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<div class="grid-y grid-margin-y"> <div class="cell"> <h1>Participate</h1> <h4><b>How can you get involved?</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> </span></h4> <p><b><u>FOR EDUCATORS</u></b></p> <p><b>STEP 1: </b><a href="https://story-maker.org/signup/"><b>Sign up for StoryMaker</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> for a</span><span style="font-weight: 400">ccess to lesson plans, tutorials, and assignments. </span><a href="https://www.story-maker.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400">StoryMaker</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> is a free learning platform from Student Reporting Labs for educators to participate in our youth journalism and storytelling program.</span></p> <p><b>STEP 2: </b><span style="font-weight: 400">Join our </span><a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/CoyvjLsh1WJ6QKPbPE6g3h"><span style="font-weight: 400">SRL Educator WhatsApp group</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> to get the latest opportunities and updates delivered straight to your phone.</span></p> <p><b>STEP 3: </b>Get help along the way!<span style="font-weight: 400"> To support SRL students and educators throughout the process, SRL’s expert youth media producers are available to consult with students on story pitches, script-writing, voice-over narration, rough cuts, and final videos. If you have a quick question, the fastest way to contact our team is to <a href="https://studentreportinglabs.org/contact/">fill in this form</a>. Have a more in-depth question? Book office hours with our community engagement team <a href="https://calendly.com/emilyhopedobkin/30min?back=1&month=2022-08">here</a> to get help at any point during the reporting or production process. </span></p> <p><b>STEP 3: </b>Connect with us! <span style="font-weight: 400">Join our </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StudentReportingLabs/"><span style="font-weight: 400">Facebook group</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> to engage with more educators like you — this is a place to share your questions and wins! Want to learn more? </span><a href="https://studentreportinglabs.org/meet-the-team/emily-hope-dobkin/"><span style="font-weight: 400">Emily Hope Dobkin</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">, our Community Engagement Manager is your go-to for program questions about how to get involved and connect. </span><a href="https://calendly.com/emilyhopedobkin/30min?back=1&month=2023-04"><span style="font-weight: 400">Book a time to chat with her here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">. </span><span style="font-weight: 400">We look forward to working with you to equip more student journalists with the tools to produce important local stories!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><b><u>FOR STUDENTS</u></b></p> <p><b>STEP 1: </b><a href="https://www.story-maker.org/students/"><b>Explore StoryMaker</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> to access tutorials and see current open calls for reported stories. </span><a href="https://www.story-maker.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400">StoryMaker</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> is a free learning platform from Student Reporting Labs. </span><span style="font-weight: 400"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400">Each school year, our team accepts a variety of topic prompts that are important to young people.</span> <a href="https://www.story-maker.org/library/2023-2024-school-year-prompts/"><span style="font-weight: 400">See the 2023-24 prompts here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">, selected by SRL’s inaugural</span><a href="https://studentreportinglabs.org/news/student-advisory-team-22/"><span style="font-weight: 400"> 19-member Student Advisory Team</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">. Select stories may be published.</span></p> <p><b>STEP 2:</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> Get us in your inbox — </span><a href="https://studentreportinglabs.org/newsletter/"><span style="font-weight: 400">sign up for our newsletter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">. </span></p> <p><b>STEP 3: </b><span style="font-weight: 400">Get us on your phone — join our </span><a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/Lm8icbUPq101hxMKg8chT7"><span style="font-weight: 400">SRL Student WhatsApp group</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> to get the latest opportunities and updates delivered straight to your phone.</span></p> <p><b>STEP 4</b><span style="font-weight: 400">: Get help along the way! To support SRL students and educators throughout the process, SRL’s expert youth media producers are available to consult with students on story pitches, script-writing, voice-over narration, rough cuts, and final videos. If you have a quick question, the fastest way to contact our team is to <a href="https://studentreportinglabs.org/contact/">fill in this form</a>. Have a more in-depth question? Book office hours with our community engagement team <a href="https://calendly.com/emilyhopedobkin/30min?back=1&month=2022-08">here</a> to get help at any point during the reporting or production process. </span></p> <p><i><span style="font-weight: 400">NOTE: If you’ve been around Student Reporting Labs for a while… all of this might feel new! Historically, SRL’s structure was to work with a smaller number of schools as Student Reporting “Labs.” We are currently reworking the mechanics of this program and will share more about how this is evolving soon! 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