Publications

Articles

• Elemen, J. E. (2024, Oct.-Nov.-Dec.). Cultivating critical GenAI literacy for social justice. Literacy Magazine. International Literacy Association. 

• 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.

Writer/Contributor to Open Education Resources and 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. 

Media

• 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/