profit organizations, federal agencies, institutions of higher education, and others who are interested in sharing and learning how to grow and sustain diverse students pursuing cybersecurity careers through learning experiences, exposure to career opportunities, and teacher professional development.
- NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference (k12cybersecurityconference.org) Want to take your student to an actual cybersecurity conference? Or better yet, take your co-op!
- Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week October 17-22, 2022 | NIST
- Free and Low Cost Online Cybersecurity Learning Content | NIST Looking for materials to teach a group of kids about cyber security? And K12 CYBERSECURITY RESOURCES FOR AT HOME – Home (weebly.com)
- National Cyber Signing Day VIDEO — NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference (k12cybersecurityconference.org) How to celebrate your kids who have done a cyber internship, apprenticeship, been admitted to a program or more.
- Not planning college? Find a cyber apprenticeship program for your teen! NICE Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program Finder | NIST
- And last but definitely NOT LEAST! If you’re looking for a way to pay for college, here’s something to learn about. I’m hoping to eventually do a webinar for homeschoolers showing us how to utilize this program! CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (opm.gov)
We learned about all of this after Mercy attended the Women in CyberSecurity Conference in Ohio this past month. A wonderful experience, where she was able to meet women from the college scene as well as inside industry. I highly recommend helping more homeschool teen girls who are considering (or who have no clue what this industry is!) cyber security as a career. Mercy attended on scholarship, so all I had to do was get her there and her hotel and conference fees/meals were all covered. Home – WiCyS – Women in Cybersecurity
As always, thanks for stopping by! We’ll be sure to keep you informed of as much as we possibly can in the giant world of STEM!
Jen @ Log Cabin Schoolhouse