Ohio Tech Day

2026 #OhioTechDay activities…

Last updated September 11.

Field Trips

• In Bowling Green, Meta, Bowling Green State University, and the national nonprofit Be Pro Be Proud will welcome area students to campus to explore the skills, careers and opportunities shaping the future of America's workforce.

• In Cleveland, Parallax Advanced Research and the Ohio Aerospace Institute are powering a day of activities with more than 700 K-8 students from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (Mary McLeod Bethune Girls Leadership Academy and Orchard STEM School). Presented by Nordson Corporation, with support from NASA and the Ohio Space Grant Consortium, and hosted by the Great Lakes Science Center.

• In Dayton, Parallax Advanced Research and the Ohio Aerospace Institute are partnering with DO STEM to power a second day of activities, with support from COSI and the Montgomery County Educational Service Center, and hosted by Yaskawa.

• Marion Technical College will host two secondary schools and showcase hands-on cybersecurity and programming sessions.

• Explore IT @ The University of Cincinnati will be an interactive IT exploration where high school students compete in a Capture The Flag (CTF). Students will also connect with industry leaders, faculty members, and student organizations to learn about careers, educational opportunities, and current trends in the IT industry.

• Montgomery County Educational Service Center (Xenia) will celebrate careers in the built environment using technology

• North Point Educational Service Center (Sandusky): host students from across their districts

• In Akron, the College of Engineering and Polymer Science at the University of Akron will host Engineering Professions Visit Day where high school students interested in engineering professions

• augustwenty, a custom software developer, will host students and do an interactive programming project.

• Hyland will be hosting 8th grade students at their headquarters in Westlake. Students will meet industry professionals and participate in an engaging coding activity aimed to spark interest in technology.

• Canal Winchester networking students are visiting the Ohio Supercomputer Center's computing facility at the State of Ohio Computer Center (SOCC).

• Shawnee State University will host middle school students for a sample of their STEM Achievers summer camp.

In-School Activities: K-12

• aiEDU will be partnering with schools/districts/organizations interested in hosting an aiEDU Building with AI: Student Design Challenge where students pick a real problem, describe a solution in plain language, and use AI to turn it into a working digital prototype.. Teachers: Fill out the Building with AI interest form.

• INTERalliance: Leadership Council, Chapters, and JumpStart program students will be participating.

• The Academies at Jackson Center (Dayton Public Schools) will learn by taking apart damaged computers, study a gaming computer, and talk about tech jobs

• Aiken High School (Cincinnati) will be doing AI prompt writing.

• Amherst Junior High will do a tech activity in the Project Lead the Way class.

• Beaumont High School (Cleveland Heights)

• Bellevue Elementary School

• Benjamin Logan Middle School (Bellefontaine)

• BioMed Science Academy (Rootstown) students will be entering the Toshiba design contest, creating posters to reflect how technology will change in 10 years.

• Canal Winchester High School

• Carlisle High School

• The Charles School at Ohio Dominican University: Celebrating how technology has advanced and talking about how we use tech in our everyday lives.

• Cheviot Elementary (Cincinnati)

• Choices High School (Canton) will use the aiEDU Design Challenge to combine human-centered design thinking with cutting-edge AI, enabling students to step into product design roles.

• Clay High School (Oregon) will examine how computer science can lead to tech jobs.

• Clear Fork High School (Bellville)

• Columbiana County Career and Technical Center (Lisbon)

• Davis Middle School (Dublin)

• Elgin Local Schools (Marion)

• Euclid Middle School: Every teacher has a class discussion about technology, plus technology teachers do a coding activity.

• Hughes STEM High School (Cincinnati)

• Indian Creek High School (Wintersville) will host mini-workshops on cybersecurity, data protection, approved AI tools, and effective AI prompting

• Lake Local Schools (Millbury)

• Laurel School (Shaker Heights)

• Licking Heights Middle School (Pataskala)

• Mahoning County Career and Technical Center & Valley STEM: Activities across information technology pathway, industrial robotics and automation, and STEM labs.

• Mansfield Christian School will be showcasing student projects with robotics and 3D printing.

• Midview Local School District (Grafton)

• Monroeville Local Schools

• Nelsonville-York City Schools

• New Bremen Elementary School: montage of all fun "tech" that we do in our classrooms.

• Oyler School (Cincinnati Public Schools)

• Parker Woods Montessori (Cincinnati): Unplugged and plugged-in coding, depending on ages

• Piqua City Schools

• Ridgeview Middle School (Columbus) will use code.org and make cardboard robots.

• Sherwood Middle School (Columbus): exploring tech career opportunities in Ohio and doing hands-on projects.

• Shroder HS (Cincinnati)

• Sidney Fenn Elementary (Medina) will be learning about tech and coding in the library.

• Springfield High School (Akron) will talk about data centers

• STEAMM Academy @ Hartford Middle School (Canton)

• Stow-Munroe Falls High School

• Strongsville Middle School

• Sycamore Junior High School (Cincinnati): showcasing technology projects in class and in video announcements.

• Thurgood Marshall STEM High School (Dayton)

• Trumbull Career and Technical Center (Warren)

• Upper Arlington High School will be doing the the aiEDU Student Design Challenge

• Valley View Elementary (Germantown)

• Vixen Cuts Homeschool Group (Cleveland)

• Waverly Junior High

• Westerville City Schools

• Winchester Trail Elementary School (Canal Winchester) will have a STEM activity involving LEGOs, coding, and robotics.

• Wood County Board of Developmental Disabilities: showcase assistive technology to high school students

• Woodward Park Middle School (Columbus)

• World Language Middle School (Columbus): students will participate during lunch and in tech classes.

Higher Education

• Cleveland State University, School of Education

• Denison University

• Miami University College of Engineering and Computing: humanoid robot handing out stickers.

• Shawnee State University Kricker Innovation Hub: tech entrepreneurship and “Meet a Human who works in Tech”.

Open to the public: In-person

• 2026 Interactive Tech Expo (Fairlawn, 9/24): See how assistive technology can increase independence, improve quality of life, and provide access to the community. Featuring vendors and interactive displays.

• Developmental Disabilities of Clark County: Tour the new tech center.

• What Silicon Valley Can Learn from Dolly Parton, 10am-Noon, Cincinnati. Special Imagination Age presentation by CincyAI for Humans at The Marketer Collaborative.

• DigitalC will host a community drone event at League Park.

• Swanton Public Library: Technology & nature, part of STEAM Club.

• Lakota Robotics will be doing a robot demo at the BWC Workforce Development Forum, showing business leaders what they are building.

Open to the public: Online

• Cleveland Water Alliance (Noon, 9/25): What’s next for the Water Tech Workforce

• Ohio Celebration of Women in Computing (Noon, 9/25): Women in the C-Suite: Cheers & Challenges. Register to get the meeting link.

• Helping Lives LLC will host a virtual Canva design class.

Technology Awareness

• TruCare Provider Services will be posting on Facebook all week about assistive technology and remote support.

• Alloy Growth Lab

• Ashtabula County Board of Developmental Disabilities: “Are you Tech Ready?” campaign for the month of September.

• Connect

• ESC of Central Ohio

• Woods IT Consulting