Cybersecurity for K-12 Teachers

Are you a Kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) teacher or educator looking to incorporate cybersecurity into your lesson plans? Do you want to help your students learn about cyber concepts and career opportunities?

CISA is proud to help equip K-12 teachers with cybersecurity curricula, education tools, professional development workshops, and a plethora of other information and opportunities to help students succeed in cyber.

Resources

CISA and other federal government agencies offer a variety of support, information, and resources for K-12 teachers to help their students become the next generation of cybersecurity professionals such as tip cards, videos, fact sheets, toolkits, and more.

Free Cybersecurity Services & Tools from CISA: Online checklists and step-by-step guides to help build and maintain a robust and resilient cyber framework.
Schoolsafety.gov: Cybersecurity reports, programs, webinars, fact sheets, videos, etc.
Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers: Learn more about the Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award and CTE CyberNet.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology: Free and low-cost online cybersecurity learning content and professional development opportunities for teachers.
The Office of Educational Technology: Guides and recommended actions to help reduce risk to digital infrastructure that students rely on daily.
CyberUp PowerUp Youth Education Resources: Gain access to no-cost hands-on activities that bring cybersecurity concepts to life for K-12 students.

Looking for more resources for elementary and secondary cybersecurity education?

Check out the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) page, which features more information on cyber, STEM, and computer science curricula and initiatives from current grant recipient, CYBER.ORG.