Welcome to Think Global Ohio

Girl & Globe

Welcome to ThinkGlobalOhio.org, a multimedia toolkit of resources to help Ohio schools prepare students for the interconnected world of the 21st Century.

This site has been developed by the International Education Advisory Committee, comprised of leaders from Ohio P-12 schools, colleges and universities, business and industry, and non-profit organizations. Support has been provided by the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, and Time Warner Cable.

Student Video Contest Winner

The first winner in the Connections to the World category of the student video contest was honored at the February 2009 eTech Ohio Educational Technology Conference. The contest is sponsored by eTech Ohio, the Ohio Public Television Stations, and The Ohio Department of Education. Entries in this category showcase students' understanding of the international context of life in the 21st century. The video, titled The Journey of the Roys, was submitted by teacher, Cheryl D’Amico of Mayfield City School District.

Click here to watch the video. For more information go to www.etech.ohio.gov.

Reports from Ohio’s Regional International Education Summits


Summits in five regional locations brought together over 700 people interested in promoting global competence. Participants include representatives from K-12 education, students, business community groups, and higher education.

On November 14, 2008 the Columbus Council on World Affairs and the Online Computer Library Center hosted the summit in central Ohio focused on Educating Ohio’s Global Talent. Click on the links below to sample some of the presentations from that event.

  1. Welcome video by Dr. Gene Harris, Superintendent of Columbus City Schools
  2. World of Work video presented by Doug Matthews
  3. PowerPoint from Doug Matthews that details workforce requirements (PDF)
  4. Beyond Facebook: Technology in Education PowerPoint from Jay Jordan (PDF)
  5. Summary of participant input at the Columbus Summit (PDF)

Goldman Sachs Foundation Prize for Excellence in International Education

Ohio received recognition from the Goldman Sachs Foundation for our efforts to prepare our students as global thinkers in the 21st century arena – an international realm where communication and business technology requires our students to not only have knowledge of America’s diverse culture, but also the cultures and languages of our global partners across all continents. (more)