Publications

Articles, Books, & Open Education Resources

Cultivating Critical Digital, Media, News, AI, and Civic Literacies for Educational Equity and JusticeEducators: Which literacies do students need in order to thrive in the future? When I was a high school history, government and economics teacher, I definitely would have agreed that civic literacy is critical. As for digital, media, and news literacy, those already seemed to be part of everything.

Critical Generative AI for Educational Equity and JusticeKeeping up with educational technology trends, tools, and features to support equitable digital transformation can be daunting. Let’s start with generative AI.

Critical Digital Leadership

How can TK-12 education leaders leverage digital tools and strategies to deepen learning and expand access and equity? Refer to the 21CSLA Digitally Mediated Learning Vignettes.

PACCCRAS Civic Seal Roadmaphttp://acsa.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/PACCCRAS-Civic-Seal-Roadmap.pdf On Sept. 10, 2020, the State Board of Education approved criteria for Cal

21CSLA Digitally Mediated Learning VignettesEquity Inquiry: How can TK-12 education leaders leverage digital tools and strategies to deepen learning and expand access and equity? 21CSLA Digitally Mediate

Literacy Resources Repository (external link)

State Seal of Civic Engagement

Youth Civic Engagement & Voter Education Toolkit (external link)

Social Design-Distributed Leadership for Civic Learning (external link)

Equitable civic empowerment in schools (external link)

Student voice and equitable civic learning (external link)

Exploratory Factor Analysis: Applications in School Improvement Research (external link)

Peer Advocates in Action (external link)

California History-Social Science Framework (external link)

Blog Post

Articles

Elemen, J. E. (2024, January). Cultivating critical digital, media, news, AI, and civic literacies for educational equity and justice. LinkedIn.
Elemen, J. E. (2023, September). Critical generative AI for educational equity and justice. LinkedIn.
Elemen, J. E., Santillan, O., & Guajardo, L. (2021, January-February). Equitable civic empowerment in schools: Addressing the civic debt in democratic education. Leadership Magazine. Association of California School Administrators (ACSA).
Elemen, J. E., Enriquez, S., Santillan, O. & Slutsky, B. (2019, August). Inclusive literacy in history-social science. California History-Social Science Blog. California History-Social Science Project.
Elemen, J. E. (2017, November-December). Student voice and equitable civic learning. Leadership Extra. Association of California School Administrators (ACSA).
Elemen, J. E. (2015). Students' high school organizational leadership opportunities and their influences on academic achievement and civic participation. Journal of Research in Education, 25(2). Eastern Educational Research Association.

Books/Chapters

Elemen, J. E. (2019). Foreword In H. Roberts (Ed.), Peer advocates in action: A step-by-step curricular guide for trainers and coordinators of peer programs. Independently published.
Elemen, J. E. (2018). Social design-distributed leadership for civic learning. Scotts Valley, CA: CreateSpace.
Elemen, J. E. (2017). Student voice opportunities quantified by exploratory factor analysis In D. Mindrila (Ed.), Factor analysis in educational research: Applications in school improvement. Hauppauge NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Contributor

Professional Papers

21st Century California School Leadership Academy (21CSLA). (2023). Digitally mediated learning vignettes. University of California, Berkeley. https://21cslacenter.berkeley.edu/professional-learning/dml/vignettes
Purnell, R. D., Rodriguez-Kiino, D., Redix, A. T., Cooper, D. M., & Karandjeff, K. (2023). Advancing Equitable Dual Enrollment: Initial Findings from the ‘Dual Enrollment for Equitable Completion’ Initiative. Hayward, CA: RDP Consulting.

https://www.r-d-p-consulting.com/_files/ugd/348955_eace07f1daa445d7a7b13fb85a5d93ff.pdf

Hodgin, E. & Bueso, L. (2022). Breaking New Ground with California's State Seal of Civic Engagement: Lessons from Year 1. Research Report, Leveraging Equity & Access in Democratic Education Initiative at UCLA & UC Riverside. https://centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/leade/publications/breaking-new-ground-with-CA-SSCE/ (Full Report pp. 39, 53, & 57)
California Department of Education (CDE). (2021). Comprehensive State Literacy Plan. https://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ps/clsd.asp
Authentic Preparation Today (APT). (2020). State Seal of Civic Engagement Initial Implementation Resources. https://www.civicseal.org/supporting-resources
California Department of Education (CDE). (2020). Bridging the Divide: California History-Social Science Lessons Optimized for Distance Learning. https://sites.google.com/montereycoe.org/civiceducation/hyperdocs-bank
California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA). (2018). History-Social Science Adoption Toolkit. http://ccsesa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/HSS-Toolkit-FINAL.pdf
The California Task Force On K-12 Civic Learning. (2014). Revitalizing K-12 Civic Learning In California: A Blueprint For Action. https://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/in/documents/cltffinalreport.pdf (pp. 24, 27, 36, & 40)

Newsletters

21st Century California School Leadership Academy (21CSLA). (Monthly Newsletter). Leading for Equity.
California Council for the Social Studies (CCSS). (Monthly Newsletter). Spotlight.

Press

Judicial Council Public Affairs. (2021). Profile: Central California youth organizer named Champion of Civics. California Courts Newsroom, Judicial Branch of California. Retrieved https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/profile-central-california-youth-organizer-named-champion-civics
West, C. (2021). From the classrooms to the halls of government. Voices of Monterey Bay. https://voicesofmontereybay.org/2021/04/01/from-the-classrooms-to-the-halls-of-government/
Brown, S. (2021). Monterey County kickstarts Youth Civic Engagement Program. Voices of Monterey Bay. https://voicesofmontereybay.org/2021/02/26/monterey-county-kickstarts-youth-civic-engagement-program/
Jiménez, C. (2021). Even in a chaotic election year, young people—our future leaders—are rising to the occasion. Monterey County Weekly. https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/opinion/mcnow_intro/even-in-a-chaotic-election-year-young-people-our-future-leaders-are-rising-to-the/article_747688da-5c45-11eb-88ba-4bc1a630450e.html
Roney, S. (2020). Young authors from South Monterey County compete in Steinbeck essay contest: Middle school students participate in day of writing. Greenfield News. https://greenfieldnews.com/young-authors-from-south-monterey-county-compete-in-steinbeck-essay-contest/
Meier, M. (2020). Monterey County Office of Education advocates for participation in 2020 Census. KION. https://kion546.com/news/2020/02/01/monterey-county-office-of-education-educates-parents-ahead-of-2020-census/
Cortez, F. (2020). 2020 census officials hope to work with Salinas schools. KSBW. https://www.ksbw.com/article/2020-census-officials-hope-to-work-with-salinas-schools/30721729
Linville, K. (2019). Monterey Co. 8th grade history teachers become students for a day, learn about Hamilton. KSBW. https://www.ksbw.com/article/monterey-co-8th-grade-history-teachers-become-students-for-a-day-learn-about-hamilton/28905652
Ponce, C. (2018). Washington Middle School students dive into Native American cultures. Salinas Californian. https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/life/2018/05/21/washington-middle-school-students-dive-into-native-american-cultures/630457002/
Posnick-Goodwin, S. (2016). Politics in the classroom. California Educator, 21(2), 22-23. http://educator.cta.org/i/726969-september-2016/
Mercury News. (2015). Fremont senior selected to speak at AVID Summer Institute. http://www.mercurynews.com/2015/03/26/fremont-senior-selected-to-speak-at-avid-summer-institute/
Mercury News. (2014). Kennedy High School in Fremont receives civic learning award from state officials. https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/05/15/kennedy-high-school-in-fremont-receives-civic-learning-award-from-state-officials/amp/

CCSS California Council for the Social Studies: Instructional Support: The History-Social Science Spotlight (external lnk)

Bridging the Digital Divide: CLIC Project (external link)

The Content, Literacy, Inquiry, and Citizenship (CLIC) Project (external link)

California Comprehensive State Literacy Plan (external link)

History-Social Science Adoption Toolkit (external link)

California Educator: Politics in the Classroom (external link)

Youth Civic Engagement Project (external link)

Monterey County Kickstarts Youth Civic Engagement Program (external link)

From the Classrooms to the Halls of Government (external link)

Professional Learning Request