Student Workshop Session 1


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.