NORTHWEST STATE HOSTS TWO GENCYBER TEACHER CAMPA AT UT-SCOTT PARK LOCATION

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Lead Instructor Tami Norris NSCC, TPS Teachers:  Rodney West-Estell, Shan Tao, Mary Torio, Tim Loge, Ashley Shepler, Joie Stevenson, Daniel Wells, Laura Pool, Matthew Rodriguez, Michelle Heising, Laurie Ostas, Alex Tuttle, Kanisha Byersmith, Scott Michaelis, Cynthia Mayfield, Kara Houser, Debra Welch, Angie Whitmore, Melody Tsapranis, Kathleen Sharrit.
Lead Instructor Tami Norris NSCC; TPS Teachers: Crystal Adams, Cory Arbinger, Kendra Ellis, Steven Fulweber, Laura Galati, Karen Hightower, Tammy Hutchinson, Kristin Menhorn, Billie Sue Neitzke, Nicole Perry, Marianne Reape, Beverly Rudnicki, Rachel Selmon, Nancy Swadling, Deborah Thompson; Springfield Middle School Teacher Lisa Holden; Imagination Station Staff Member Amanda Skryzmoski.

June 10-14 and July 22-26, NSCC successfully held its second annual GenCyber teacher camps at the College’s Scott Park location in Toledo. In the week-long camps, faculty and staff from NSCC and BGSU provided hands-on instruction in cybersecurity awareness and best practices to teachers from Toledo Public Schools (TPS) and Springfield Local Schools, as well as a representative from Imagination Station, while helping them find ways to incorporate these concepts into their curriculum. 

“The NSA GenCyber 6 Cybersecurity Concepts are cybersecurity best practices for anyone using a computer on a network,” said Tami Norris, Training Coordinator at NSCC and Lead Instructor of the camp. “The group of teachers we had at the camp were fantastic. It was obvious they have a deep regard for their students as every person in attendance was very interested in learning information that they can take back to their classrooms,” Norris continued. 

ABOUT THE GENCYBER PROGRAM

The GenCyber program is co-funded by the National Security Administration and the National Science Foundation. Northwest State Community College was one of only 3 higher education institutions in Ohio to receive the GenCyber grant. The camps, open to all teachers K-12, provides expert training designed to enhance the safety and educational experience for students. Topics covered in the camps included online ethics, cyberbullying, coding, networking basics & security, robotics and more. Additional information on the GenCyber camps is available at gen-cyber.com.

CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH

As a follow up to the camps, NSCC will be hosting an event in October for Cybersecurity Awareness month. This will be a resource fair at our Toledo location. Area teachers will be able to connect with resources to help further their ability to incorporate cybersecurity into their classrooms.

For additional information on Northwest State certificate, degree and Bachelor’s Bound (transfer) programs, please visit NorthwestState.edu or call NSCC Admissions at 419.267.1320. For additional information on the Northwest State programs and workforce development, including those programs held at the UT-Scott Park location, please visit trainwithCTS.com, or call 419.267.1332 (Archbold) or 419.267.1497 (Toledo).

For more information, visit NorthwestState.edu or call 419.267.5511.