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The North Texas Cybersecurity Academy

How to Apply?

Application Deadline for 2023 Summer Camp: January 15, 2023 (CLOSED)

Accepted Teachers Who Complete the Program Will Receive

  • The opportunity to learn about Cybersecurity topics to teach to their students
  • $900 stipend for 5 days.
  • One iPad and case
  • Lunches at the 5 in-person meetings
  • Parking permit
  • Virtual support (zoom sessions and office hours) for pre-camp and post-camp activities
  • A certificate of completion
  • The opportunity to be part of program that has a strong emphasis on collaboration with other highly motivated teachers

  • Once an applicant has been accepted to the program, a response from the applicant, either accept or decline, must be received within five days of the date of the offer letter. Successful applicants must complete and sign a Participation Agreement form prior to starting the program. Each participant must commit to participate in assessment activities before and after their experience.

    If you have questions, please contact: Hyunsook.Do@unt.edu or  Renee.Bryce@unt.edu

Camp Schedule

Pre-Camp Dates

  • Session 1 (April 20th 2023, 4:30-6pm, virtual):
    Orientation and Information Session 
  • Session 2 (April 27th 2023, 4:30-6pm, virtual):
    Team Building Exercise and Security Tool Pre-test
  • Session 3 (May 18th 2023, 4:30-6pm, virtual):
    Invited Talk from Industry: Janie Aggas, Information Security Officer at Fidelity Investments
  • Session 4 (June 1st 2023, 4:30-6pm, virtual):
    Intro Lecture (computers, network, cybersecurity, etc.)

Post-Camp Dates:

  • Session 1 (June 29th 2023, 4:30-6pm, virtual):
    Help session for lesson plan and curriculum development 
  • Session 2 (July 13th 2023, 4:30-6pm, virtual):
    Lesson plan presentation
  • Session 3 (July 27th 2023, 4:30-6pm, virtual):
    Lesson plan presentation
  • Session 4 (August 10th 2023, 4:30-6pm, virtual):
    Lesson plan presentation
  • Cohort group meetings (6 hours)
    Day and time will be set by the cohort groups
  • Virtual Office hours (4-5pm)
    9/13/2023, 10/11/2023, 11/15/2023, 12/6/2023, 1/17/2024, 2/14/2024
  • Session 5: TBD (tentative: secure coding)
  • Session 6: TBD (tentative: pen testing)
  • Showcase meeting: TBD( 3-4 hours in March 2024, hybrid)

Dates of In-Person Training Sessions

 1. June 10th 2023 (Sat), UNT Campus (Discovery Park, Room F218)

Time Activities
8:30-9:00 Check-in and registration
9:00-9:15 Camp overview and introduction to camp staff and participants
9:15-9:40 Introduction to Careers in Cybersecurity
9:40-10:30 Cybersecurity First Principles including cybersecurity games
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:15 Cybersecurity First Principles including cybersecurity games
12:15-12:45 Lunch
12:45-2:45 Create the customized lesson plans and team building exercises
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-4:00 Quiz/games using Security Castle
4:00-4:15 Q&A; roadmap to the next module
4:15-4:30 Reflection

2. June 16th 2023 (Fri), Fidelity

Time Activities
9:00-10:30 Safe online behavior and ethics: protecting privacy online; social engineering techniques used in attacks and how to mitigate them
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:15 Safe online behavior and ethics: online code of conduct and ethics; cyberbullying
12:15-12:45 Lunch
12:45-2:45 Create the customized lesson plans and team building exercises
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-4:00 Quiz/games using Security Castle
4:00-4:15 Q&A; roadmap to the next module
4:15-4:30 Reflection

3. June 17th 2023 (Sat), UNT Campus (Discovery Park, Room F218)

Time Activities
9:00-10:30 Cryptography: cryptography concept and its primary functions; real life examples
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:15 Cryptography: hands-on experience with cryptography online tools
12:15-12:45 Lunch
12:45-2:45 Create the customized lesson plans and team building exercises
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-4:00 Quiz/games using Security Castle
4:00-4:15 Q&A; roadmap to the next module
4:15-4:30 Reflection

 4. June 23rd 2023 (Fri), Fidelity

Time Activities
9:00-10:30 Common cyber attacks: real life vulnerabilities; binary exploitation; reverse engineering; web exploitation
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:15 The Capture the Flag Contest
12:15-12:45 Lunch
12:45-2:45 Create the customized lesson plans and team building exercises
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-4:00 Quiz/games using Security Castle
4:00-4:15 Q&A; roadmap to the next module
4:15-4:30 Reflection

5. June 24th 2023 (Sat), UNT Campus (Discovery Park, Room F218)

Time Activities
9:00-10:30 Computer forensics: digital evidence (acquisition and analysis); data recovery; forensics tools; data recovery tools
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:15 Quiz/games using Security Castle
12:15-12:45 Lunch
12:45-2:45 Create the customized lesson plans and team building exercises
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-4:30 Closing discussion, Q&A, Recap of the academic year teaching plans; Evaluation survey

GenCyber Team

  • Dr. Hyunsook Do, Program Director
  • Dr. Renee Bryce, Lead Instructor
  • Dr. Jacob Hochstetler, Instructor
  • Dan Blier, Instructional Design Expert, and Lead Learning Specialist
  • Tanesha Hollingshed, K-12 Pedagogical Expert
  • Zul Khoja, Instructor
  • Vinh Quach, Student Staff
  • Mohammad Ghobadi, Student Staff

Location Details

  • Saturdays: UNT campus (Discovery Park): 3940 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76207
  • Fridays: Fidelity, 1 Destiny Way, Westlake, TX 76262

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