ERIC Number: EJ1274644
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Oct
Pages: 18
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ISSN: EISSN-2513-8359
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Incorporating Cyber Principles into Middle and High School Curriculum
Ivy, Jessica; Kelley, Robert; Cook, Kristin; Thomas, Kevin
International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, v4 n2 Oct 2020
Although many practicing teachers have not experienced teacher preparation programs that teach cyber security (Pusely & Sadera, 2011) or are familiar with cyber principles (Authors), embedding these ideas into instruction in a variety of content areas is essential for promoting cyber literacy and citizenship. This study explores a professional development program that provided middle and high school teachers across disciplines with opportunities to explore, first as learners and then as educators, cyber citizenship and programming concepts with explicit connections to the cybersecurity principles and concepts. Participating teachers experienced inquiry-based learning, focused classroom discourse, and collaborative learning that centered on GenCyber Cybersecurity First Principles and GenCyber Cybersecurity Concepts (GenCyber, 2019). Results indicated the professional development enabled teachers to iteratively reflect on best practices in cyber education while learning and applying the content of GenCyber Principles within the context of their own field of study.
Descriptors: Secondary School Curriculum, High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Faculty Development, Computer Security, Citizenship, Computer Use, Programming, Computer Science Education, Active Learning, Inquiry, Cooperative Learning, Computer Literacy
International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools. 83 Dollis Road, London N3 1RD, UK. 2-mail: info@ijcses.org; Web site: http://www.ijcses.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS); National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: H982301931017
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