• Elemen, J. E. (2025). Designing civic learning for AI justice. Civics of Technology Blog. Civics of Technology Project. 

• Elemen, J. E. (2024, October-November-December). Teaching critical GenAI literacy: Empowering students for a digital democracy. Literacy Today. International Literacy Association. 

• Zapien, R. & Elemen, J. E. (2024, November). Navigating AI in K-12 education with a critical lens. Civics of Technology Blog. Civics of Technology Project. 

• 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). 

  • Cited in: UC Davis School of Education. (2021). "Additional resources," In "I Hesitate But I Do Have Hope: Speculative Civic Literacies for Troubled Times," Expanding Equity in Educational Research Speaker Series. 

• 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. (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, November-December). Student voice and equitable civic learning. Leadership Extra. Association of California School Administrators (ACSA). 

• 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.

• 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), 4-18. Eastern Educational Research Association. 

  • Cited in: "Students’ participation in democratic school management: A systematic literature review" (Sousa & Feirera, & Journal of Social Science Education, 2024).

• Elemen, J. E. (2015). Opportunities for student participation in high school organizational leadership dialogue and decision-making and their effects on academic achievement and civic participation (Doctoral dissertation). ProQuest. (1687196833) 

  • Cited in...

Author

• Elemen, J. E. (2024, November). Critical AI literacy, ethics, and justice. California Educators Together. 

  • High Quality Lessons featured on the National AI Literacy Day website.

Lead Writer

• 21st Century California School Leadership Academy (21CSLA). (2023-present). Digitally mediated learning. University of California, Berkeley.

  • Digitally mediated learning vignettes featured on the ACSA Resource Hub.

  • California Educators Together: 21st Century California School Leadership Academy (Statewide Initiative Resource Group).

• Center for Leadership, Equity, and Research (CLEAR) AI Initiative (CAI). (2025). California State Seal of Civic Engagement AI Justice Project Toolkit for Students and Teachers. 

Contributor

• 21st Century California School Leadership Academy (21CSLA). (2022-present). (Monthly Newsletter). Leading for Equity. 

• University of California, Berkeley, School of Education, Leadership Programs. (2023-present). Equity Leadership Now! Podcast. 

• California Council for the Social Studies (CCSS). (2021-2025). (Monthly Newsletter). Spotlight. 

• Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects (ECCLPs). (2024-2025). "Environmental Literacy: Ethics of GenAI" in Community Voices in PK-12 Climate and Environmental Education Zine.

• 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. 

• California Educators Together. (2020-2022). Literacy Resources Repository. 

• California Educators Together. (2020-2022). State Seal of Civic Engagement Resource Repository. 

• California Environmental Literacy Initiative. (2022). State Seal of Civic Engagement Environmental Literacy Implementation Guide. 

• 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. (Full Report pp. 39, 53, & 57).

• California Department of Education (CDE). (2021). Comprehensive State Literacy Plan. 

• Authentic Preparation Today (APT). (2020). State Seal of Civic Engagement Initial Implementation Resources. 

• History-Social Science Regional Leads of the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA). (2020). Bridging the Divide: California History-Social Science Lessons Optimized for Distance Learning. 

• California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA). (2018). History-Social Science Adoption Toolkit. 

• The California Task Force On K-12 Civic Learning. (2014). Revitalizing K-12 Civic Learning In California: A Blueprint For Action. (pp. 24, 27, 36, & 40)

• Media Literacy Coalition. (2023-present). Website & Newsletters.

• Equity Leadership Now! Podcast. (2023-present). Co-host of Episode 18: Removing education barriers for 2.1 million community college students (2025). Guest on Episode 15: School leaders our children deserve (2025).

• California Educators Together Podcast. (2025). Guest on Episode 33: Critical AI literacy and the future of education.

• International Literacy Association. (2024). Meet the guest editor. Literacy Today Magazine.

• Judicial Council Public Affairs. (2021). Profile: Central California youth organizer named Champion of Civics. California Courts Newsroom, Judicial Branch of California. 

• West, C. (2021). From the classrooms to the halls of government. Voices of Monterey Bay. 

• Brown, S. (2021). Monterey County kickstarts Youth Civic Engagement Program. Voices of Monterey Bay. 

• Jiménez, C. (2021). Even in a chaotic election year, young people—our future leaders—are rising to the occasion. Monterey County Weekly. 

• Roney, S. (2020). Young authors from South Monterey County compete in Steinbeck essay contest: Middle school students participate in day of writing. Greenfield News. 

• Meier, M. (2020). Monterey County Office of Education advocates for participation in 2020 Census. KION. 

• Cortez, F. (2020). 2020 census officials hope to work with Salinas schools. KSBW. 

• Linville, K. (2019). Monterey Co. 8th grade history teachers become students for a day, learn about Hamilton. KSBW. 

• Ponce, C. (2018). Washington Middle School students dive into Native American cultures. Salinas Californian. 

• Posnick-Goodwin, S. (2016). Politics in the classroom. California Educator, 21(2), 22-23. California Teachers Association.

• Mercury News. (2015). Fremont senior selected to speak at AVID Summer Institute. 

• Mercury News. (2014). Kennedy High School in Fremont receives civic learning award from state officials. 

2025

• Mahiri, J., Elemen, J. E., & Aminy, M. (2025, August). Removing education barriers for 2.1 million community college students [Podcast episode 18]. Equity Leadership Now!

• Elemen, J. E. (2025, July). AI ethics, UDL, digital citizenship, media and environmental literacies. EdTech for Innovation Conference: Empowering Educators To Bridge the STEM Gap. Santa Clara County Office of Education.

• Elemen, J. E. (2025, July). Teaching AI ethics, critical media literacy and digital citizenship [Conference presentation]. National Association for Media Literacy (NAMLE) Conference, Virtual.

• Elemen, J. E. (2025, June). Co-design/create counterdemos: Critical digital media GenAI literacy, ethics, and justice [Conference presentation]. International Society for Technology in Education, ISTE Live 25, Virtual.

• Elemen, J. E. (2025, June). Leading ethical AI: Learning how to identify discrimination and common dilemmas. 21CSLA Coaching Clinic, Berkeley, CA. 

• Mahiri, J., Baker, S., Simmons, A., Thomas, C., Wallace, K., Virrueta-Ayala, M., Elemen, J. E., & Roscigno, C. (2025, May). School leaders our children deserve: Bringing George Theoharis and Pedro Noguera's principles into conversation with 21CSLA [Podcast episode 15]. Equity Leadership Now!

• Zapien, R. & Elemen, J. E. (2025, February - May). Responsible AI for TK-12 education leaders [Community of practice]. 21st Century California School Leadership Academy, Bay Area Regional Academy, University of California, Berkeley, Virtual.

• Goyette, K., Mattis, K. V., Ruiz, P., Pattenhouse, M., & Elemen, J. E. (2025, March). AI literacy: What is it and why does it matter? [Webinar]. California Department of Education.

• Elemen, J. E. (2025, March). Empowering youth co-design for critical digital citizenship, media literacy, and AI ethics [Conference presentation]. California Council for the Social Studies 64th Annual Conference, Burlingame, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. & Zapien, R. (2025, February). Critical AI literacy: Empowering youth for education justice [Conference presentation]. CISC Leadership Symposium, Anaheim, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2025, January). Empowering critical GenAI literacy with UDL 3.0. CA UDL Leading the Way Summit, Stockton, CA. 

• Elemen, J. E. & Gonzalez, E. (2025, January). Critical AI literacy and the future of education [Podcast episode 33]. California Educators Together. 

• Elemen, J. E. (2025, January). Tinkering with GenAI. Leading for Equity Winter Summit: Understanding the Impact of the Digital Age on Our Most Vulnerable Students. 21CSLA Bay Area Regional Academy, Berkeley, CA. 

2024

• 21st Century California School Leadership Academy (21CSLA). (2024, December). Possibilities and problems of generative AI as a resource for learning. Research-Practice Webinar. 

• Elemen, J. E. & Lang, M. (2024, December). Cultivating critical GenAI literacy, ethics, equity and justice [Conference presentation]. Quantum Ten International Educational Conference, Riverside, CA.  

• Laskar, T. & Elemen, J. E. (2024, October). Designing professional learning to support equity leaders to understand the ethical implications of artificial intelligence [Breakout session]. 21CSLA Fall 2024 Collective Retreat, Berkeley, CA. 

• Elemen, J. E., Galván, Z. J., & Magdaleno, K. (2024, August). Cultivating critical AI literacy leadership, policy and practice centering equity and justice [Conference presentation]. California Latino School Boards Association, Unity Conference, Monterey, CA.

• Pellegrin, N., Elemen, J. E., Fuentes, A., & Nguyen, T. (2024, August). Artificial Intelligence: Where are we now? [Keynote speaker panel]. Peralta Community College District, Professional Development Flex Day, Oakland, CA.

• Elemen, J. E., Crouse, L., & Gomez, M. (2024, August). Critical media literacy #MisinfoDay with youth and community [Conference presentation]. Civics of Technology Conference, Virtual.

• Frame, A., Howe, C., Elemen, J. E., Gomez, M., Andres-Salgarino, M. B., & Escobar, R. (2024, July). California Cohort Day [Conference presentation]. Climate Generation Summer Institute for Climate Change Education, Virtual. 

• Elemen, J. E. (2024, July). Equity-centered education leaders cultivating critical digital, media, and civic literacy [Conference presentation]. National Association for Media Literacy Education Conference, Virtual.

• Elemen, J. E. (2024, June). Critical digital leadership: Digitally mediated learning for equity, justice and joy [Conference presentation]. International Society for Technology in Education, ISTE Live, Virtual.

• Elemen, J. E. (2024, April). Cultivating critical AI literacy and digital citizenship for equity and justice [Conference presentation]. Peralta Online Equity Conference, Virtual.

• Elemen, J. E., Gomez, M., Azama, Y., Diaz-Garcia, L., & Allen Smith, T. (2024, March). Empowering youth with the State Seal of Civic Engagement: District implementation journey [Poster session]. Carnegie Summit on Improvement in Education, San Diego, CA.

• McTygue, N. & Elemen, J. E. (2024, February). Inquiry now: Equity-centered instructional leadership [Conference presentation]. CISC Leadership Symposium, Monterey, CA. 

• Zapien, R. & Elemen, J. E. (2023, October - 2024, May). Ethical AI for TK-12 education leaders [Community of practice]. 21st Century California School Leadership Academy, Bay Area Regional Academy, University of California, Berkeley, Virtual. 

2023

• Elemen, J. E. (2023, July). Education leaders advancing equity with UDL and digitally mediated learning [Conference presentation]. The 9th Annual CAST UDL Symposium: Through the Lens of UDL. 

• Elemen, J. E., Allen Smith, T., Diaz-Garcia, L. (2023, June). Scaling up justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion with civic engagement [Conference presentation]. National Council for the Social Studies JEDI in the Social Studies, Virtual.

• Elemen. J. E. (2023, May). Digitally mediated learning equity leadership [Webinar]. Center for Equity Leadership and Research (CLEAR). 

• Black, D., Gomez, M., Reynolds, M., Elemen, J., & Manos, M. (2023, May). National Day of Action: California educators teach-in [Webinar]. California Council for the Social Studies and the African American Policy Forum, Virtual.

• Elemen. J. E. (2023, March). Leaders advancing equity with digitally mediated learning [Conference presentation]. Spring CUE 2023, Palm Springs, CA. 

• Azama, Y., Diaz-Garcia, L., Allen Smith, T.,  Gomez, M., Elemen, J. E., & O. Santillan. (2023, February). Youth global citizenship with the State Seals of Civic Engagement and Biliteracy [Conference presentation]. California Council for the Social Studies 62nd Annual Conference, Santa Clara, CA.

• Allen Smith, T., Diaz-Garcia, L., & Elemen, J. E.. (2023, February). Educators scaling up justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion with youth civic engagement [Conference presentation]. California Council for the Social Studies 62nd Annual Conference, Santa Clara, CA.

• Elemen, J., Allen Smith, T., & Diaz-Garcia, L. (2023, January). Co-designing a school district's justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion plan with continuous improvement for antiracism [Conference presentation]. California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators Focus on Results Conference, Monterey, CA.

2022

• Elemen, J. E. (2022, March). Student voice for social justice: Transformative social emotional learning and civic engagement [Conference presentation]. California Council for the Social Studies 61st Annual Conference, Orange County, CA.  

• Elemen, J. E., et al. (2022, February). Advocating at your school for LGBTQ+ families [Panelist]. Our Family Coalition, Webinar. 

2021

• Flores, B., Elemen, J. E., & Lei, G. (2021, December). Developing and supporting your local literacy plan [Conference presentation]. California School Boards Association (CSBA) Annual Education Conference and Trade Show, San Diego, CA. 

• Adams, T., Elemen, J. E., Lewis, G., & Boonchouy, R. (2021, December). Elevating youth civic engagement and the State Seal [Conference presentation]. California School Boards Association (CSBA) Annual Education Conference and Trade Show, San Diego, CA. 

• Baltazar-Sabbah, B., Elemen, J. E., & Gomez, M. (2021, November). Elevating student voice and civic engagement [Conference presentation]. ACSA Leadership Summit, San Francisco, CA.

• Howerter, J., Elemen, J. E., Flores, B., Lei, G., Turkie, A. (2021). Culturally sustaining pedagogy: Part 1 & Part 2 [Webinars]. California Department of Education's Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant Resource Repository, Virtual.

• Salud, A., Elemen, J. E., Greer, S., Salinas, J., Martinez, G., Gomez, D., & Galvan, S. (2021, July). Elevating youth civic engagement and the State Seal [Conference presentation]. California Association of Clerks and Election Officials (CACEO), Virtual.

• Elemen, J. E. & Franzell, W. (2021, March). Enviroliteracy, civics, and equitable blended learning [Conference presentation]. Spring CUE, Virtual.

• Elemen, J. E., Santillan, O., Guajardo, L., & Ramirez, A. (2021, March). Addressing the civic debt: How to create equitable civic empowerment in schools [Conference presentation]. California Council for the Social Studies 60th Annual Conference, Virtual.

• Elemen. J. E., Ng, E., Guajardo, L., Camarena, D., Hyder, R., & Budz, T. (2021, March). Assessment, grading, and feedback for learning: Centering equity [Webinar]. CISC ELA/ELD Subcommittee Meeting, Virtual.

2020

• Elemen, J. E. (2020, November). 2020 College Transitions & Curriculum Institute Equity and Learning in a Global Pandemic / Equidad y Aprendizaje en medio de una Pandemia. Presentation at Hartnell College, Virtual.

• McDonald, K., Jacks, E., Petty, K., Elemen, J. E., & Slutsky, B. (2020, May). Support for distance learning: the History-Social Science and English Language Arts/English Language Development Frameworks [Webinar]. California Department of Education Distance Learning Webinar Series. https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/dl/hsselaeldwebinarnotes.asp

• Salazar, D., Elemen, J. E., & Porter, E. (2020, April). Empowered EdTech ELD strategies [Conference presentation]. California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) Conference, Virtual.

• Elemen, J. E., Enriquez, S., Santillan, O., & Doten, B. (2020, January & 2019, November). History-social science literacy and language development [Conference presentations]. California Statewide History-Social Science Community of Practice CLIC (Content, Literacy, Inquiry, and Citizenship) Project, Sacramento, CA.

2019

• Elemen, J. E., Enriquez, S. & Santillan, O. (2019, December). ELD protocols in history-social science [Conference presentation]. California History-Social Science Framework Conference. California State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA.

• Elemen, J. E., Martin, D., Santillan, O., & Gomez, M. (2019, March). History-Social Science Framework Implementation Project, Region 5: Inquiry, civics, and ELD [Conference presentation]. California Council for the Social Studies 58th Annual Conference, San Jose, CA.

• Elemen, J. E., James. B., Lamont, R., & Amador, K. (2019, March). EdTech ELD strategies for history-social science and C3 readiness [Conference presentation]. California Council for the Social Studies 58th Annual Conference, San Jose, CA.

• Monterey County Youth Leadership Panel & Elemen, J. E. (2019, March). Monterey County Youth Leadership Panel and focus group [Conference presentation]. All in for Equity Conference. Monterey County Office of Education, Seaside, CA.

2018

• Elemen, J. E. (2018, March). Student voice: Language and civic learning opportunities [Conference presentation]. California Association for Bilingual Education Conference, Sacramento, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2018, March). The Constitution, civic learning, and ELD [Conference presentation]. California Council for the Social Studies 57th Annual  Conference, San Diego, CA.

• Elemen, J. E., Hayes, M., Herczog, M. M., Smith, S., & Wilson, T. (2018, March). The California History-Social Science Instructional Materials Adoption Toolkit [Conference presentation]. California Council for the Social Studies Conference, San Diego, CA.

2017

• Elemen, J. E. (2017, November). New History-Social Science Framework implementation resources for English learners [Conference presentation]. National Council for the Social Studies Conference, San Francisco, CA.

• Elemen, J. E., Salazar, D., & Showalter-Garcia, J. (2017, April). Civic learning opportunities for student voice and language development [Poster presentation]. Region 5 National Bilingual/Multilingual Advocacy Month Showcase, Morgan Hill, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2017, March). Synthesizing framework tools to maximize civic learning and English language development [Conference presentation]. California Council for the Social Studies 56th Annual Conference, Sacramento, CA.

• McTygue, N., Contreras, Y., Hatanaka, J., & Elemen, J. E. (2017, January). Professional learning [Conference presentation]. California History-Social Science Framework Rollout Launch Event, UC Davis.

2015

• Elemen, J. E. (2015, March). Increasing civic participation: High school students’ participation in distributed leadership [Conference presentation]. California Council for the Social Studies 54th Annual Conference, Oakland, CA. 

• Elemen, J. E. & Ayala, K. (2024, July). BeGLAD middle school training. Manteca Unified School District.

• Elemen, J. E. (2023, July). Transformative practices for belonging and community [Keynote address]. Restorative Justice Retreat, Salinas Union High School District, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2022, May). Project Soapbox [Co-host]. Spring Mainstage Showcase, Salinas Union High School District, Salinas, CA. Virtual. 

• Elemen, J. E. (2021, March). Hearing our students' stories: The power of empathy. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA. Virtual.

• Elemen, J. E. (2020, November). 2020 College Transitions & Curriculum Institute Equity and Learning in a Global Pandemic / Equidad y Aprendizaje en medio de una Pandemia. Presentation at Hartnell College, Salinas, CA. Virtual.

• Salazar, D. A., Elemen, J. E., & Porter, E. (2020, October - 2021, February). English Learner Roadmap Teacher Toolkits webinar series. Presentation at the Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA. Virtual.

• Elemen, J. E. & Porter, E. (2020, November). History-social science as a lever for language and literacy webinar. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA, Virtual.

• Elemen, J. E. & Porter, E. (2020, October-November). Project based blended learning webinar series. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA, Virtual.

• Elemen, J. E. (2020, September). Civic education in Monterey County. California State University, Chico, Virtual.

• Elemen, J. E. (2020, September). Civic education in Monterey County. The League of United Latin American Citizens California Salinas LULAC Council #2055, Virtual.

• Elemen, J. E. (2020, September-November). Universal Design for Learning (UDL) advanced webinar series. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA. Virtual.

• Elemen, J. E. (2020, August). Educational technology and equitable learning design webinar. Newark Junior High School Back-to-School Professional Development, Newark, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2020, August). History-social science inclusive practices for equity and community webinar. Region 5 History-Social Science Community of Practice CLIC Project. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA. Virtual.

• Elemen, J. E. (2020, April). EdTech ELD strategies webinar. Presentation at the Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Salazar, D. A., Elemen, J. E., & Porter, E. (2020, February). English Learner Roadmap Teacher Toolkits. Gonzales High School, Gonzales, CA.

• Martin, D., Bunch, G., Bernadino, E., Santillan, O., Elemen, J. E., & Gomez, M. (2019, October - 2020, April). The Content, Literacy, Inquiry, and Citizenship Project: Implementing California’s History-Social Science Framework, Region 5 Community of Practice. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA and Virtual.

• Elemen, J. E. & Porter, E. (2019, October). Close reading. Vista Verde Middle School, Greenfield, CA.

• Elemen, J. E.  (2019, September - 2019, November). CPACE Academy. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Salazar, D. A., Elemen, J. E., & Porter, E. (2019, September). BeGLAD (ELD) training and certification. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2019, August - 2020, March). Census 2020. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2019, July - December). Constitution Project: Teaching history with Hamilton! Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2019, June). History-social science-civics summer jam. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Salazar, D. A. & Elemen, J. E. (2019, April). Curriculum mapping. Junipero Serra School, Carmel, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2019, March - June). Formative assessment for English language development. Paso Robles High School, Paso Robles, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2019, February). Access, equity, integrated ELD, and history-social science. San Benito High School, Hollister, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2019, January - March). History-Social Science Framework instructional materials adoption. North Monterey County Unified School District, Castroville, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2019, January - February). Character based literacy, UDL, and integrated ELD. Monterey County Office of Education, Alternative Education Program, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2019, January). History-Social Science Framework implementation. Chualar Union School District, Chualar, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2019, January). History-Social Science Framework implementation. Carmel Unified School District, Carmel, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2019, January). History-Social Science Framework implementation. Soledad Unified School District, Soledad, CA.

• Salazar, D. A., Elemen, J. E., & Porter, E. (2018, December). Policy updates. Monterey County Office of Education, English learner Collaborative Network, Salinas, CA.

• Salazar, D. A., Elemen, J. E., & Porter, E. (2018, December). Paraprofessionals and extended learning teachers: Supporting all students and English learners. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Salazar, D. A., Elemen, J. E., & Porter, E. (2018, November). BeGLAD (ELD) training and certification. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Salazar, D. A., Elemen, J. E., & Porter, E. (2018, November). California English Learner Roadmap. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E., Martin, D., Hess, D., Santillan, O., Gomez, M., & Row, L. (2018, October). The Content, Literacy, Inquiry, and Citizenship Project: Implementing California’s History-Social Science Framework, Region 5 Community of Practice Launch. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. & Salazar, D. A. (2018, October). Integrated ELD/History-Social Science demonstration lesson. Monterey County Office of Education Alternative Education Program, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E., Salazar, D. A., & Franzell, W. (2018, September-November). ELA/ELD Framework implementation with GLAD strategies for ELs and ALLs. Bay View Academy, Monterey, CA.

• Salazar, D. A., Cruz-Gonzalez, X., & Elemen, J. E. (2018, September). Supporting immigrant and refugee students. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2018, September). History-Social Science Adoption Toolkit training. Gonzales Unified School District at the Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2018, August). Implementing the History-Social Science Framework with C3 argumentative writing and instructional materials adoption. North Monterey County Unified School District, Castroville, CA.

• Salazar, D. A. & Elemen, J. E. (2018, August). English language development, ELPAC, and ELD in the Content of History-Social Science. Monterey County Office of Education, Alternative Education Program, Salinas, CA.

• Salazar, D. A. & Elemen, J. E. (2018, August). English language development, ELPAC, and literacy in history-social science. Monterey County Office of Education, Migrant Education Program, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2018, April). CAASPP Teacher Guides and assessment. Chualar Union School District, Chualar, CA.

• Salazar, D. A. & Elemen, J. E. (2018, March). BeGLAD (ELD) demonstration lessons. San Ardo Union School District, San Ardo, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2018, March). Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and differentiating instruction. El Sausal Middle School, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2018, March). History-Social Science Instructional Materials Adoption Toolkit training and publishers fair. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2018, January). Civic Learning Partnership launch. Monterey County Office of Education, Curriculum Leadership Council, Salinas, CA.

• Salazar, D. A., Elemen, J. E., Porter, E., & Franzell, W. (2018, January - 2020, January). Language and literacy for paraprofessionals and extended learning teachers. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2017, October). The History-Social Science Framework and economic education. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Salazar, D. A. & Elemen, J. E. (2017, October). BeGLAD (ELD) training and certification. San Ardo Union School District, San Ardo, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2017, September - 2018, April). Counselor leadership network. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2017, September). Common Core for Americorps. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2017, August). The History-Social Science Framework. King City Union School District, King City, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2017, August). Literacy strategies and writing across the curriculum with ELD. Monterey County Home Charter School, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2017, August). CAASPP Teacher Guides and assessment. San Ardo Union School District, San Ardo, CA.

• Elemen, J. E., Salazar, D. A., & Showalter-Garcia, J. (2017, April). Civic learning opportunities for student voice and language development. Region 5 National Bilingual/Multilingual Advocacy Month Showcase, Morgan Hill, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. & Showalter-Garcia, J. (2017, April). Advocacy for equity. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2017, April). The History-Social Science Framework. Greenfield Union School District, Greenfield, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. & Salazar, D. A. (2017, March). Power up your PLC: Common priority standards, assessments, and grading. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2017, March). The History-Social Science Framework and civic education. Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA.

• Elemen, J. E. (2017, February). Instruction and assessment: CCSS, CAASPP, and SAT. Pacific Grove Unified School District, Pacific Grove, CA.

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