"The Toolkit" is for anyone with a STEM background wondering how they can take action in their local communities. If you have ever wondered how you can plug-in to your community, or how you can use your STEM skills to support local efforts, this course is for you.
With short video modules, action steps, and community connections, this course can take you from asking "how can I take action?" to confidently saying "here is what I'm doing in my community."
Participants will learn:
Earn a certificate for completing the course.
The Local Civic Engagement Toolkit is designed for people in STEM fields, people with STEM backgrounds, and STEM students looking for the steps they can take to get active in their local communities. If you want to learn about engaging state and local government, understand how local change happens, connect your skills to your civic life, and connect with your community, this course is for you.
The Toolkit is offered a sliding scale pricing to meet the needs of people in various career stages and circumstances. Choose the plan that is right for you to get started, no questions asked.
The Toolkit is hosted on ESAL Community, an online community building platform hosted by Engineers and Scientists Acting Locally. This is a supportive space where participants can ask questions, connect with other civic-minded people in STEM, and access timely resources to support their civic actions.
Are you already a member of ESAL Community? It is easy to add The Toolkit to your membership. Simply navigate to the Networkwide Spaces tab on the right side menu. On the type of that page, you will see all the plans available to you. Scroll to the right to find the purchase options for The Toolkit. You can find a video walk-through in this post.
Thank you to the ESAL volunteers and advisors who provided input and feedback to shape this course. Thank you to the civic STEM leaders who are positively shaping the communities around them and who agreed to share their advice by contributing to this program. Thank you to the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for generously funding the development of this on-demand course.
