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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. The new K12 Cybersecurity Education Community of Interest charter is available here. 

### Co-Chairs:

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**Lemi-Ola Erinkitola**Founder and Chief Executive Officer*The Critical Thinking Child LLC*

**Terrance R. Campbell - MA Ed, MSISM,**Executive Director - *YOUR Center*Technical Support and Community Engagement Mgr - *CCTE Cybersecurity Teacher - Shelby County Schools*Technology Mgr - *Wayne State University College of Education VAC Program*

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**Thomas Trevethan, Ph.D.**Curriculum Manager*Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Academy*

**NICE Program Office staff liaison:**Davina Pruitt-Mentle, NICE Lead for Academic Engagement 

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## become a member

Members of this Community of Interest are part of the broader NICE Community Coordinating Council and will be added to it automatically. Google Groups is used for this group as a resource for communication. 
nicek12education+subscribe [at] list.nist.gov (Send an Email to Join )

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## get engaged

nicek12education [at] list.nist.gov (Share) your questions, opportunities, and leading practices with the community! If you have ideas or just want to get to know others interested in K12 cybersecurity education, this is the place for you. 
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## meeting information

This group meets the second week of every month at 3:30pm ET on alternating Wednesdays and Thursdays. All meetings are held via Microsoft Teams unless otherwise indicated. 
View the 2023 Meeting Schedule 

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### Active Projects: 

                  - Removing Roadblocks for Hands-on Cybersecurity Experiences in K12  - Developing a resource that highlights the advantages and addresses stakeholders’ concerns will help remove the roadblocks that keep schools from supporting hands-on cybersecurity curriculum and competitions. View the full project charter  here .
                  - Career Technical Education (CTE) Programs and Programs of Study (POS)  - Curation of known CTE programs and educational resources and development of Toolkit of how to develop a successful CTE Cybersecurity Program. View the full project charter  here .
                  - K12 Educational Materials: Content Review and Repository Recommendations  - Collection and review of K12 educational materials that can be used to inspire cybersecurity career awareness with students in elementary school, stimulate cybersecurity career exploration in middle school, and enable cybersecurity career preparedness in high school. View the full project charter  here .
                  - K12 Cybersecurity Educational Instructional Professional Development (PD) Series  -  Determining the professional development needs of K-12 educators in delivering K-12 cybersecurity content and outlining best practices for delivering cybersecurity instruction in the K-12 setting that have proven effective in similar disciplines. View the full project charter  here .

### Accomplishments:

                  - Development of the K12 Cybersecurity Career Awareness for School Counselors and Administrators  one pager
                  - Development of the Cybersecurity Career Awareness Key Talking Points  flier
                  - Development of the Why Consider a Career in Cybersecurity Key Talking Points  flier
                  - NICE Strategic Plan  review
                  - Development of the  K12 Implementation Plan  (2016-2020)
                  - Development of Synergy between Cybersecurity and Computer Science  one pager
                  - Review and recommendations on cybersecurity concepts in the  Computing Science Framework
                  - Review and recommendations on cybersecurity concepts in the  Computer Science Teacher’s Association (CSTA) Standards  refresh
                  - Development of K12 Cybersecurity Competitions  one pager
                  - Review and input to the Joint Task Force on Cybersecurity Education Cybersecurity Curricula 2017 (CSEC v.5)
                  - Curation of known  K12 educational resources for at-home use
                  - Development of  Career and Technical Education Report outline
                  - Development of the K12 Cybersecurity Education Roadmap
                  - Development of the Tips for exploring cybersecurity in your local community flier
                  - How to Engage in Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week  panel . 

### Active Programs:

                  - National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week  for K12 audience
                  - K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference  planning

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