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Speakers:
Rachel Zimmerman
Senior Director
CyberPatriot Business Operations
Air & Space Forces Association
Loyce Pailen
Senior Director
Center for Security Studies
University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC)
Kristina Guy
Campus Counselor
Western Maricopa Education Center
Joseph Billings
President
Power Homeschool, LLC
Davina Pruitt-Mentle
Lead for Academic Engagement
NICE
(Moderator)
Synopsis:
This webinar during Family Engagement Month aims to equip individuals and organizations who can help empower parents, guardians, and mentors to influence the interests of youths in pursuing careers in STEM-related fields, including cybersecurity. Family involvement in a child's development and education is one of the biggest predictors of lifelong health and success. Participants will learn about organizations and resources that can help influence career choices of younger generations.
Resources:
Acellus Online Courses for Schools K-12
Air & Space Forces Association CyberCamp
American School Counselor Association
Arizona School Counselors Association
Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE)
CyberPatriot's National Youth Cyber Defense Competition
Family Engagement Month
Power Homeschool K-12 Online Courses
STEM-10 Courses and Robots