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Year 2 – Teacher Interest Survey
We have a professional development opportunity for Elementary Math and Science 4th and 5th grade teachers this summer at NC State.
Join the CiMS Cybersecurity Teacher PD at NC State!
We’re excited to invite a second cohort of 60 elementary teachers from across North Carolina to participate in the CiMS Cybersecurity Teacher Professional Development at NC State. This hybrid PD opportunity is designed to empower K-5 educators to bring cybersecurity concepts—like digital security, privacy, cyberbullying, and digital footprints—into their classrooms.
Information about Research Study
As part of the teacher professional development, we are conducting a research study on integrating cybersecurity in Math and Science elementary courses. We are seeking teacher participants for both an experimental and a control group. If you consent, you will be randomly assigned to one of these two groups. Below are the research activities of each group.
Experimental Group – Participants in the experimental group will take part in an online professional development on cybersecurity, a two day in-person design thinking institute integrating cybersecurity in Math and Science (July 27 and 28), complete a pre-assessment and a pre-survey, implement an integrated lesson, participate in a post-assessment and a post-survey, and participate in one focus group and one interview. Participants will also administer one pre and post assessment and one pre and post survey with their students and facilitate data collection. Participants receive $2000 as compensation for their participation in all of these research activities.
Control Group – Participants in the control group will complete a pre and post assessment, a pre and post survey, one focus group, and one interview. Participants will also administer one pre and post assessment and one pre and post survey with their students and facilitate data collection. Participants will then be provided an opportunity to participate in the online professional development on cybersecurity. Participants will receive $1250 as compensation for your participation in all of these research activities.
This research is minimal risk. Your participation in this research study is voluntary and strictly confidential. The findings from this project will help us examine the effectiveness of cybersecurity integration in Math and Science. If you want to participate in this research study, please complete the interest survey and we will follow up with additional information about the PD including the consent form.
If you have any questions or concerns about this request or the survey, feel free to contact Dr. Florence Martin at fmartin3@ncsu.edu . Please refer to study number 28573 when contacting anyone about this study.