SME CONTRIBUTION PACKET — prepare locally
Version 1, 2026-10-29. This template does not submit or publish anything.
SME submission intake is not open. Review the packet with your teacher, mentor or group.
Keep private contact information, school records and youth identifiers out of the public version.

TYPE: learner project / teaching resource / independent study
TITLE:
SUBJECT AND INTENDED LEVEL:
DATE / VERSION:
PUBLIC AUTHOR CREDIT (use only an approved name or group label):
COLLABORATORS AND ASSISTANCE:

PROJECT: question; method; data/observations; analysis; figures; conclusion; limitations; learning reflection.
TEACHING RESOURCE: goals; prerequisites; time; materials; instructions; assessment criteria; editable file; classroom use actually confirmed (if any).
INDEPENDENT STUDY: scope; skills; method; supervisor's agreed role; checkpoints; final deliverable; assessment criteria. Confirm academic credit separately.

FILES: filename; format; description; version; accessibility alternative; source and license.
SOURCES: citation; exact claim supported; page/section/version; limits.
REVIEW: author-prepared / editor-screened / mentor-reviewed / externally published.
Record only completed review: reviewer (with permission), date, scope and outcome.
CORRECTIONS: what changed, why and when.

PERMISSIONS TO RESOLVE BEFORE PUBLICATION
Who owns each part? Have coauthors and third-party rights holders agreed?
For youth work, has the learner agreed and has appropriate parent/guardian permission been obtained?
What author names, images and recordings may be public? Make separate decisions.
Proposed SME approach: owner retains copyright; SME gets a nonexclusive publishing license, subject to final terms.
Public reuse choice to consider: CC BY 4.0 / CC BY-NC 4.0 / showcase permission only.
CC BY allows commercial reuse with credit. CC BY-NC limits licensed reuse to noncommercial purposes.
Creative Commons licenses cannot simply be revoked from compliant existing recipients.
https://creativecommons.org/cc-license-your-work/
No license is granted merely by filling in this worksheet. Review final terms before any submission.

STAKEHOLDER SUMMARY
What was completed? What learning or use is supported by evidence? Link the work.
What remains uncertain? What is the next step? Which names or quotations have publication permission?