20 Global Issues and 20 Years to Solve Them
Student Team Presentations
Every student team will make a presentation at our conference.
The idea that every GIN participant is involved in presenting at the conference is a big part of what creates the "magic and empowerment" of these conferences. This involvement builds energy and commitment, as it helps delegates realize they can make a difference by sharing their knowledge and experiences linked to a specific global issue with their peers.
Each student workshop is structured so that it focuses on one or more of Rischard’s 20 global issues, which in turn is linked to an essential question that frames the presentation itself. The structure of each workshop will provide an overview of a global issue in a local context, outline actions taken to resolve it, reflect on successes and challenges to date and create an action plan to ensure sustainability. The conference theme, YOUnity will also help provide a focus. Experience indicates that workshops that are very interactive will keep an audience engaged and involved. Detailed guidelines for student workshops are available. The date for submission of this brief description of the presentation is March 15th but information will gladly be accepted earlier. We do need significant time to create the conference program.
Please return presentation descriptions to linda.sills@gmail.com ASAP Thanks in advance. Please advise us of your technology needs!
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE PRESENTATION REGISTRATION FORM. YOU WILL NEED TO BE A PARTICIPANT IN OUR CONFERENCE!
Sample presentation registration form:
Please provide the following information for the conference program on or before April 3, 2013.
Presentation Submission Form Sample 1:
Presentation Title- Effect of Logging on Biodiversity
Global Issue- Biodiversity Loss
Essential Question-Why is it important to maintain biodiversity?
Description- (150 words maximum). The workshop involves a discussion of the products obtained from the rain forests. Participants are allocated roles to take part in a role play--a meeting of the government of Ghana to discuss a new logging operation.
Tech Needs- Projector, projector screen and Dongle (projector connector)
School- Regent's School
Presented by (Full Names of Students)-
Please return presentation descriptions to linda.sills@gmail.com ASAP. Thanks in advance.
Computers: We encourage you to bring your own laptop, but we do have laptops to share.
Please bring your digital projector connector/adapter.
Every room has a projector and speakers.
Tech Needs- Please list
The focus of the presentation should not be the information that is being shared, but the action that is being taken to solve the issue. We have made general guidelines and a sample rubric for participants that may be found below.
The following are the general presentation guidelines for potential presenters-
- Be between 40 - 45 minutes long and involve the entire team of 2-6 delegates.
- Be highly interactive and interspersed with a variety of hands-on activities that hold the interest of the audience. These can be used as transitions or introduced as part of each of the key elements of your presentation.
- Include all the key elements listed below, as this will give your presentation structure and provide for comprehensive coverage of your issue.
- Be well rehearsed so it becomes a model presentation.
- Use appropriate technology to support the message, answer the question, analyze solutions, and share actions.
- Interact and involve your audience via presentation software and other media. Please do not read from a script as you will avoid making eye contact with your audience.
- Demonstrate competence, confidence, and mastery around the many issues linked to your global issue, and be research-based.
- Include striking and compelling visuals, lively discussions, practical activities, and effective use of media.
- Give their audience a handout that highlights in detail a specific activity /action they may use in their own schools.
- Be impressive and aim to be an outstanding reflection of your school’s commitment to global issues awareness.
Rischard's Twenty Problems
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Sharing Our Planet
Global Warming Biodiversity and Ecosystem Loss Fisheries Depletion Deforestation Water Deficits Maritime Safety and Pollution |
Sharing Our Humanity
Fight Against Poverty Peace Keeping, Conflict Prevention Combating Terrorism Education for All Global Infectious Diseases Digital Divide Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation |
Sharing Our Rule Book
Reinventing Taxation for the 21st Century Biotechnology Rules Global Financial Architecture Illegal Drugs Trade, Investment and Competition Rules Intellectual Property Rights E-commerce Rules International Labor and Migration Rules |
Presentation Expectations & Criteria
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Focus Question and Topic Knowledge Research
Presentation skills Engagement & Technology Solution & Action Research |
Demonstrates little connection to or understanding of their essential question. The presentation does not support the topic chosen. Does not support one of the major twenty themes.
Presenters are not clear. Spoken language is soft and somewhat inappropriate. Very little communication with the audience. Does not hold the interest of the audience and lacking interactivity and/or smoothness. The presentation incorporates little or no appropriate technology. Any action or solution proposed either has little connection to the problem identified in the focus question or has limitations in terms of practicability ResearchIs not evident and lacks proper citation. Very little reference to sources during presentations, very little evidence of original research. |
Demonstrates partial connection to or understanding of their essential question. The presentation partially supports the topic chosen. Partially supports the major twenty themes.
Presenters are generally clear and understandable. Spoken language is loud but not always appropriate. There is some communication with audience. Sometimes holds the interest of the audience and is partially interactive and smooth. The presentation incorporates some appropriate technology to support the theme. The action or solution proposed connects to the problem identified in the focus question in some way and is practicable and achievable Is somewhat evident but lacks proper citation. There are some references to sources during presentation, some evidence of original research. |
Strongly connects ideas and understanding to their essential question. The presentation strongly supports the topic chosen. Strongly supports one of the major twenty themes.
Presenters are clear and easily understandable. Spoken language is loud and appropriate. There is good communication with audience. Clearly holds the interest of the audience with interactivity and smooth transitions. The presentation incorporates appropriate technology to support and highlight the key elements of theme. The action or solution proposed strongly connects to the problem identified in the focus question and is practicable and achievable Is very evident and with proper citation. References to sources are made throughout presentation, evidence of considerable original research. |
Support and detailed instructions for presentations by student teams available from:
- linda Sills: linda.sills@gmail.com
- Ashley Sills: tck.sills@gmail.com