GenCyber Teachers Camp

Instructors: Dr. Craig Claybaugh (CC), Dr. Chengyi Qu (CQ)

Monday, June 9 – General Overview

8:30 – 9:00 - Breakfast

9 to 10:30 - Welcome & Introduction (CQ)

10:30 to noon - Introduction to Cybersecurity, IoT, and network basics – Hands On: Data Breaches Visuals (CC)

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm - Lunch

1 to 2:30 – Threat Management and Cybersecurity Resources – Hands On: Using the national vulnerabilities Database (CC)

2:30 to 3:30 – Ethics, Data Privacy discussion – Hands on: Your Data and your rights (CC)

3:30 to 4:00 Teacher Project Announcement (CQ)

Daily wrap up 4-5 - 

Tuesday, June 10 – Cloud and IoT Cybersecurity

8:30 – 9:00 – Breakfast

9 to 10:30 – Cloud and IoT Security – an Overview (CQ)

10:30 – noon – IoT Security – What, Why and How (CQ)

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Lunch

1 to 2:30 – IoT Threats, Risks, and security protocols (CQ)

2:30 to 4 - OpenWRT Lab – Hands on: How to hack wireless network using an open-source Wi-Fi router (CQ)

Daily wrap up 4-5 –

Wednesday,  June 11 – Digital Forensics

8:30 – 9:00 - Breakfast 

9 to 10:30 – Digital Forensics – An overview – Hands On:  Network Reconnaissance and Discovery Tools (CC)

10:30 to noon – Microsoft Windows Breadcrumbs – Hands On: Entering and Viewing Metadata (CC)

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm - Lunch

1 to 2:30 – Guest Speaker Rob Totterdale – Digital Forensics and Incident Response (Dr. Rob Totterdale)

2:30 to 4 – Digital Forensics for Prosecution (CC)

Daily wrap up 4-5 - 

Thursday, June 12 – Teaching with AI and other useful resources

8:30 – 9:00 – Breakfast

9:00 – 10:00 – 12 Days of Cyber Trivia project introduction (CQ)

10:00 to noon – Guest Speaker Dr. Leandro De Castro - Teaching and Learning with AI – Part 1 (Leandro De Castro)

12:00pm to 1:00 pm - Lunch

1:00pm to 3:00pm – Guest Speaker Dr. Leandro De Castro – Teaching and Learning with AI – Part 2 (Leandro De Castro)

3:00 to 4:00pm – Ransomware-Detection, Response, and Prevention (Introduction Lecture) (CC)

Daily wrap up 4-5 - 

Friday, June 13 – AI and Cybersecurity

8:30 – 9:00 – Breakfast

9 to 10:30 – AI Ethics with hands-on: Ask AI Right (Students and Teacher version) (CQ)

10:30 to noon – AI Security – Part 1 (CQ)

12:00pm to 1:00 pm - Lunch

1:00pm to 2:00pm – AI Security – Part 2 (CQ)

2:00pm to 4:00pm – Teacher Project Presentation

4:00 to 5:00 Award Ceremony and Wrap-up Survey (CQ and CC)

• Understanding cybersecurity concepts, ethics, network security, and IoT security.
• Engaging in hands-on labs, including Capture the Flag (CTF), penetration testing, and IoT security exercises.
• Developing and presenting lesson plans aligned with CPALM and ISTE standards.
• Learning about cybersecurity careers aligned with the NICE Workforce Framework.
• Collaborating with peers and experts in monthly post-camp sessions.

The training will be hosted at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in Holmes Hall. Room TBD.

• Middle and high school computer science/IT teachers from Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, and Lee Counties.
• Must be committed to integrating cybersecurity lesson plans in their schools.

• Register here
• Selection is based on teachers from high minority-serving schools.

Funding for this program was provided through the National Security Agency (NSA) and National Science Foundation (NSF) through the GenCyber program. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not constitute an endorsement on behalf of FGCU.