The 2020 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference Planning Committee is seeking timely and thought-provoking K12 cybersecurity education topics that will challenge and inform educational leaders from across the stakeholder community. The theme for the 2020 conference is, “Expanding the Gateway to the Cybersecurity Workforce of the Future” We encourage proposals from a diverse array of organizations and individuals with different perspectives, including K12 educators, school counselors, students, institutions of higher education faculty, employers and practitioners, non-profits, curriculum providers, research centers, and training and certification providers. Topics should support one or more of the National K12 Cybersecurity Education Implementation Plan components and align with one of the five conference tracks. Both individual and group panel speaking proposals are encouraged to highlight effective collaborations, bold experiments and innovations, metrics of success, and other potentially game-changing methods in K12 cybersecurity education. The conference will feature five tracks: 1. Increasing Cybersecurity Career Awareness 2. Infusing Cybersecurity Across the Education Portfolio 3. Integrating Innovative Cybersecurity Educational Approaches 4. Designing Cybersecurity Academic and Career Pathways 5. Promoting Cyber Awareness Act now – Submissions close on June 12, 2020. GET INFO – SUBMIT A PROPOSAL |