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06/01/2026

🚨 Last Chance to Submit! 🚨

The deadline to submit a proposal for the 2026 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference is this Friday, June 5, at 11:59 PM PST!

We're looking for educators, school counselors, higher education faculty, industry professionals, nonprofit leaders, researchers, and innovators who are advancing K–12 cybersecurity education and workforce development. This year's theme is:

🎷 Jazzing Up Cybersecurity Education: Amplifying Pathways, Building the Workforce 🎺

Share your ideas, programs, research, classroom strategies, career pathway initiatives, or innovative approaches that help prepare the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. Proposals should align with one of four conference tracks:
• Increasing Cybersecurity Career Awareness
• Multidisciplinary & Innovative Approaches to Cybersecurity Education
• Designing Cybersecurity Career Pathways
• Promoting Cyber Awareness

The conference will take place December 7–8, 2026, in New Orleans, with pre-conference workshops on December 6.

Don't miss your opportunity to be part of the national conversation shaping the future of cybersecurity education.

📣 Submit your proposal today:
2026 Call for Proposals

04/29/2026

🚨 Call for Proposals Now Open!

The 2026 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference is seeking proposals from educators, practitioners, researchers, and leaders across the K–12 cybersecurity ecosystem.

📍 New Orleans, LA
📅 December 7–8, 2026 (Pre-conference: Dec 6)

This year’s theme—Jazzing Up Cybersecurity Education: Amplifying Pathways, Building the Workforce—focuses on innovative approaches that expand pathways and strengthen the future workforce.

We welcome submissions aligned to the NICE Framework and the National K12 Cybersecurity Education Roadmap.

🗓 Deadline: June 5, 2026
🔗 Submit here: https://loom.ly/S7_k8JA

04/23/2026

The Call for Proposals is officially OPEN for the 2026 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference!

Join educators, leaders, and innovators from across the country in New Orleans, December 7–8 (with pre-conference workshops on December 6), as we explore this year’s theme: Jazzing Up Cybersecurity Education: Amplifying Pathways, Building the Workforce.

We’re looking for voices from across K12, higher ed, industry, and nonprofits to share ideas, strategies, and solutions that shape the future cybersecurity workforce.

🗓 Submit by June 5
🔗 Learn more: https://loom.ly/S7_k8JA

04/20/2026

📣 Call for Proposals Now Open!

The 2026 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference https://www.k12cybersecurityconference.org/ is now accepting proposals through June 5, 2026 (11:59 PM PST).

Join us December 7–8 in New Orleans (with pre-conference workshops on December 6) for the 12th annual event—bringing together educators, leaders, and innovators working to strengthen K12 cybersecurity education nationwide.

This year’s theme:
🎷 Jazzing Up Cybersecurity Education: Amplifying Pathways, Building the Workforce

We’re looking for voices across the ecosystem—K12 educators, counselors, higher ed faculty, industry professionals, nonprofits, and more—to share ideas, strategies, and real-world approaches that prepare students for the future cybersecurity workforce.

Topics should align with the National K12 Cybersecurity Education Roadmap, including:
• Career awareness
• Multidisciplinary approaches
• Career pathways
• Cyber awareness

If you're doing meaningful work in this space, we encourage you to submit!

⏳ Deadline: June 5, 2026

03/31/2026

Cybersecurity education requires collaboration across sectors.

Educators, nonprofits, government agencies, and industry all play a role in preparing students for the evolving digital landscape.

The NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference brings these communities together. https://loom.ly/FZeOnUU

03/28/2026

Responsible data use helps ensure that educational technologies benefit students while protecting their information.

iKeepSafe Certifications provides independent assessments that help organizations demonstrate responsible data stewardship.

Learn more: https://loom.ly/IxuxwOo

03/26/2026

Encouraging balanced technology use can help students build positive digital habits.

Some simple ideas:
✔ Set device-free times
✔ Discuss online experiences openly
✔ Encourage mindful technology use

Digital wellness is part of digital literacy. https://loom.ly/BCGsfmw

03/24/2026

Privacy is strongest when it’s built into products from the start.

Through iKeepSafe Certifications, organizations can demonstrate that privacy considerations are integrated into their design and development processes.

Explore the program: https://loom.ly/IxuxwOo

03/20/2026

Helping students evaluate information online is a key digital literacy skill.

Encourage students to ask:
• Who created this content?
• What is the purpose?
• Are there credible sources?

These simple questions can help build lifelong critical thinking skills. https://loom.ly/SP4wn0s

03/18/2026

From teachers to policymakers to industry experts, cybersecurity education benefits from collaboration.

The NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference provides a space to share best practices, research, and innovative ideas shaping cybersecurity education nationwide. https://loom.ly/FZeOnUU

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