Funding for Higher Education:
Where is the money going to come from?
Global Connections High School, Seattle WA
Education for All Room #237
Essential Question
How can we work to make college affordable for all students?
Workshop Description
This workshop will examine how funding for higher education is changing. Participants will examine data and look for trends, and then forecast what future impacts could be. Participants will have an opportunity to contact lawmakers and advocate for needs of students.
Balance the Scales: Nature
HYLA Middle School, Seattle WA
Biodiversity Depletion and Deforestation Room #251
Essential Question
How can we improve the quality of life through ending overfishing and deforestation?
Workshop Description
This interactive workshop involves an introduction into the world of fishing and forestry. The impact of these two industries will be discussed and examined. Participants will be involved in a simulation of both overfishing and deforestation to learn how life is impacted by good and poor practices. Go Fish! takes on a whole new meaning in this workshop!
Immigration Portraits: Telling Stories of Immigration
Denny Middle School, Seattle WA
International Labor and Migration Rules Room #271
Essential Question
How does immigration affect individual lives?
Workshop Description
Immigrant Portraits is a radio project that records the stories of immigrants from around the world. At our workshop, we will give you the experience of interviewing other participants in the GIN conference. In our project, we interviewed people who have emigrated to the United States and are creating audio pieces that will be broadcast on the radio around the country.
Immigration Portraits: Telling Stories of Immigration
Denny Middle School, Seattle WA
International Labor and Migration Rules Room #273
Essential Question
How does immigration affect individual lives?
Workshop Description
Immigrant Portraits is a radio project that records the stories of immigrants from around the world. At our workshop, we will give you the experience of interviewing other participants in the GIN conference. In our project, we interviewed people who have emigrated to the United States and are creating audio pieces that will be broadcast on the radio around the country.
Maximize and Management of Local Resources
Santa Margarita Catholic High School, Seattle WA
Eradication of Poverty Room #275
Essential Question
To what extent does there exist a connection between local resourcing and cycles of poverty? In what ways can we maximize and manage local resources in an effort to eradicate poverty?
Workshop Description
Working with an international organization to provide resources and management for communities affected by poverty, using the power of social communications and technology to expand an outreach to schools, communities, and leaders working to eradicate poverty. This presentation will discuss the sustainability and reliability of plans and actions within and outside of an international organization so as to maximize the global reach of our implemented protocols. Also addressed will be the methods by which establishing a broad network of accessibility will enhance the ease of access of these commodities to all people affected by the detrimental effects of poverty.
Human Trafficking: the Hidden Horrors of the Sex Trade
Palmer High School, Seattle WA
Peacekeeping & Global Labor Laws Room #277
Essential Question
What can we do to stop or reduce the impact of sex trafficking in the world?
Workshop Description
Human trafficking is an enormous issue that impacts the whole world. We aim to educate in an interactive workshop to spread awareness on the destructive patterns of sex trafficking. We are presenting the steps we have taken to address the issue in our community, as well as steps that others can take.