There are 36 spots in each session of the Teacher program, and participants will be selected through a random lottery process. All applicants will be notified whether they are selected for camp via email. To ensure you receive all relevant emails, add the domain @cod.edu to your whitelist; particularly if you use Hotmail or Yahoo. If you have not received notification, check your spam or junk mail folder. Please submit only one entry; duplicate entries will be deleted.
About the 2024 GenCyber Teacher Program
2024 Teacher Programs will be held in person:
- Monday, June 10 to Friday, June 14 Session
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (for teachers of grades 3-8) - Monday, June 17 to Friday, June 21 Session
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (for teachers of grades 7-12)
Safe Tools Online
The GenCyber Teacher program is designed for teachers who are passionate about promoting cybersecurity and online safety. The program is taught by faculty from the Computer and Information Technology (CIT) Department and the Homeland Security Training Institute (HSTI).
Explore GenCyber Cybersecurity Concepts and concepts of digital citizenship through hands-on activities and discussions. Through the program, develop curriculum modules covering safe online behavior and cybersecurity concepts to share in your classroom.
Program Benefits
- All sessions will take place in-person this year
- Grant-funded camps are presented at no cost to teachers
- $300 stipend and $100 travel stipend
- Get a Chromebook to take back to your classroom
- Gain access to all curriculum developed by camp teams
- Earn professional development hours
- Camp Funding
The GenCyber program have been generously funded by a grant from the National Security Agency and the National Science Foundation. There is no cost for teachers to attend the camp.
Contact Us
Justin Wagner, Associate Professor
Phone: (630) 942-2520
Email: teachercamp@cod.edu
Tony Chen, Professor
Phone: (630) 942-2537
Email: teachercamp@cod.edu
About GenCyber
The GenCyber program provides summer cybersecurity camp experiences for students and teachers at the K-12 level. The goals of the program are to help all students understand correct and safe online behavior, increase interest in cybersecurity careers and increase diversity in the cybersecurity workforce in the U.S., and improve teaching methods for delivering cybersecurity content in K-12 computer science curricula.
GenCyber's mission is to grow the number of students studying cybersecurity in the United States. The program includes summer sessions across the nation designed for elementary, middle and high school students and teachers. The program focuses on engaging the learners with sound cybersecurity principles and teaching techniques.
The GenCyber program is open to all student and teacher participants at no cost. Funding is provided jointly by the NSA and the NSF.
- NSF: www.nsf.gov
- NSA: www.nsa.gov
- GenCyber: www.gen-cyber.com
The Computer and Information Technology (CIT) program at College of DuPage offers a variety of degrees and certificates that allow graduates to pursue a career in a wide range of information technology fields. In addition, CIT offers a variety of certification training programs through its Cisco Networking Academy and the CompTIA Academy. These training courses are for individuals interested in advancing their careers or for students who want to specialize in a particular area of study and receive certification training prior to graduation.