Operation K12

In 2020, the Florida Center for Instructional Technology at the University of South Florida and Cyber Florida teamed up to make Florida a leader in cybersecurity education. The Operation K12 program serves this mission through youth engagement, curriculum resources, and educator professional development. The OpK12 program marks a pivotal moment in K-12 cybersecurity education in Florida, igniting a new wave of innovation, collaboration, and awareness that fortifies our schools' digital resilience and empowers the next generation of cyber defenders.

Registration Now Open for CyberLaunch Virtual Qualifier

The virtual qualifying round for our annual statewide high school cyber competition, CyberLaunch, will be held in November. Visit the CyberLaunch page to learn more and register your school's teams.

LEARN MORE

Course frameworks
Digital Information Technology course curriculum in Spanish and English with a textbook and a comic book
Canvas curriculum repository
Industry certifications resources and support
CyberHub virtual lab environment

Collaboration Center
Monthly newsletter
Monthly webinars
Summer cyber camps
Field trips
Capture-the-flag competitions
Teacher professional development

Cybersecurity Careers Docuseries

If they can see it, they can be it! Operation K12's Cybersecurity Careers Docuseries helps students understand the different roles and career pathways cybersecurity offers. Interviews with current professionals examine the roles they hold, the skills they have developed, and the paths they took to get there.