EDUCATOR EVENT - Introduction to Cybersecurity Careers Webinar 11/13/2020 8:00 am - 12:30 pm
THIS IS NOT A STUDENT EVENT.
The “Introduction to Cybersecurity Careers Webinar” presents a targeted overview of one of the most critical emerging career fields in the 21st century. This CTE Professional Development webinar will present opportunities for participants to:
1. Gain an understanding of the rapid growth of employment in Cybersecurity across the labor market spectrum.
2. Review multiple educational and work-based learning cybersecurity career pathways options.
3. Learn strategies for addressing access and equity issues in recruitment and retention of students in cybersecurity programs.
The LACOE "CTE Introduction to Cybersecurity Careers" webinar will focus on the following "Key Elements of High-Quality CTE Programs"
Element One: Leadership at all Levels
Element Four: Student Support and Student Leadership Development
Element Eight: System Responsiveness to Changing Economic Demands
Element Eleven: CTE Promotion, Outreach
Introduction to Cybersecurity Careers WEBINAR
Agenda
8:00 - 8:30 Coffee with Colleagues (tech support as needed)
Angela Cleveland, Program Director NCWIT, Counselors for Computing
We’ll share our favorite free tech tools for student engagement.
8:30 – 8:40 Welcome & Introductions
Dr. Gina M. Newton, LACOE CTE Coordinator II
Angela Cleveland, Program Director NCWIT Counselors for Computing
Bob Tyra, K12 Strong Workforce Pathway Coordinator
Jean Law, Assistant Director, Division of Accountability, Support and Monitoring (ASM)
General information, thank you to our host and sponsors and a quick walk through the program before we start the webinar.
8:40 – 9:20 Cybersecurity: The Big Picture
Ashley Richardson, Cortex Systems Engineer at Palo Alto Networks
Ashley will share her compelling Cybersecurity story. She currently helps drive business and operational transformation through Security Operations optimization in the San Francisco Bay Area. (eg. Tesla, Wal-Mart, Gilead).
9:20 – 9:30 Break & Stretch
9:30 – 10:20 Student and Parent Voices
ES Student - Abby
MS Students – Brant and Olivia
HS Student - Sarika
CC Student – Jon Aguirre and Jeremy Stone
Parents - Shirley Miranda and Andreanna Murphy
This is a moderated panel discussion on experiences and lessons learned in their respective cybersecurity pathways.
10:20 – 10:30 Break & Stretch
10:30 – 11:20 Middle School Breakout
Jill Vollmers, recipient of the North Dakota State University Distinguished Education Professional award.
Angela Cleveland, Program Director NCWIT
Heather Howle, Cyber.org Curriculum Development Specialist
Cyber.org and C4C will share their respective program highlights and open the floor to discussion and questions.
10:30 – 11:20 High School Breakout
Shirley Miranda, SDUSD, Teacher of the Year
Andreanna Murphy, SDUSD, Head Counselor
Tommy Gober, Cyber.org Curriculum Development Specialist
Cyber.org and SDUSD will share their respective program highlights and open the floor to discussion and questions.
10:30 – 11:20 Community College Breakout
Margaret Fernandez, Strong Workforce Grant Manager
Kim Yohannan, Director of Palo Alto Networks Academy Program in the Americas
Tommy Gober, Cyber.org Curriculum Development Specialist
What is being done to identify and develop cybersecurity talent in Community College programs, Cyber.org and Palo Alto Networks Academies in LA County.
11:20 – 11:30 Break & Stretch
11:30 – 12:20 Mini-Film Festival, Evaluation and Moving Forward
Dr. Gina M. Newton, LACOE CTE Coordinator II
Angela Cleveland, Program Director NCWIT
Bob Tyra, K12 Strong Workforce Pathway Coordinator
Wendy Chi, Internal Evaluator, NCWIT Counselors for Computing (C4C)
Audrey Childers, Los Angeles Regional Chair for the Los Angeles and Orange County Regional Consortium (LAOCRC)
We’ll preview videos that you will want to share with faculty, and students, take care of evaluation and discuss what’s next.
Event Details
Audience
Middle/High/Community College/Adult Education, Counselors, Career Advisors, Middle School Counselors, High School Counselors, Administrators, Community College Counselors, Career Coach
Facilitator(s)
Dr. Gina M. Newton, CTE Coordinator II, LACOE Bob Tyra, K12 Strong Workforce Pathway Coordinator Angela Cleveland, Program Director, NCWIT Counselors for Computing
Partners
Los Angeles County Office of Education Office of Career Technical Education, NCWIT Counselors for Computing, LA|OC Regional Consortium, Cyber.org, Palo Alto Networks
Included
FREE resource kit (valued at $50), including a VR headset, mailed to the first 100 LA County registrants that complete the webinar. Kits will be mailed January 2021.
Location
Online (Webinar, Online Class, Etc.) Note:The Zoom meeting link will be emailed the day before the event.
