How to apply?
Application Deadline for 2023 Summer Camp: January 15, 2023 (CLOSED)
Accepted teachers who complete the program will receive
- The opportunity to learn about Cybersecurity topics to teach to their students
- $900 stipend for 5 days.
- One iPad and case
- Lunches at the 5 in-person meetings
- Parking permit
- Virtual support (zoom sessions and office hours) for pre-camp and post-camp activities
- A certificate of completion
- The opportunity to be part of program that has a strong emphasis on collaboration with other highly motivated teachers
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Once an applicant has been accepted to the program, a response from the applicant, either accept or decline, must be received within five days of the date of the offer letter. Successful applicants must complete and sign a Participation Agreement form prior to starting the program. Each participant must commit to participate in assessment activities before and after their experience.
If you have questions, please contact: Hyunsook.Do@unt.edu or Renee.Bryce@unt.edu
Camp schedule
Pre-camp dates
- Session 1 (April 20th 2023, 4:30-6pm, virtual):
Orientation and Information Session - Session 2 (April 27th 2023, 4:30-6pm, virtual):
Team Building Exercise and Security Tool Pre-test - Session 3 (May 18th 2023, 4:30-6pm, virtual):
Invited Talk from Industry: Janie Aggas, Information Security Officer at Fidelity Investments - Session 4 (June 1st 2023, 4:30-6pm, virtual):
Intro Lecture (computers, network, cybersecurity, etc.)
Post-camp dates:
- Session 1 (June 29th 2023, 4:30-6pm, virtual):
Help session for lesson plan and curriculum development - Session 2 (July 13th 2023, 4:30-6pm, virtual):
Lesson plan presentation - Session 3 (July 27th 2023, 4:30-6pm, virtual):
Lesson plan presentation - Session 4 (August 10th 2023, 4:30-6pm, virtual):
Lesson plan presentation - Cohort group meetings (6 hours)
Day and time will be set by the cohort groups - Virtual Office hours (4-5pm)
9/13/2023, 10/11/2023, 11/15/2023, 12/6/2023, 1/17/2024, 2/14/2024 - Session 5: TBD (tentative: secure coding)
- Session 6: TBD (tentative: pen testing)
- Showcase meeting: TBD( 3-4 hours in March 2024, hybrid)
Dates of in-person training sessions
1. June 10th 2023 (Sat), UNT Campus (Discovery Park, Room F218)
| Time | Activities |
|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 | Check-in and registration |
| 9:00-9:15 | Camp overview and introduction to camp staff and participants |
| 9:15-9:40 | Introduction to Careers in Cybersecurity |
| 9:40-10:30 | Cybersecurity First Principles including cybersecurity games |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:15 | Cybersecurity First Principles including cybersecurity games |
| 12:15-12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45-2:45 | Create the customized lesson plans and team building exercises |
| 2:45-3:00 | Break |
| 3:00-4:00 | Quiz/games using Security Castle |
| 4:00-4:15 | Q&A; roadmap to the next module |
| 4:15-4:30 | Reflection |
2. June 16th 2023 (Fri), Fidelity
| Time | Activities |
|---|---|
| 9:00-10:30 | Safe online behavior and ethics: protecting privacy online; social engineering techniques used in attacks and how to mitigate them |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:15 | Safe online behavior and ethics: online code of conduct and ethics; cyberbullying |
| 12:15-12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45-2:45 | Create the customized lesson plans and team building exercises |
| 2:45-3:00 | Break |
| 3:00-4:00 | Quiz/games using Security Castle |
| 4:00-4:15 | Q&A; roadmap to the next module |
| 4:15-4:30 | Reflection |
3. June 17th 2023 (Sat), UNT Campus (Discovery Park, Room F218)
| Time | Activities |
|---|---|
| 9:00-10:30 | Cryptography: cryptography concept and its primary functions; real life examples |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:15 | Cryptography: hands-on experience with cryptography online tools |
| 12:15-12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45-2:45 | Create the customized lesson plans and team building exercises |
| 2:45-3:00 | Break |
| 3:00-4:00 | Quiz/games using Security Castle |
| 4:00-4:15 | Q&A; roadmap to the next module |
| 4:15-4:30 | Reflection |
4. June 23rd 2023 (Fri), Fidelity
| Time | Activities |
|---|---|
| 9:00-10:30 | Common cyber attacks: real life vulnerabilities; binary exploitation; reverse engineering; web exploitation |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:15 | The Capture the Flag Contest |
| 12:15-12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45-2:45 | Create the customized lesson plans and team building exercises |
| 2:45-3:00 | Break |
| 3:00-4:00 | Quiz/games using Security Castle |
| 4:00-4:15 | Q&A; roadmap to the next module |
| 4:15-4:30 | Reflection |
5. June 24th 2023 (Sat), UNT Campus (Discovery Park, Room F218)
| Time | Activities |
|---|---|
| 9:00-10:30 | Computer forensics: digital evidence (acquisition and analysis); data recovery; forensics tools; data recovery tools |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:15 | Quiz/games using Security Castle |
| 12:15-12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45-2:45 | Create the customized lesson plans and team building exercises |
| 2:45-3:00 | Break |
| 3:00-4:30 | Closing discussion, Q&A, Recap of the academic year teaching plans; Evaluation survey |
GenCyber team
- Dr. Hyunsook Do, Program Director
- Dr. Renee Bryce, Lead Instructor
- Dr. Jacob Hochstetler, Instructor
- Dan Blier, Instructional Design Expert, and Lead Learning Specialist
- Tanesha Hollingshed, K-12 Pedagogical Expert
- Zul Khoja, Instructor
- Vinh Quach, Student Staff
- Mohammad Ghobadi, Student Staff
Location details
- Saturdays: UNT campus (Discovery Park): 3940 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76207
- Fridays: Fidelity, 1 Destiny Way, Westlake, TX 76262
