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SAN ANTONIO
• Computational Thinking• San Antonio’s Regional Approach• Programs, Pedagogy & Education-Industry Pathways
Cliff ZintgraffUniversity of North [email protected]
Dwayne WilliamsUT San Antonio Center for Infrastructure Assurance & Security (CIAS)
Arthur CelestinStephan CasasSouthwest High School
John CarreraHolmes High School
Joe SanchezCyber Innovation & Research Consortium (CIRC)
Gene BowmanErica GarzaInformation Technology & Security Academy
Frank ZaborowskiCyber Patriot
SAN ANTONIOCyber City USA?
• Nation’s second highest number ofCertified Information System Security Professionals (CISSPs).
• Five Higher Ed Certified Centers of Academic Excellence
• 2002: High school IT & Security Academy• In 2013: 54 Cyber Defense High School
Competition Teams• In 2012: The Cyber Patriot Cyber Defense
Competition National Champion (>400 teams)• 24th Air Force• National Security Agency• Nation’s Best Place to Work in IT?
USAA (ComputerWorld) • Etc., etc., etc.
SAN ANTONIOImpact on Education
Educators, administrators and their partners have leveraged this regional focus to maximum impact:
• Programs• Pedagogies• Pathways
They are teachingthe concepts ofComputational Thinking.
SAN ANTONIOAgenda: First Comments
“Cyber City USA”• Cliff Zintgraff
The Cyber Security Threat & Students• Dwayne Williams, UT San Antonio, Center
for Infrastructure Assurance & Security (CIAS)
Cyber Patriot: Engagement through Competition• Frank Zaborowski, Cyber Patriot
SAN ANTONIO“Station Rotation”
Early Engagement; High School Certs• John Carrera, Holmes HS
Cyber Patriot, cont.• Frank Zaborowski, Dwayne Williams
Regional Collaboration: Secondary, Higher Ed, Industry, Collective Impact
• Joe Sanchez, Cyber Innovation andResearch Consortium (CIRC)
Collaboration II: IT & Security Academy• Gene Bowman & Erica Garza, ITSA
Early Engagement & STEM Playground Sneak Peek• Arthur Celestin & Stephan Casas, Southwest HS
SAN ANTONIOISTE SIGCT: Computational Thinking
1. Data Collection2. Data Analysis3. Data Representation4. Problem Decomposition5. Abstraction6. Algorithms and Procedures7. Automation8. Parallelization9. Simulation
Barr, V., & Stephenson, C. (2011). Bringing computational thinking to K-12: What is involved and what is the role of the computer science education community?. ACM Inroads, 2(1), 48-54.
Stephenson, C. (2013). Computational Thinking: What is it and why should we care?. Retrieved 6/21/2013 from http://acec2012.acce.edu.au/sites/acec2012.acce.edu.au/files/proposal/6/StephensonACEC.pdf.
SAN ANTONIOISTE SIGCT: Computational Thinking
1. Data Collection2. Data Analysis3. Data Representation4. Problem Decomposition5. Abstraction6. Algorithms and Procedures7. Automation8. Parallelization9. Simulation
Barr, V., & Stephenson, C. (2011). Bringing computational thinking to K-12: What is involved and what is the role of the computer science education community?. ACM Inroads, 2(1), 48-54.
Stephenson, C. (2013). Computational Thinking: What is it and why should we care?. Retrieved 6/21/2013 from http://acec2012.acce.edu.au/sites/acec2012.acce.edu.au/files/proposal/6/StephensonACEC.pdf.
SAN ANTONIO
COMPUTATIONALTHINKER AWARD
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The Cyber SecurityThreat and Preparing Students
Dwayne WilliamsUniversity of Texas at San AntonioCenter for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS)
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Cyber Patriot:Engagement through Competition
Frank ZaborowskiCyber Patriot
SAN ANTONIOResources
You can find these resources on the conference session web page:
1. This presentation
2. Cyber City USA Paper: For a fuller discussion of the programs, pedagogy, pathways, and supporting literature- limited number of paper copies available
3. CT Worksheet
4. National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition(NCCDC) flyer
5. Other?
SAN ANTONIO“Station Rotation”
Early Engagement; High School Certs• John Carrera, Holmes HS
Cyber Patriot, cont.• Frank Zaborowski, Dwayne Williams
Regional Collaboration: Secondary, Higher Ed, Industry, Collective Impact
• Joe Sanchez, Cyber Innovation andResearch Consortium (CIRC)
Collaboration II: IT & Security Academy• Gene Bowman & Erica Garza, ITSA
Early Engagement & STEM Playground Sneak Peek• Arthur Celestin & Stephan Casas, Southwest HS
SAN ANTONIO
• Computational Thinking• San Antonio’s Regional Approach• Programs, Pedagogy & Education-Industry Pathways
Cliff ZintgraffUniversity of North [email protected]
Dwayne WilliamsUT San Antonio Center for Infrastructure Assurance & Security (CIAS)
Arthur CelestinStephan CasasSouthwest High School
John CarreraHolmes High School
Joe SanchezCyber Innovation & Research Consortium (CIRC)
Gene BowmanErica GarzaInformation Technology & Security Academy
Frank ZaborowskiCyber Patriot