Vol. 13 No. 1 (2026), Articles
Vol. 13 No. 1 (2026)

Play NICE: Incorporating Cyber Phraseology Into K-12 Education

Articles

DOI: 10.53735/cisse.v13i1.237

Published 2026-03-21
Timothy Crisp
The University of Tulsa
https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0266-6542
John Hale
The University of Tulsa
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6664-0655
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Keywords

Cybersecurity Education
K-12
Cybersecurity Literacy
NICE Workforce Framework

Abstract

Cyberattacks on critical infrastructures motivate a focus on cybersecurity awareness. A knowledge gap exists in the technical and non-technical understanding of cybersecurity, in the workforce. Closing this gap requires a multi-faceted approach --of extreme importance is education. We use the NICE Workforce Framework TKS statements to develop a model of the most generalizable requirements needed to practice cybersecurity. We apply this model to increase cybersecurity language use and comprehension in all K-12 subjects, walking educators through a process incorporating cybersecurity into their lessons.

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