The K-14 Global Fellowship Program is organized by the Area Studies Centers of The Ohio State University’s Office of International Affairs. The program’s aim is to connect teachers from across the state of Ohio in a series of discussion group sessions that focus on contemporary issues from a global perspective. The sessions will take place on Saturdays throughout the academic year from 9AM-12PM online via Zoom and will consist of a pre-program orientation, four sessions focusing on a particular region: Africa, East Asia, Eastern Europe/Eurasia, and Latin America, and a final session focusing on pedagogy. This program will be led by regional experts and will engage K-12 and community college educators in a series of guided readings, lectures, and group discussions to increase their knowledge of the global dimension of salient issues affecting the world in order to prepare them to lead discussions about these issues back in the classroom with their students.
Participation will depend on the completion and acceptance of a program application and attendance at all sessions is required. The program will be limited to 40 pre- and in-service teachers and each participant will receive Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for completing the program. Two weeks prior to each session, participants will be provided with a reading to prepare in advance and each session will include a lecture by a guest expert followed by group discussion.
2024-25 Program
The 2024-25 Global Fellowship Program will be focusing on the topic of Indigenous peoples across the globe. All sessions will take place on Saturdays from 9AM-12PM Eastern Time online via Zoom. Participating educators will explore the histories and challenges faced by Indigenous groups in Africa, East Asia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Regional topic sessions will help to expand teachers’ and students’ knowledge about Indigenous peoples outside of North America, their histories and cultures, their interactions with others, and the issues they face in their respective regions. By attending this program, participants will receive historical background and resources on this topic so that they can teach and discuss this subject with their students in their own classrooms.