Core ideas – Content: Participants actively apply theoretical knowledge to practical scenarios in this activity, gaining hands-on experience in implementing public engagement initiatives. The emphasis is on selecting appropriate methods for successful implementation, bridging the theoretical understanding and real-world application for effective public engagement.

Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Objectives:

• Applying a step-by-step guide when implementing public engagement initiatives in professional development practice
• Implementing part of your personal plan for public engagement and reflecting on your practice using a rubric/checklist

• Best-practice 25: Climate of Change
• Practical resource 22: Engaging the Public onClimate Change
• Practical resource 28: Is climate changeactually being taken seriously?
• Practical resource 43: Toolkit for sciencecommunicators and trainers

Participants choose one of the SMART objectives set in Activity 2 of this Module and design their public engagement initiative individually.

To do so, participants explore the “Public Engagement Guide” on implementing public engagement initiatives for professional development (page 19).  

“The guide for the Climate Of Change campaign” can also help inspire public engagement initiatives in the Environmental Sciences and Climate Change filed.

Participants use the following two checklists to reflect on their personal plan practice:

1. Preparing for a Public Engagement: Checklist: to reflect on the overall plan

2. Toolkit for science communicators and trainers: to ensure clear and effective communication focusing on the 12 indicators of quality in science communication.

Participants create a PechaKucha* presentation (Pecha Kucha, 2012), following the 20X20 rule, to present to the plenary their personal initiative plan.