Tech Check-In January 13, 2022 - CyberStart America

• CyberStart America - Mandy Galante - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Discover talent, advance skills and win scholarships in Cybersecurity!
  • Free immersive cybersecurity training game for HS students, with over 200 fun-to-play challenges.  Perfect for beginners.
  • Cyberstartamerica.org - More information, and register
  • Teachers can register and go through the program as well
  •  Online - Runs on all platforms (Cell phones not recommended, screens are too small
  • Can be Teacher Led, Afterschool Club, or parent let group.
  • Can setup a School Leaderboard
  • Registration and Gameplay open October 27, 2021 - April 27, 2022 for this school year
  • National Leaderboard: https://register.cyberstartamerica.org/state-leaderboard 
  • Scholarships Available
• Computer Science Grant Opportunities
  • The Iowa Dept of Education has changed the total maximum request from $30,000 to $50,000 that a district could apply for in the computer science curriculum grants. It also may be distributed across grade bands as the district sees fit.
  • The Computer Science Professional Development Incentive Funds are now available. Districts, accredited nonpublic schools, or collaboratives of one or more schools districts/accredited nonpublic schools can submit applications to build the capacity of Iowa schools to provide high quality computer science instruction. 
  • Linked here is the computer science document for PLAEA that has the specific information for both of these grant opportunities.  
  • For questions, please contact Julie Graber ~ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Pear Deck Webinar Series
  • Come learn from Iowa educators about how you could use Pear Deck in your classroom! Iowa’s AEAs are pleased to partner with Iowa educators and the Pear Deck team to share examples and resources about how Pear Deck can be used by all Iowa educators and students who have access to the premium version of Pear Deck! All sessions will be recorded. The recording and resource links will be posted on this document after the webinar and shared with registered attendees. 
• Seesaw Updates
  • Check out Seesaw’s PD Highlights & What’s New with Seesaw in this set of updated slides.
• Iowa Authentic Learning Student Expo
  • Learners of all ages, join us for the 2nd annual, virtual Authentic Learning Student Expo event on April 26, 2022 designed to showcase student projects, community partnerships, and professional learning for all. See the Save the Date postcard. Additional information including registration will be communicated at a later date!
  • For questions, please contact Julie Graber ~ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• New 2022-2023 STEM Scale-Up Applications are Now Open!
  • The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council is now accepting applications for the STEM Scale-Up Program. The program provides STEM educational opportunities to approximately one-fifth of Iowa students each year, bringing some of the nation’s best STEM lessons, labs, kits, software and professional development to PreK-12 students and educators in-school, afterschool and other educational settings, especially targeting those most in need.
  • These programs are FREE for PreK-12 educators in formal and informal education settings. See program descriptions and the link to a full menu of programs is linked HERE. The application period for the STEM Scale-Up Program closes on February 28, 2022.

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Welcome everybody to the January 13 2022 edition of technology check in. Thanks everyone showing up today, and I was at a national meeting for MSI sac believe in November. They have monthly meetings on it, Mandy presenting about new program called cyber start America, it pretty excited what they had offer so invited she graciously, this is coming present our group without further ado, I'm going go ahead turn over Mandy, it's all yours. And course you're muted. muted having me here today Galanti am with New Jersey security Communications Integration cell couple different hats. an educator 16 years high schools, teaching digital forensics networking. Then recruited work star America. And, state expand Cybersecurity Awareness school students. So that's my focus background. when presented Scott heard thought might be valuable hear your group. I'd like share you stirred how can mean really whole point challenge recruitment. some slides PowerPoints being glitchy not do mode but, but just want make sure that we've got points sharing are clear. thumbs see bullet points, that. Great. Okay. let first slide here. worked very fortunate. The sans Institute Alan power. his quote talent out there, don't know yet. That's Sam started America step take 14 18 year old say no think techie play game, think. There also Fast Track component which won't talk much. That know, same Americans focused schools discovering their talent, fast track will actually college winners into CS certification track. So, details both those sites win something. talking get people is. one most important things is, entirely free. There's gotcha any here, there's sold participate, does happen. 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