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You're Invited to WGHA's STEM Global Educator Workshop on Saturday, Nov. 2

You're invited to the Washington
Global Health Alliance's 
 STEM Global Educator Workshop
Saturday, November 2, 2019 | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center
440 5th Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109

Join fellow STEM educators from around the state for Washington Global Health Alliance's  STEM Global Educator Workshop. This interactive and engaging session is designed to give you free activities and curriculum resources to integrate global health into your classrooms.

The workshop sessions will feature activities tailored for high school curriculum standards and participants will leave with several middle school adaptations. 

What you'll do as a participant:

  • Earn 6 Washington State STEM clock hours
  • Choose from multiple sessions and participate in hands-on applied science and engineering activities aligned with Next Generation Science Standards
  • Take home global health curriculum and resources to engage your students
  • Boost your knowledge of Washington's global health community and career opportunities
  • Tour the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center
What educators are saying from our first STEM Global Educator Workshop...

"I have been talking with students, parents, and the leaders of my district
explaining all the great opportunities that are out there for our students...
I've brought the perspective of STEM and global health to my planning
and purchase decisions."
- STEM Global Educator Workshop Participant

 
Who should attend: STEM educators
What it costs*:  $25 (includes parking, coffee and light snacks in the morning, a boxed lunch, and light refreshments in the afternoon)
Want to know more? Contact Tiffany Cain, tcain@wghalliance.org
Interested in STEM Global? Check out our website
*Costs go directly to WGHA to support ongoing STEM Global programs.

Claim your seat by registering below
before Monday, October 28.

RSVP 


WGHA connects and informs Washington's global health community, creating a culture of collaboration at home so our members can have more impact in the world. Learn more at https://www.wghalliance.org

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