Educational Technology Policy, Research, & Outreach

NSF CyberWATCH Grant

IS/IA Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics Career Preparation and Opportunity Workshop for School Counselors

School counselors are critical in the career choices of students. This 1 day workshop introduced counselors to IS/IA, Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics career opportunities, and choices within these categories, as well as, the multiple pathways to enter the workforce in these areas. Industry employers spoke to participants about career opportunities, student internships, externships and other related opportunities.

School counselors learned more about current and future career trends in IS/IA, received updates and current promotional materials for distribution to interested students and parents, and discovered how to use the CyberWATCH Regional Center Web site to find answers to questions from parents, students, and other educators. Each counselor received a plethora of resources.

20 stipends @$100.00 were made available through NSF (National Science Foundation) funding for 20 guidance counselors based on 1) first come first serve basis and 2) stipend participants were asked to create recruitment brochures/ fliers based on workshop content that will then be shared with students and parents (and other GC), and were asked to share their knowledge through a presentation to other staff, parents and or students. Stipend awardees were required to attend the stipend briefing. Materials will be added to the website for others to view, utilize and share.

The Goals of the School Counselors Workshop are to

• Increase counselor awareness of the workforce needs of the United States in IS/IA and related fields (digital forensics, homeland security, network security, systems administrator, cybersecurity) and requirements (clearances) including 2 and 4 year and certification tracks.
• Increase the knowledge of counselors about the Regional CyberWatch Center and its benefits to students and the future technology workforce.
• Share the connection between the CyberWATCH program and post-secondary success at partnering colleges and universities.

CyberWATCH Regional Center

CW center video

State IS/IA/Digital Forensics:Cyberdefense Career Workshop #2 Materials

• Workshop Recruitment Flier [PDF]
• Program [PDF]
• Agenda and Speaker Presentations and Handouts
• Evaluation Summary [PDF]
• Pictures
• Evaluation Summary Report [PDF]
• Materials Developed by counselors from workshop

State School Counselor Workshop #1

• Workshop Recruitment Flier [Word ... PDF]
• Online Registration
• Program [Word ... PDF]
• Agenda and Speaker Presentations and Handouts
• Evaluation Summary [Word ... PDF]
• Pictures
• Summary Report [Word ... PDF]
• Materials Developed by counselors from workshop

Rochelle Davis Gaithersburg High School Montgomery County Public Schools [Word ... PDF]	Erik Deahl [Website] Patuxent High School Calvert County Public Schools
Rosita Herndon Prince George's County Public Schools [PPT ... PDF]	John Komosa, LCPC School Counselor Lansdowne High School [PPT]
Tammy Patterson Montgomery County Public Schools [Publisher ... PDF]	Diane Privette Prince George's Public Schools [Publisher ... PDF]
Raolat Raji, M.Ed 9th grade Professional School Counselor Oxon Hill High School [PPT ... PDF]	Elmoria I. Stewart College / Career Information Coordinator Quince Orchard High School [Publisher ... PDF]
Joan Strasnick College & Career Information Coordinator Wheaton High School [PDF]	Karen Thoben ECC Counselor Fort Foote Elementary [Pub ... PDF]
	Sharon Williams Clarksburg High School [Pub ... PDF]