Kevin Nolten, National Cyber Innovation Center; Ryan Deal, Jefferson County Public Schools; and Scott U'Sellis, KY Department of Education. Panel Discussion: "The Unveiling of the State's New Cyber Education Pathway for K-12." This was presented at the Technology Association of Louisville Kentucky's Cybersecurity Summit 2017.

1. TALK Cyber Security Summit
Kevin Nolten – Cyber Innovation Center
Scott U’Sellis - Kentucky Department of Education
Ryan Deal – Jefferson County Public Schools
CYBER ENGINEERING PATHWAY

2. • Welcome & Introductions
• Cyber Innovation Center
State of the Union
• FY15 CETAP Recap
• FY16 CETAP Goals and
Objectives
• DHS Guidance and Open
Discussion
Transforming Education
Empowering Educators
Preparing a Cyber-Ready Workforce
Professional Development
Curriculum Design
Collaboration in K-12 Education
Cyber Innovation Center
National Integrated Cyber Education
Research Center

3. The Cyber Interstate ™

4. NICERC Heat Map 1. Alabama
2. Arizona
3. Arkansas
4. California
5. Hawaii
6. Idaho
7. Indiana
8. Kentucky
9. Louisiana
10. Maryland
11. Michigan
12. Mississippi
13. Montana
14. New Jersey
15. Rhode Island
16. South Carolina
17. Tennessee
18. Texas
19. Virginia
State Department Engagement

5. Learning Management System
Over 250 files per course that
includes:
• Student Workbooks
• Master Notes
• Lesson Plans
• PowerPoints
• Standards Mapping
• And other Supplemental
Resources
NICERC team members serve as
the ‘teacher’ and teachers
across America are the
‘students’.

6. Kevin Nolten
NICERC
Kevin.Nolten@CyberInnovationCenter.org
318-759-1600 (Office)
www.NICERC.org

7. Cyber Engineering Pathway
Scott U’Sellis
Kentucky Department of Education
Office of Career and Technical Education

8. Cyber Engineering Pathway
• Cyber Engineering is now a recognized career pathway in the KDE Office of
Career and Technical Education’s IT Program of Studies for the 2017-2018
school year
• Thank you to Dawn Yankeelov and TALK for facilitating the discussion
between the Office of Career and Technical Education and the National
Integrated Cyber Education Research Center (NICERC)
• Business and industry partners are very excited to see the creation of this new
pathway
• We have partnered with NICERC and have chosen to adopt the NICERC
curriculum and the following courses:
• Cyber Literacy I
• Cyber Literacy II
• Cyber Science
• Computer Science
• Many schools are choosing to offer the complete career pathway sequence of
courses while others are choosing to offer single courses to supplement an
existing career pathway

9. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAREER PATHWAYS
2017-2018
CYBER ENGINEERING
CIP 14.0902.00
PATHWAY DESCRIPTION: The Cyber Engineering pathway is a blend of programming, cyber
security, and hardware engineering disciplines. Students will learn to research, design, develop, and test
computer systems and components. The National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center
(NICERC) courses in the pathway use project-driven, application-based curricula that engage students at
the secondary level. The curricula provides the teacher with a rigorous program that showcases a
systems-level understanding of real-world applications of science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics. The courses provide a hands-on, context-based approach that empowers teachers to prepare
students to become the next generation of engineers and cyber professionals. The coursework explores
topics such as robotics, electricity, and security concerns in today’s digital society.
BEST PRACTICE COURSES
EXAMPLE
ILP-
RELATED
CAREER TITLESChoose (4) FOUR CREDITS from the following:
 110110 Computer Literacy OR
060112 Digital Literacy
 110222 Cyber Literacy I(NICERC)
 110223 Cyber Literacy II(NICERC)
 110224 Cyber Science(NICERC)
 110225 Computer Science(NICERC)
 110918 Information Technology Co-opOR
110919 Information Technology Internship
Note: There is no cost to implement NICERC courses (outside
of cost of equipment). Please see the link for further curriculum
information.
Security Systems
Technician
Computer Hardware
Engineer
Computer Network
Specialist
Computer Programmer
Computer Scientist
Computer SoftwareEngineer
NOTE: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH NICERC DURING THE
EDUCATION DISCOVERY FORUM (NICERC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT).

10. Who May Teach Cyber Engineering?
• 1. IT certified teachers are automatically eligible to teach in this
pathway
• However attending the NICERC Cyber Engineering summer training is highly
encouraged
• 2. Teachers with certification in other content areas
• This group must attend the NICERC Cyber Engineering summer training
• Information regarding the NICERC training:
• Venue: University of Louisville, College of Education and Human
Development
• Room: 201G
• Time: 8:00 AM-3:00 PM
• Dates: July 27-28 & July 31-August 1
• Note: A special thanks to Steve Swan at UofL for helping to secure the
location

11. IT Pathway Updates - JCPS
TALK Cyber security summit
JUNE 2017
Ryan Deal
Jefferson County Public Schools

12. Thank you!
• A Thank You at the beginning and not the end!

13. Idea 1: Redesign High School Experience
To realign JCPS IT programs to be relevant both to
the student and the community.

14. Goal 2: Talent Development Academies
To create a talent pool of Cyber Security and IT
professionals in the Louisville area that meets the
labor market demand.

15. Goal 3: Student Opportunities
To create a K-12 vertical pipeline of JCPS programs
that integrate cross curricular instruction around
career themes (Business and IT preferred )

16. IT pipeline Problem

17. Point 1 - Specifics
Bottom Line: We need more IT / Security professionals in Louisville; Now
and projected in the next 10 years.
Data points galore:
State: https://kylmi.ky.gov/admin/gsipub/htmlarea/uploads/Outlook.pdf
Local: http://www.kentuckianaworks.org/JobTrends/OccupationalOutlook.aspx
National: https://www.onetonline.org/find/bright?b=1&g=Go
Data on data!: http://www.csoonline.com/article/3083798/security/cybersecurity-spending-outlook-1-
trillion-from-2017-to-2021.html

18. Specifics
Simply put:
IT pathways
=
STEM!

19. Long term goals:
• Create programs in Cyber Security Engineering that aligns to a national
curriculum at the K-12 level.
• Create a pipeline program that creates vertical alignment between
grades
• Train teachers and staff on the model and provide integration support.
• That’s where WE come in! TALK, Community, Industry, Government, Post-
Secondary, etc.

20. Specifics

21. How can I help?
• Awareness
• Advocate
• Plug In and Volunteer
• Promote

22. Final
• Questions, comments, concerns?