: The work never stops!

At T-ATP, we're reflecting on and incorporating the skills our Founder and Executive Director, Jasmine M. Jackson, learned from her NC education policy fellowship to continue advocating for #cybersecurityeducation and #digitalliteracy for all students throughout North Carolina and beyond.

Below are pictures from the March Washington, DC retreat, where our Founder and Executive Director worked with other fellows to advocate for #educationreform in North Carolina.

#digitalequity #digitalliteracymatters #digitalequitychampion #educationequity #educationpolicy #educationlaw #digitalinclusion #techforgood #techinnovation #nonprofit #eradicatingthedigitaldivideonestudentatatime
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: She believed she could, so she did.

Congratulations to our Founder and Executive Director, Jasmine M. Jackson, who completed her year-long #NCEPFP (Education Policy Fellowship Program) and delved into education policy at the state (North Carolina) and federal levels!

We can't wait to use the information our founder learned through her fellowship to better service our future accelerators with #digitalliteracy and #cybersecurityeducation by exposing and having them thrive in the technological age.

If you're in the education policy, digital literacy, or cybersecurity education space and want to learn more about T-ATP, click the link: https://www.t-atp.org.

#digitalequity #digitalliteracymatters #digitalequitychampion #educationequity #educationpolicy #educationlaw #digitalinclusion #techforgood #techinnovation #nced #eradicatingthedigitaldivideonestudentatatime
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: Are you passionate about making tech more inclusive with #digitalliteracy and #cybersecurityeducation for underrepresented communities?

If so, apply to become a T-ATP board member!

Please submit your resume to inquiry@t-atp.org.

#digitalequity #digitalliteracymatters #digitalequitychampion #educationequity #educationpolicy #educationlaw #digitalinclusion #techforgood #techinnovation #eradicatingthedigitaldivideonestudentatatime

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: As The Accelerated Training Program (T-ATP) puts the final touches for the Winter Cybersecurity Workshop graduation, I want to thank the National Cyber League for allowing me to write an article describing T-ATP in their January/February newsletter.

The article's title is "Eradicating The Digital Divide, One Student At A Time." In the article, I discuss how my first job, Access to Software for All People (ASAP), set me on my IT/Cyber journey and inspired me to start my non-profit.

At the Winter Cybersecurity Workshop graduation ceremony, the accelerators will receive a certificate of completion and a laptop from our partner, E2D - Eliminate the Digital Divide. Watching the accelerators grow this past month and seeing them excitedly learn about #cyber and #digitalliteracy has been a rewarding experience.

We're always looking for new students and schools to partner with to teach cybersecurity education and digital literacy. If interested, please visit our website here: https://www.t-atp.org/

To read our article, click here: https://shorturl.at/mILVX.

#digitalequity #digitalliteracymatters #digitalequitychampion #educationequity #educationlaw #digitalinclusion #techforgood #techinnovation
#academia #research #academicchatter #government #Engineering #CivilEngineering #law #justice #fedilaw

: Our first event of 2024! T-ATP will be at the McCrorey YMCA for their Teen Tech Summit. This summit is to show underrepresented communities they can be innovators and not just tech consumers. T-ATP will discuss digital literacy and cybersecurity skills and why they're essential in this climate. If you're free, join us! #digitalliteracymatters #digitalequity #educationequity #digitalinclusion #techforgood #digitalequitychampion #cybersecurityeducation #educationadvocacy #techinnovation
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: At T-ATP, we wish our followers a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Thank you for your continued support in #eradicatingthedigitaldivide and providing #digitalliteracy and #cybersecurityeducation to underrepresented groups. See you in 2024! ❤️
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: Super late post (again), LOL.

I meant to recap my #NCEducationPolicyFellowshipProgram Winter Retreat experience last week, but preparing for finals week has been an interesting experience.

The Winter Retreat was a fun and engaging experience. It was also lovely to meet my fellow cohort members in person as opposed to Zoom.

The retreat's highlight was Dr. Dudley Flood's presentation. If you are unfamiliar with Dr. Flood, he is a former educator and administrator with the N.C. Department of Public Instruction who was instrumental in desegregating North Carolina schools.

Listening to Dr. Flood describe his advocacy in North Carolina and beyond to make education equitable was genuinely inspiring. The crucial part of the presentation was when Dr. Flood told three questions he used when doing advocacy work.

Question 1 - What? (what is the issue that needs to be addressed/mitigated)

Question 2 - So What? (why is this issue important)

Question 3 - Now What? (what is the solution)

While these three questions seem surface-level - answering them provides much context on the work that still needs to be done.

I will incorporate these three questions when doing advocacy work for #educationpolicy, #digitalliteracy, and #cybersecurity with The Accelerated Training Program (T-ATP).

To learn more about Dr. Dudley Flood, please visit the Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity and Opportunity here: https://rb.gy/cvsfp5.

#digitalliteracymatters #digitalequity #educationequity #educationlaw #digitalinclusion #techforgood #digitalequitychampion #cybersecurityeducation #educationadvocacy
#academia #research #academicchatter

: Super late post (again), LOL.

I meant to recap my #NCEducationPolicyFellowshipProgram Winter Retreat experience last week, but preparing for finals week has been an interesting experience.

The Winter Retreat was a fun and engaging experience. It was also lovely to meet my fellow cohort members in person as opposed to Zoom.

The retreat's highlight was Dr. Dudley Flood's presentation. If you are unfamiliar with Dr. Flood, he is a former educator and administrator with the N.C. Department of Public Instruction who was instrumental in desegregating North Carolina schools.

Listening to Dr. Flood describe his advocacy in North Carolina and beyond to make education equitable was genuinely inspiring. The crucial part of the presentation was when Dr. Flood told three questions he used when doing advocacy work.

Question 1 - What? (what is the issue that needs to be addressed/mitigated)

Question 2 - So What? (why is this issue important)

Question 3 - Now What? (what is the solution)

While these three questions seem surface-level - answering them provides much context on the work that still needs to be done.

I will incorporate these three questions when doing advocacy work for #educationpolicy, #digitalliteracy, and #cybersecurity with The Accelerated Training Program (T-ATP).

To learn more about Dr. Dudley Flood, please visit the Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity and Opportunity here: https://rb.gy/cvsfp5.

#digitalliteracymatters #digitalequity #educationequity #educationlaw #digitalinclusion #techforgood #digitalequitychampion #cybersecurityeducation #educationadvocacy
#academia #research #academicchatter

: Let's do this! Currently at the #NCEducationPolicyFellowshipProgram Winter Retreat. I can't wait to delve more into #educationpolicy and find the intersections with #digitalliteracy and #cybersecurity.

#digitalliteracymatters #digitalequity #educationequity #educationlaw #digitalinclusion #techforgood #digitalequitychampion #cybersecurityeducation
#academia #research #academicchatter

: As I celebrated another trip around the sun this weekend and hashtag#givingtuesday2023, I had a deep sense of #gratitude for where my life is. The older I get, the more I reflect on my teenage years. Whenever I tell people about my adolescent years, they never believe me.

At the end of my ninth-grade year, I had a 1.6 GPA and ten absences from being kicked out of high school and attending a continuation school.

That summer, I lied to get my first internship at a non-profit, Access to Software for All People (ASAP), focused on providing inner-city kids with IT skills. I remember becoming engrossed in learning everything about computers. I didn't own a computer then, so I would go to the library and use their computers to design websites (hashtag#webislife!). At the end of the summer, I was hired part-time during the school year. After the following Fall semester, I turned my grades around and earned a 4.0.

I always credit ASAP with setting me on my path and destiny. I have done amazing things, such as graduating with my Bachelor's and Master's in Computer Science and a Graduate Certificate in Information Security and Privacy. I was personally selected to be a research intern with Clarence "Skip" Ellis, the first African-American to graduate with a PhD in Computer Science. I traveled domestically and internationally to present my security research. None of these things would be possible without ASAP.

You’re wondering why I shared this story. I have a non-profit, The Accelerated Training Program (T-ATP), focused on providing underrepresented groups with #digitalliteracy and #cybersecurity skills.

We recently had two autumn workshops with K-12 students excited and skeptical about cybersecurity. After the students were fully immersed in cyber, I saw the same excitement and thirst for knowledge I had when learning about computers at ASAP. These students worked on cybersecurity challenges outside of class. At the end of the workshops, the accelerators received laptops from our partner E2D - Eliminate the Digital Divide to continue their cyber journey.

T-ATP is currently looking to grow our team with additional board members. Please consider volunteering if you're passionate about digital literacy, cybersecurity, and digital inclusion for underrepresented groups. If you would like to donate monetarily, we're also accepting that.

To learn more, visit our website, https://www.t-atp.org.

#digitalliteracymatters #digitalequity #educationequity #educationpolicy #educationlaw #digitalinclusion #techforgood #digitalequitychampion #cybersecurityeducation #givingtuesdayclt
#academia #research #academicchatter

: As I celebrated another trip around the sun this weekend and #givingtuesday2023, I had a deep sense of #gratitude for where my life is. The older I get, the more I reflect on my teenage years. Whenever I tell people about my adolescent years, they never believe me.

At the end of my ninth-grade year, I had a 1.6 GPA and ten absences from being kicked out of high school and attending a continuation school.

(cont'd)
#academia #research #academicchatter

: Today's the day, #givingtuesday2023! T-ATP seeks volunteers and board members to grow our organization. Additionally, if you want to donate, we're accepting that too! Your donation will help us increase our reach in exposing underrepresented groups in #cyber & #digitalliteracy. #digitalliteracymatters #digitalequity #educationequity #educationpolicy #educationlaw #digitalinclusion #techforgood #digitalequitychampion #cybersecurityeducation #givingtuesdayclt
#academia #research #academicchatter

: Staying in the giving spirit, T-ATP seeks volunteers and board members to grow our organization. Additionally, if you want to donate, we're accepting that too! Your donation will help us increase our reach in exposing underrepresented and underserved groups in #cybersecurity and #digitalliteracy. #digitalequity #educationequity #educationpolicy #educationlaw #digitalinclusion #techforgood #digitalequitychampion #cybersecurityeducation #DigitalLiteracyMatters #givingtuesday2023
#academia #research #academicchatter

: Hey, everyone. Let me do a quick #introduction.

1. I'm interested in educational policy at the intersection of Cybersecurity and Education

2. I'm the Founder and Executive Director of The Accelerated Training Program (T-ATP), which focuses on the systemic exclusion of marginalized groups in cyber. Along with providing #cybersecurityeducation to marginalized groups. T-ATP is a digital literacy program that is at the intersection of #cyber and #digitalliteracy

3. I'm new to the educational policy space and want to connect with leaders in this space and learn how to collaborate with other non-profits.

If you would like to know more or you're in the educational policy space, let's connect!
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