Cybersecurity (9-12)
Organization: Project Lead The Way
Format: 2 semester course
Description: Cybersecurity introduces the tools and concepts of cybersecurity and encourages students to create solutions that allow people to share computing resources while protecting privacy. Nationally, computational resources are vulnerable and frequently attacked; in Cybersecurity, students solve problems by understanding and closing these vulnerabilities. This course raises students’ knowledge of and commitment to ethical computing behavior. It also aims to develop students’ skills as consumers, friends, citizens, and employees who can effectively contribute to communities with a dependable cyber-infrastructure that moves and processes information safely.
Teacher Profile: No prior CS experience required
PD Profile: Online core training
Cost to School: Core training is $2,400 per teacher. The annual participation fee for PLTW’s Computer Science pathway is $2,200 plus equipment and supplies.
Computer Access: Access for all students
Unique Benefits:
Eligible for URI concurrent enrollment credit
All PLTW pathways address Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts. Additionally, our computer science pathway aligns to Computer Science Teachers Association Standards.
Registration:
To learn more about how to take advantage of CS4RI PD funding, please contact:
Cheryl Rosenberg at crosenberg@pltw.org or 617-785-8544
You cannot register without first contacting Cheryl
