WeTeach_CS Summit 2025: Full Schedule

June 9-10, 2025
Renaissance Austin Hotel - 9721 Arboretum Blvd, Austin, TX 78759
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12:45pm CDT

Wireshark: Getting started with packets

Monday June 9, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm CDT

Guadalupe

Dive into the world of computer networks with Wireshark Fundamentals, a hands-on introduction to the ultimate tool for exploring packets and protocols. Designed for high school students, educators, and enthusiasts, this engaging one-hour session will guide you through installing, running, and using Wireshark to uncover the hidden language of the internet. Learn how data travels, troubleshoot basic issues, and discover the role of network analysis in cybersecurity—all in a way that’s fun, practical, and easy to follow. No prior experience is necessary; just bring your curiosity and a laptop if you wish!

Presenters

Bill Alderson

Zero Day Researcher, SecurityInstitute.com

Bill Alderson is a cybersecurity expert, inventor, and veteran who turns network mysteries into solutions. Holder of two U.S. patents on hop starvation—a method to halt cyberattacks by starving malicious packets at the network layer—he’s a master of deep packet inspection and... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 12:45pm - 1:45pm CDT
Guadalupe

Cybersecurity, High School

10:00am CDT

Capture the Flag 101: A Teacher's Guide to Running Engaging Cyber Competitions

Tuesday June 10, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CDT

Bluebonnet

In this session, participants will learn how to set up and run a CTF competition server with pre-configured challenges, accessible solution documents, and customizable challenge options. Teachers will also learn to configure a student virtual machine for secure interaction with the challenges. The setup requires VMWare Workstation capability at each student workstation. We will provide 15 laptops pre-staged with VMWare.

Max Capacity: 15 (You are also welcome to join if you have a laptop with VMWare downloaded and able to handle big downloads)

Presenters

Dalia Pulido

Cyber 2: Networking Instructor, iCSI @ NEISD

Josh Beck

Teacher: iCSI, NEISD: San Antonio

https://medium.com/@josh.beck2006

Tuesday June 10, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Bluebonnet

Cybersecurity, High School

1:30pm CDT

AP Career Kickstart - What is this?

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT

Trinity A

The session will introduce this new initiative from the College Board. The Career Kickstart program is meant to give students career experiences in high school. The first strand is Cybersecurity. The session will focus on the courses that are offered in the Cybersecurity strand and how they can be placed into a program of study or course sequence.

Presenters

Sylvia Wood

Cybersecurity and Computer Science Teacher, St. Dominic Savio CHS

My teaching journey began in the Apple IIe Era. I became fascinated by these machines. In my many years of being in the classroom, I can count on one hand how many were NOT in a computer lab.As computers/devices have evolved, so has my teaching from a "sage on the stage" to a facilitator/guide... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
Trinity A

Cybersecurity, High School