Edsurge iconEdsurgeSep 16, 2026 ~1 min source read

Inside Alabama’s Next-Generation Cybersecurity Classroom

In Huntsville, Alabama, home to one of the nation's largest cybersecurity hubs, educators and industry professionals are rethinking what cybersecurity education can look like. At the Madison County Schools Career Technical Center, cybersecurity instructor Kala Jo Grice-Dobbins is showing what that looks like in practice.

Inside Alabama’s Next-Generation Cybersecurity Classroom

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In Huntsville, Alabama, home to one of the nation's largest cybersecurity hubs, educators and industry professionals are rethinking what cybersecurity education can look like.

Students work in a private cyber range across Windows and Linux environments, troubleshoot unfamiliar problems and prepare for senior capstone projects modeled after real cybersec...

At the Madison County Schools Career Technical Center, cybersecurity instructor Kala Jo Grice-Dobbins is showing what that looks like in practice.

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In Huntsville, Alabama, home to one of the nation's largest cybersecurity hubs, educators and industry professionals are rethinking what cybersecurity education can look like. At the Madison County Schools Career Technical Center, cybersecurity instructor Kala Jo Grice-Dobbins is showing what that looks like in practice. For Grice-Dobbins, participating in the Accelerator became an opportunity to deepen those partnerships and rethink how students experience cybersecurity in the classroom.

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  • Working alongside industry mentors, Grice-Dobbins built a classroom that looks and feels more like the environments students will encounter after graduation.
  • Students work in a private cyber range across Windows and Linux environments, troubleshoot unfamiliar problems and prepare for senior capstone projects modeled after real cybersec...

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