GenCyber Camp at Michigan Technological University

Inspiring the Next Generation of Cyber Stars

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 participants understand safe on-line behavior, learn fundamental cybersecurity knowledge, increase interest in cybersecurity careers, and improve pedagogical methods for delivering cybersecurity content in K-12 curricula.


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Resources

Other useful sites for camp participants

Michigan Tech GenCyber Page

The main hub for the GenCyber camps at Michigan Technological University.

Lesson Plan Submission

A site for K-12 teachers to upload their lesson plans as well as view lesson plans submitted by other teachers.

GenCyber CTF

A link to the capture the flag competition for camp participants.

Contact

The project is Prof. Yu Cai from the College of Computing at Michigan Tech. The lead instructor is Mr. Tim Van Wagner who is also from the College of Computing at Michigan Tech.

Steve Kass and Emily Gochis from the Copper Country Intermediate School District (CCISD) provide K-12 pedagogical expertise in curriculum development. Thomas Cogswell from the College of Computing is the project coordinator. The Summer Youth Program (SYP) Office at Michigan Tech offers tremendous help on registration and camp management. Other project personnel include undergraduate students, camp helper, and SYP staff.

If you have questions and/or would like to be notified about future cybersecurity camps or similar offerings, please contact us at: gencyber@mtu.edu