The Gordian Knot of international teacher induction: Cases from urban America and rural China. American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada. (with Li, J. & Zhu, G.)
Learning from one another internationally: Case studies from the international study association on teachers and teaching. American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
50 Years of Life in Classrooms: An Inquiry Into the Scholarly Contributions of Philip Jackson. American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada. (with M. Flores)
Mentoring in the midst of TeachHOUSTON: Examples from a national science foundation–supported STEM teacher education program. American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada. (with P. Evans, D. Stokes, L. McAlister-Shields,. & G. Curtis)
Intimate stories of lived experience. American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
Writing the riptide: reflections on research professional development partnerships in post-harvey Houston. American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada. (With C. Auzenne-Curl & G. Curtis)
Challenges in effective mentoring and retention of novice teachers. American Educational Research Meeting, New York, NY (with D. McDonald, B. Pohl, K. Divoll, P. Evans, C. Auzene-Curl, G. Curtis, X. Han et al.)
The human library: A conversation about global and local educational topics. American Educational Research Meeting, New York, NY
Novice teachers in high needs international contexts. American Educational Research Meeting, New York, NY
teachHOUSTON: A Science as Inquiry Model of Teacher Education, Invisible College for Research on Teaching, New York, NY. (with P. Evans & D. Stokes)
The influence of professors on undergraduate and graduate students’ choosing STEM careers, Invisible College for Research on Teaching, New York, NY (with P. Evans, D. Stokes, R. Verma, G. Zhu & T. Gale)
A tribute to “unsung teachers”: Teachers’ influences on students enrolling in STEM programs with the intent of entering STEM careers. Invisible College for Research on Teaching, New York, NY. (with P. Evans, R. Verma, D. Stokes & J. Li)
Enhancing STEM pre-service teacher preparation through both formal and informal learning experiences, Invisible College for Research on Teaching, New York, NY. (with P. Evans, L. McAlister-Shields, M. Manuel & D Stokes)
ISATT, curriculum making and the best-loved self. ISATT Regional Conference, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia.
Reciprocal learning, curriculum making and the best-loved self. Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China (invited).
Narrative inquiry: Knowing & doing, Theory & practice. East China Normal University, China (invited).
Knowing, doing and being. Keynote Lecture. Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China (invited).
Local, national and international teacher attrition. Spring Lecture. Katy, TX: University of Houston, Victoria (invited).
Educational research in the 21st century: The challenge of capturing and communicating teachers’ experiences of school reform. Keynote Address. Hong Kong, CN: University of Hong Kong (invited).
Narrative inquiry in teaching and teacher education. Keynote Address. East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (invited).
Narrative inquiries of curriculum, culture and STEM education: Learning along the way. Keynote Address. International Conference on Educational Research, Target, Object, Method and Its Particularity. Institute of Life-Practice Educology, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (invited).
International teacher education practices. Keynote Address. East China Normal University, China (invited).
American Educational Research Education Meeting. The Embodied Nature of Narrative Knowledge: A Cross-Study Analysis of Teaching, Learning and Living. San Antonio, TX. (with J. You, Y. Zou, P. Evans & G. Curtis)
American Educational Research Education Meeting. Seeking Liberty Within an Oppressive System Through Satire. (with D. McDonald, C, Markello, & C. Crawford). San Antonio, TX. Poster session
Using Narrative Inquiry to Study Teachers’ Experiences of Reform Initiatives: The Story Constellations Approach. East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, May
Writing Research Articles | Getting Published. University of Gavle, Sweden, September
International Teacher Education. University of Gavle, Sweden, September.
Stories to Live by: In Search of the Best-Loved Self. Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, October.
Seeing Big, Seeing Small: International Teacher Education through Multiple Lenses. Lisbon, Portugal, October.
Narrative Inquiry: A Method of Research and A Phenomenon of Study. East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, November.
Getting Published in Social Science Citation Index (SCCI) Journals. East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, November.
Surveying the Three-Book Series on International Teacher Education: Promising Pedagogies, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel, December.
Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Institute of International Teacher Education. University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel, December.
American Educational Research Meeting, Trolling for Topics in a Qualitative Research Pool: Finding Stories Worth Telling in Narrative Inquiries. Washington, D.C. (with Y. Zou, J. You, G. Curtis*, D. Stokes & P. Evans*)
American Educational Research Meeting, Narrative Inquiry and Policy Implications Symposium, Washington, D.C. (Discussant)
American Educational Research Meeting, Teacher Induction in Urban Schools Symposium (Invisible College), Washington, D.C. (included L. Gauna*, C. Markello*, B. Pohl* & X. Han*)
Narrative Matters Conference, The Developing Identity of an Asian American Teacher: The Influence of a China Study Abroad Trip, Victoria, BC, Canada (with Y. Zou & G. Curtis*)
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. The Knowledge and Identity of an Asian American Teacher: Impact of China Study Abroad Experience. (With Y. Zou & G. Curtis). (Paper presentation). Chicago, IL.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.Looking Forward and Backward, Inside and Out: Studying Lives of Teachers in Schools. (Invited presenter). Chicago, IL.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.
Invisible College. Induction Year Experiences of Secondary Content-Area Teachers. (With Faculty Academy). Chicago, IL.
The 2nd Global Teacher Education Summit. Sustaining Teachers: Attending to the Best-Loved Self in Teacher Education and Beyond. Beijing, China.
ECER Conference (Emerging Researchers’ Conference). Teacher Retention and Attrition: An International Inquiry. Porto, Portugal.
SSHRC Partnership Grant Project First Annual General Meeting (Reciprocal Learning in Teacher Education and School Education between Canada and China). The American Educational Experience and its Relevance for Reciprocal Learning in Education: Learnings and Lessons. (Keynote Speech). Windsor, Canada.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Becoming a Teacher Educator: International Perspectives. Preparation of a Teacher Educator: Opportunities and Issues. (Symposium). Philadelphia, PA.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. From Arrogance to Acceptance: Narratively Shifting “I-It” to the “I-Thou” through Reflection. (With Y. Zou). (Paper presentation). Philadelphia, PA.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Pedagogy through the Pearl Metaphor: Teaching as a Process of Ongoing Refinement. (with J. You and S. Oh). (Paper presentation). Philadelphia, PA.
International Conference on Teacher Education. Why School Reform does not Work in Expected Ways: A teacher Perspective (Keynote Speech). Uberaba, Brazil.
International Conference on Teacher Education. International Teaching and Teacher Education (Paper Presentation). Uberaba, Brazil.
International Conference on Teacher Education. A Teacher’s Narrative Inquiry into School Reform. Rio, Brazil.
Symposium on Research on Teacher Attrition and Retention. Teacher Attrition and Retention: A U.S. Case (Prezi Presentation). Utrecht,The Netherlands.
American Association for Teaching and Curriculum 20th Annual Conference. CTD Editors Session and Writer’s Workshop (Special Panel Session). Chicago, IL.
American Association for Teaching and Curriculum 20th Annual Conference. Teacher Education: An International Perspective (Paper presentation). Chicago, IL.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Narrative Inquiry over Distance and Time: Images and Collaboration. (with D. K. Keyes, C.A. Coulter, V. Ross, E. Chan, S. E. Pinnegar, M. L. Hamilton, M. F. Rice, M. S. Murphy, and C. M. Schlein). (Paper presentation). San Francisco, CA.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Stories of Poverty—Poverty Stories: An International Inquiry. (with D. C. Parker). (Paper presentation). San Francisco, CA.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.Narrative Inquiry: A Research Method for Travel Study. (with Y. Zou and R. Poimbeauf). (Paper presentation). San Francisco, CA.
Global Perspectives and Comparison of Physical Education as Liberal Education Programs in Higher Education. A Future Worth Choosing: Liberal Education (Keynote speech). Incheon, Korea.
2013 ATE Annual Meeting. Chair of Special Session 217: Culture,Family & Social Justice: ATE Research in Teacher Education Yearbook. Atlanta, Georgia.
The 11th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education. Narrative Inquiry as Travel Study Method: Affordances and Constraints (Paper presentation). Honolulu, Hawaii.
The 11th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education. Journal Writing as a Way to Know Culture: Insights from a Travel Study Abroad Program (Paper presentation). Honolulu, Hawaii.
Institute for Science and Technology Education (ISTE) International Conference on Mathematics, Science and Technology Education: How Science as Inquiry could Inform Teaching and TeacherEducation. (Symposium). Limpopo, South Africa (invited)
American Association for Teaching and Curriculum 19th Annual Conference. Writer’s Workshop. (with P. B. Uhrmacher, L. Bennett, and C. Bohan). (Special Panel Session). San Antonio, TX.
The Ninth International Conference on Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices. Braided Journeys: A Self-Study of Sustained Teacher Collaboration. (with G. Curtis, D. Reid, T. Martindell, M. Kelley, M. Glamser, and P. Gray). (Paper presentation). East Sussex, England.
Narrative Matters: Life and Narrative. From “Stories to Live By” to “Stories to Leave By”: A Beginning Teacher’s Entry and Exit from Teaching in an Urban Middle School Context. (Paper presentation). The American University of Paris, Paris, France.
Narrative Matters: Life and Narrative. Moderator for the Paper Session: The Teaching Narrative II. The American University of Paris, Paris, France.
Second International Conference for English Language Teacher Educators. Teacher Professional Development through the Teacher as Curriculum Maker Lens. (Paper presentation). Hitec City, Hyderabad, India.
Second International Conference for English Language Teacher Educators. Teacher Education Restructuring: Learning Environments and Innovative Pedagogies. (Paper presentation). Hitec City, Hyderabad, India.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. China Study Trips: Expanding Teacher and Leadership Horizons. (with Y. Zou and R. Poimbeauf, University of Houston). (Roundtable paper presentation). Vancouver, BC, Canada.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Exploring Scholarly Identity Development in Our Academic Sandbox: Building Castles and Rebuffing Backyard Bullies. (with D. M. McDonald, M. Kahn, C. Markello, M. Garcia, D. Smith, and J. Kiekel). (Roundtable paper presentation). Vancouver, BC, Canada.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. One Principal’s Reconstructed Field Text: Three Researchers’ Interpretive Lenses. (with Y. Zou and R. Poimbeauf, University of Houston). (Paper presentation). Vancouver, BC, Canada.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Teacher Learning Communities: Affordances and Constraints in the American Educational Context. (Symposium: Teaching and Teacher Education). Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Invisible College, American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Conducting Narrative Inquiries in Stereotypically Quantitative Research Areas. (with P. Evans and A. Stiles of University of Houston, and F. Glanfield, University of Alberta). Vancouver, BC, Canada.
ATE Annual Meeting. Social Justice in Preservice and Graduate Education: A Reflective Narrative Analysis. (Paper presentation). (with M. R. Olsen, St. Francis Xavier University). San Antonio, TX.
ATE Annual Meeting. Establishing Scholarly Identity in Our Academic Sandbox: Drawing lines in the Sand. (Paper presentation). (with D. McDonald, K. Divoll, L. McEnery, D. Shulsky, M. Kahn, and D. Smith, University of Houston-Clear Lake). San Antonio, TX.
American Association for Teaching & Curriculum 18th Annual Conference. Special panel session. Writer’s Workshop. (with P. Bruce, University of Houston; L. Bennett, University of Denver; C. Bohan, Georgia State University. Denver, Colorado.
American Association for Teaching & Curriculum 18th Annual Conference. Issues and Ideas Session. Exploring Our Academic Sandbox: Scholarly Identities Developed through Play, Tantrums, Building Castles and Rebuffing Background Bullies. (with D. McDonald, University of Houston-Clear Lake, D. Smith, University of Houston-Clear Lake, M. Garcia, University of Houston-Clear Lake, K. Divoll, University of Houston, Clear Lake, D. Shulsky, University of Houston, Clear Lake, L. Benavente-McEnery, University of Houston, Clear Lake; Denver, Colorado.
Hangzhou Normal University. Curriculum Making and Teachers’ Best-Loved Selves. Hangzhou, China (invited).
Hangzhou Normal University. Narrative Inquiry as Teacher Professional Development. Hangzhou, China (invited).
National English as a Foreign Language Conference. Teacher Professional Community: Whose Version? Jinhau, China (invited).
National English as a Foreign Language Conference. Narrative Inquiry: A Research Method. Jinhau, China (invited).
International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching. Coming to Know in the Eye of a Storm: A Beginning Teacher’s Experience. Braga, Portugal.
International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching. Narrative Exemplars of Reflection: Images of Teaching in Tension. Braga, Portugal.
International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching. Teaching and the Best-Loved Self. Braga, Portugal.
International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching. Teacher Professional Development through the Teacher as Curriculum Maker Lens. Braga, Portugal.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Demonstrating Interpretation using the Three Dimensional Inquiry Space (symposium). New Orleans, LA.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Teacher Education and the Best-Loved Self (symposium). New Orleans, LA.
American Educational Research Association. The Origins and Development of Narrative Inquiry in Teaching and Teacher Education (paper presentation). New Orleans, LA.
American Educational Research Association. International Trends in the Study of Teachers and Teaching: Disseminating Research for the Public Good. (symposium). New Orleans, LA.
American Educational Research Association, Narrative Research SIG Annual Meeting. Ethics in Research in Teaching and Teacher Education from the Qualitative Perspective (with Mary Lynn Hamilton, University of Kansas; S. Pinnegar, Brigham Young University; & S. Shoneman, University of Haifa). New Orleans, LA.
American Educational Research Association, Narrative Research SIG Annual Meeting. Academic Sandbox: Growing into Our Scholarly Identities through Play, Tantrums, Building Castles and Rebuffing Backyard Bullies (with J. Bechtold, University of Houston – Clear Lake; M. Kahn, University of Houston – Clear Lake; S. McCormack, University of Houston – Clear Lake; & D. McDonald, University of Houston – Clear Lake). New Orleans, LA.
American Educational Research Association, Narrative Research SIG Annual Meeting. Writing Qualitative Research (with M. L. Hamilton, University of Kansas; & J. Green, University of California – Santa Barbara). New Orleans, LA.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Presidential Session (invited). New Orleans, LA.
NAPAR Conference, Arizona State University. Interpretation in Narrative Research. Tempe, AZ.
Second East Asian Conference on International Teacher Education Research, Hong Kong Institute of Education. Narrative Inquiry in Teaching and Teacher Education. Hong Kong.
International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching, Hong Kong Institute of education. The ‘Me’ in Teacher Educator/The Teacher Educator in ‘Me’: Identity from a Self-Study Perspective. Hong Kong.
NIME Conference, University of Queensland. Narrative Inquiry: Variations on a Methodological Theme. Queensland, Australia (invited).
Capital Normal University. Teaching and the Best-Loved Self. Beijing, PRC.
Seventeenth Annual Conference of America Association for Teaching & Curriculum. Writing for Publication. St. Louis, Missouri.
The 2010 AERA, Denver, Colorado. Travelling journals as collaborative sharing to support introspection, retrospection, perception, observation, relationships and direction of academic journeys (with Faculty Academy teacher educators).
Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation. Making Sense of Organized School Reform. South Korea (invited).
Ewha University. Why Narrative Inquiry in the Study of Education? A Reflective Analysis. South Korea (invited).
American Association of Teaching and Curriculum. Academic Writing for New Faculty, Arlington, VA (workshop presentation).
American Educational Research Association. Presidential Address Session (invited) (with E. Eisner, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University; L. Shulman, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University; M. Connelly, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto; M. Ben-Peretz, Professor Emeritus, University of Haifa; S.J. Xu, University of Windsor; Y. Xu, Capital Normal University).
American Educational Research Association. Tensions in Teacher Community: A Continuing Saga in a Reforming Middle School Context. San Diego, CA. (paper presentation)
American Educational Research Association. Reflecting Backward, Living Forward: Dreams Sought, Deferred, and Reclaimed in a Reforming High School Context. San Diego, CA. (paper presentation with M. Kelley, Eisenhower High School).
American Educational Research Association. Social Justice in Preservice and Graduate Teacher Education: A Reflective Narrative Analysis. San Diego, CA. (paper presentation with M. Olson, St. Francis Xavier University).
American Educational Research Association. Growing Reflective Practice: A Teacher Perspective. San Diego, CA. (paper presentation with P. Gray, University of Houston; M. Kelley, Eisenhower High School; D. Reid, University of Houston).
American Teacher Educators’ Conference. Teacher learning in small group settings: Part 1. Dallas, TX (invited).
American Teacher Educators’ Conference. Teacher learning in small group settings: Part 2. Dallas, TX (invited).
MOFET International. Keynote speech on teacher as curriculum maker. The MOFET Institute, Israel (invited).
Third Conference on Research in Curriculum. Curriculum dreaming: Moving toward possible futures in educational research. University of Haifa, Israel (invited).
American Association for Teaching and Curriculum. Coming full circle: From teacher reflection to classroom action and places in-between. Austin, TX.
American Educational Research Association Meeting. What does teacher research have to do with Reading First? New York, NY.
American Educational Research Association Meeting. Small stories and mega-stories: Accountability in balance. New York NY (with M. Olson).
American Educational Research Association Meeting. Division B Invited Symposium. Schwab’s legacy: 25 years later. New York, NY (with M. Connelly, T. Roby, and I. Westbury).
American Educational Research Association Meeting. Traveling journals: A way to unpack personal, group, and institutional change. New York, NY (with M. Kelley, P. Gray, and D. Reid).
Handbook of Reflective Inquiry Authors’ Conference. Reflective practice in the professions: Teaching. Boston College, Newton, MA.
International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching. The closing of the classroom space. Brock University, St. Catherine’s, Ontario, Canada.
International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching. Traveling stories: Converging milieus and educational conundrums. Brock University, St. Catherine’s, Ontario, Canada.
3rd Tampere Conference on Knowing, Living, Telling. Why narrative inquiry? Tampere, Finland.
American Educational Research Association. Methodological and conceptual borderlands of narrative inquiry. Chicago, IL (invited symposium). Other invited symposium participants are D. J. Clandinin (University of Alberta), J. Rosiek (University of Oregon), J. Huber (St. Francis Xavier University), C. Coulter (Arizona State University), B. Atkinson (Stanford University), R. Mitchell (Louisiana State University), and F. Elbaz-Luwisch (University of Haifa).
American Educational Research Association. School portfolio group: Teacher group? Knowledge community?, Chicago, IL (accepted). Other symposium participants are M. Kelley (Eisenhower High School), R. Venable (Eisenhower High School), T. Martindell (Houston A+ Challenge), D. Reid (Houston A+ Challenge), J. Gray (Hamilton Middle School), and G. Curtis (Wilson Elementary School).
American Educational Research Association/Professors of Curriculum. The impact of high stakes testing. Chicago, IL (invited symposium with D. Flinders, Indiana University; L. Behar-Horenstein, University of Florida).
American Educational Research Association. School Portfolio Group: Teacher group? Knowledge community?, Chicago, IL. Other symposium participants are M. Kelley (Eisenhower High School), R. Venable (Eisenhower High School), T. Martindell (Houston A+ Challenge), D. Reid (Houston A+ Challenge), J. Gray (Hamilton Middle School), and G. Curtis (Wilson Elementary School).
American Educational Research Association. Joseph Schwab: Self-study proponent? A personal perspective. Chicago, IL (paper presentation).
American Educational Research Association. Research on the boundaries: Narrative inquiry in the midst. Chicago, IL (paper presentation).
American Educational Research Association. Research on the boundaries: Narrative inquiry in the midst. Chicago, IL.
International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching. The closing of the classroom space. Brock University, St. Catherine’s, Ontario, Canada.
Study Association of Teachers and Teaching. Traveling stories: Converging milieus and educational conundrums. Brock University, St. Catherine’s, Ontario, Canada.
3rd Tampere Conference on Knowing, Living, Telling. Why narrative inquiry? Tampere, Finland.
Mid-West History of Education Conference. The Influences of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina on one school context and educators’ knowing. Chicago, IL.
Self-Study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices Conference. Historical roots of self-study: Joseph Schwab. Herstmonceux Castle, Herstmonceux, UK.
American Educational Research Association. Life on the professional knowledge landscape: When versions of teacher community collide. Paper presentation.
American Educational Research Association. Narrative research symposium.
American Educational Research Association. Faculty Academy symposium.
International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching. The value of illuminative inquiry in an age of accountability. Sydney, Australia.
Mid-west History of Education Conference. Evaluation gone awry. Historical legacy, Local phenomenon. Chicago, IL.
American Association of Teaching and Curriculum. Musings in the margins: Teaching and Curriculum on an age of reform. Austin, TX.
American Educational Research Association Meeting. The goodness of schools: The goodness of teachers. Montreal, PQ, Canada. Paper presentation.
American Educational Research Association Meeting. Flights fromthe field and the plight of teacher education. Montreal, PQ, Canada. Paper presentation.
American Educational Research Association Meeting. Stories of accountability: Equity and excellence in education? Montreal, PQ, Canada. Paper presentation (with M. Olson).
American Educational Research Association Meeting. Symposium with School-Based Partners (School Portfolio Group of Teachers/Eisenhower High School Teacher Research Group), Montreal, QU, Canada
Mid-west History of Education Conference Meeting. Historical inquiry and narrative inquiry: Striking similarities; Notable differences. Paper presentation.
Canadian Society for Studies in Education. Keynote Address, University of Western Ontario (invited).
University of Victoria. Keynote Address, Victoria, BC, Canada (invited).
U.S. Department of Education Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination. Cochrane Academy: A case study (Part I). Washington, D.C. Evaluators’ Workshop Presentation (invited).
U.S. Department of Education Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination. Cochrane Academy: A case study (Part II). Washington, D.C. Evaluators’ Workshop Presentation (invited).
Fifth International Conference on Self-study of Teacher Education Practices. Beyond Hollywood plotlines: Becoming real in reforming urban school contexts. East Sussex, UK. Paper presentation.
Reflective Practice Conference. Dilemmas that gnaw at my soul: Ten years later. Gloucester, England. Paper presentation.
American Education Research Association Meeting. What teachers learn from – and with one another. San Diego, CA. Symposium with portfolio group of teachers.
American Education Research Association Meeting. Maintaining reflective spaces: Professional learning in higher education. San Diego, CA. Symposium with the Faculty Academy.
American Educational Research Association Meeting. Why is dissemination so difficult? The nature of teacher knowledge and the spread of curriculum reform, San Diego, CA, Paper Presentation.
American Educational Research Association Meeting. Teachers as Knowers, School Reform, The Known: Epistemology in a New Key, San Diego, CA, Paper Presentation.
Mid-west History of Education Conference. Eagle High School’s Social Narrative History: 1997-Present, Chicago, IL, Paper Presentation.*
American Association of Teaching and Curriculum Meeting. Creating Reflective Spaces: Professional Learning in Higher Education, Baltimore, MD, Paper Presentation.*
American Association of Teaching and Curriculum Meeting. Same Stories, Different Experiences: The Influence of Biography on Social Narratives and Teachers' Interpretive Knowledge. Baltimore, MD, Paper Presentation.*
International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching. The Epistemic Role of Live Metaphors in the Development of Teachers’ Personal and Collective Knowledge of School Reform. Leiden, The Netherlands, Paper Presentation.*
International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching.The Influence of Evaluation on Teachers’ Knowledge, Communities of Knowing and School Context. Leiden, The Netherlands, Paper Presentation.*
International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching, The International State of Teacher Research, International Symposium. Leiden, The Netherlands (Invited U.S. Representative) Other panel participants included P. Denicolo and B. Somekh (UK), J. Clandinin (Canada), L. Orland Barak, S. Keiny, and M. Zellermayer (Israel).*
Canadian Society for the Study of Education. What Makes a Story Educative? Halifax, Canada. Interactive Symposium with M. Olson, J. Huber, A. Orr, and D. Pushor.
American Educational Research Association Meeting, Accountability for Educational Success. Use of Video Documentary as Data/Evidence. Chicago, IL, Symposium with L. Goodwin and J. Phillips.*
American Educational Research Association Meeting, Reflective School Portfolios: Knowing Practice, Showing Educational Quality.. Chicago, IL, Symposium with Houston Annenberg Challenge Teachers.*
Invisible College, American Educational Research Association Pre-Meeting, Creating Reflective Spaces: Professional Learning in Higher Education. Chicago, IL, Interactive Symposium with J. Clandinin, J. Huber et al.(University of Alberta, Canada), J. Dyson and H. Burchell (University of Hertfordshire, England) and Faculty Academy Members (University of Houston).*
American Educational Research Association Meeting, Story Constellations: A Way to Account for Reforming School Contexts and Contextualize Teacher Knowledge. Chicago, IL, Paper Presentation.*
American Educational Research Association Meeting, Narrative Inquiries of School Reform, Chicago, IL, Keynote Address (Invited).
American Association of Teaching and Curriculum Meeting. “The Shadows of New York, “ Tulsa, OK, Paper Presentation (Invited).*
Canadian Society for the Study of Education Thirtieth Annual Conference. Uncovering Cover Stories: Examining the Development of Teacher Knowledge, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Paper Presentation.*
Midwest History of Education Society Conference. Chicago, IL. Stories Lived and Told: Education in An African American Community During the Segregation/Desegregation Years. Paper Presentation.*
International Reflective Practice Center. A Reflective Analysis of the Role of an Evaluator. Paper Presentation. Cotswold, England. Invited.
University of New Brunswick, Narrative Matters Conference. The Development of Narrative Authority in Knowledge Communities. Paper Presentation. Fredericton, NB, Canada. Invited.
St. Francis Xavier University. Guest Lecturer. Beyond “The Monkey’s Paw” and “The Rainbow Fish”: Exploring Root Problems in School Reform. Antigonish, NS, Canada. Guest Lecturer.*
American Educational Research Association. The Validation and Value of Narrative Knowledge: Possibilities and Pitfalls. Paper Symposium with M. Olson, J. Yeom, S. Gudmundsdottir, N. Lyons and J. Clandinin (Discussant). New Orleans, LA. *
American Educational Research Association. The Value and Validity of School Portfolio-Making. Symposium with Teachers with the Houston Annenberg Challenge Schools. New Orleans, LA.*
American Education Research Association. Curriculum at theCrossroads: A Meta-Level Narrative Analysis. Paper Presentation. New Orleans, LA.*
American Association of Teaching and Curriculum, Denver, CO. Dilemmas in Re-Storying a “Story of School”: A Case of “The Rainbow Fish.” Paper Presentation.*
American Association of Teaching and Curriculum, Denver, CO. Two Curriculum Initiatives; One Fate. Paper Presentation.*
Midwest History of Education Conference, Chicago, IL. Nelda Davis, the McCarthy Era, and Houston Schools. Paper Presentation.*
International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching Conference, Faro, Portugal. Rediscovering Purpose in Collaborative Teacher Inquiry: Lessons Learned from “Night and the Candlemaker.” Paper Presentation.
International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching Conference, Faro, Portugal. Shifting Boundaries on Teachers’ Professional Knowledge Landscapes: When Knowledge Community Interactions Become Unsafe. Paper Presentation.
International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching Conference, Faro, Portugal. What Teachers know Through School Portfolio Making.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. Uncovering Cover Stories: What Teachers now/Claim Not to Know and What Teachers Do Not Know/Claim to Know and Why They Do It. Paper Presentation. (with M. Olson).*
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. School Portfolios: What Teachers Know and How They Know It. Paper Presentation. (with Houston Annenberg Challenge teachers)*
Smart2000 Conference, Calgary, AB. Linking Schools in Real Time: Calgary, Canada, and the Houston Annenberg Schools. High Technology Presentation (Invited).*
American Association of Teaching and Curriculum, Alexandria, VA. The Dragon in School Backyards. Paper Presentation.*
Canadian Society for Studies in Education, Edmonton, AB. School Portfolios: A Way to Capture Teacher Knowledge During Times of Reform.*
Canadian Society for Studies in Education, Edmonton, AB. The Critical Interface between Implementation and Teacher Knowledge: Addressing “The Monkey’s Paw” Dilemma.*
International Conference on Reflective Practice, Worcester, UK. A Narrative Approach to School Reform: Making a Difference through Reflective Practice (accepted; declined due to family death).*
International Conference on Reflective Practice, Worcester, UK. School Portfolios: Coming to Know the Experience of School Reform through Reflective Practice (accepted; declined due to family death).*
Herstmonceux Castle Conference, UK. One Researcher, Five Reforming School Contexts: A Self-Study of ‘Lessons Learned.’ Paper Presentation (accepted; declined due to family death)*.
International Teacher Research Conference, Baton Rouge, LA. The Significance of School Portfolios to Reforming School Contexts.*
American Educational Research Association. Individual Teacher Perspective: An Essential Element of Reforming School Contexts. Paper Presentation (with C. Willis). *
American Educational Research Association. The Memory Box as a Way to Come to Know. Portfolio Presentation.*
The Education Department, Dartmouth College. School Portfolio-Making: Developing Teacher Knowledge Through Cultivating Communities of Knowing. Harvard University. Paper Presentation.*
The Education Department, Dartmouth College. School Portfolio Development: Coming to Know Culture and Context through Reflective Practice, Harvard University. Presentation (Invited).*
Joint Business and Higher Education Forums of Australia, Canada, Japan, and United States. Tokyo, Japan. Invited Researcher.*
Corporate-Higher Education Forum. Innovation Through Partnerships. Niagara on the Lake, Canada. Invited Researcher.*
World Teleport Association. The Smart2000 Conference and The Annenberg Beacon Schools. New Orleans, LA. Invited Researcher.*
American Association of Teaching and Curriculum. The Influence of Multiple Waves of Reform on a ‘Story of School’. Orlando, FL. Paper Presentation.*
Houston Independent School District. School Portfolio Making: Accounting for School Reform Initiatives. Keynote Address.
International Association of University Presidents. Division of African Nations. Panel Presentation. Akkra, Ghana. Invited Address (declined due to safety issues).
International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching. “The Monkey’s Paw” The Influence of Locally Interpreted Reform Movements on Teachers’ Identities, Knowledge Formations, and Communities of Knowing. Dublin, IR.
The Fifth International Conference on Social Values. The Move Toward Lifelong Learning on the Eve of the New Millennium. St. Anthony’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK. Paper Presentation. *
The Sixth Annual International Conference on Teacher Research. Teacher Research as a Vehicle for Personal and School-Wide Change. Paper Presentation. *
American Educational Research Association. Adding, Subtracting, and Dividing: Latino Students in an Urban Middle School District. Montreal, PQ. Interactive Paper Symposium (with L. McNeil, A. Valenzuela) *
American Educational Research Association. Opportunities and Challenges in the Development of Teachers’ Knowledge: The Development of Narrative Authority Through Knowledge Communities. Montreal, PQ.*
The Education Department, Dartmouth College. Moving Outward by Going Inward: The Paradoxical Relationship between and among Narrative Knowledge, Portfolio Development, and School Reform. Cronkite Center, Harvard University.*
The Education Department, Dartmouth College. School Portfolio Development: The Journey from High Stakes to Learning. Cronkite Graduate Center, Harvard University. Symposium.*
Corporate and Higher Education Forum of Australia, Canada, Japan and United States. The Field of Education on the Brink of the 21st Century. Banff, AB.*
American Association for Teaching and Curriculum. Moving from the Specific to the General: The Model Science Lab, A Catalyst for Whole School Change. Orlando, FL. Paper Presentation.*
American Association for Teaching and Curriculum. Collaboration: An Essential Ingredient of School Reform. Orlando, FL. Paper Presentation.*
American Educational Research Association Conference. Shifting Roles/ Changing Lives. San Diego, CA. Paper Presentation.*
Narrative, Discourse and Presentation of Evidence in the Portfolio Process Conference. Sponsored by Dartmouth College, Harvard University, and The University of Southern Maine. Creating a School Portfolio to Document School Reform. Cronkite Graduate Center, Cambridge, MA (Invited). *
American Educational Research Conference. The Influence of Context On One Teacher’s Interpretive Knowledge of Team Teaching. Chicago, IL. Paper Presentation.*
American Educational Research Conference. Issues in Teacher Research. Chicago, IL. Paper Presentation.*
American Educational Research Conference. Issues that Challenge Self-Study Research/ers. Chicago, IL. Paper Presentation.*
The Coalition of Essential Schools Fall Forum. Collaboration: The Glue That Binds. San Francisco, CA. Paper Presentation.*
The Coalition of Essential Schools Fall Forum, Knowledge Communities: Places of Professional Growth and Educational Change. San Francisco, CA. Symposium.*
Corporate and Higher Education Forum, Government of Canada. The Story Continues…. Montreal, PQ. Presentation.*
Qualitative Inquiry Conference, University of Georgia. Storying Teachers’ Knowledge Landscapes. Athens, GA. Paper Presentation.*
Qualitative Inquiry Conference, University of Georgia. Reconstructing Teachers’ Contexts: Matters of Methods, Interpretation and Ethics. Athens, GA. Paper Presentation.*
Higher Education Forum, Government of Canada. Teaching and Change. Toronto, ON. Paper Presentation.*
International Assembly, National Council of the Social Studies, Of Shakespeare, The American Civil War and the Empowerment of Young Citizens. Washington, D.C. Paper Presentation.*
American Association for Teaching and Curriculum. “And the Walls Came Tumbling Down...” San Antonio, TX. Paper Presentation.*
American Association for Teaching and Curriculum. Problems in Reconstructing Context. San Antonio, TX. Presentation. *
American Educational Research Association. Beginning Teaching: The Importance of Experience and the Ironies of Placement. San Francisco, CA. Paper Presentation. *
Invisible College. Contradictions of Practice. San Francisco, CA. Symposium (with M. Olson). * American Educational Research Association. Coming to Know Self Through Others. San Francisco, CA. Paper Presentation. * International Teacher Research Conference. Symbols on the Landscape. Davis, CA. Symposium (with Jean Clandinin). * International Assembly Panel. National Council for the Social Studies. Asking Questions about Social Studies Reform and Renewal. Phoenix, AZ. Paper Presentation. *
National Council of the Social Studies. Social Studies Planning for a Multiaged Classroom. Phoenix, AZ. Symposium.*
Alberta Social Studies Conference. Issues in Multiculturalism. Edmonton, AB. Paper Presentation. *
Alberta Social Studies Conference. Planning around “Big Ideas” in Social Studies. Edmonton, AB. Presentation. *
Alberta Early Childhood Conference. A Response to the Critics of Multiaging. Calgary, AB. Paper.*
Alberta Early Childhood Conference. Knowledge Communities: Safe Places on the Professional Knowledge Landscape. Calgary, AB.*
Canadian Society for Studies in Education. Teachers' Professional Knowledge Landscapes. Calgary, AB. Paper Presentation.*
American Educational Research Association. Ethical Issues in Teaching and Teacher Education. New Orleans, LA. Paper Presentation.*
Alberta Social Studies Conference. Social Studies and the Multiaging Philosophy. Calgary, AB. Paper Presentation.
National Council of the Social Studies. Social Studies in a Multiaged Classroom. Nashville, TN. Paper Presentation.*
International Conference on Teacher Research. Storying the Professional Knowledge Landscape. Paper Presentation. Athens, GA.*
International Conference on Teacher Research. Knowledge Communities: A Way of Understanding How Teachers Come to Know in Their Professional Knowledge Contexts. Athens, GA. Paper Presentation.*
National Council for the Social Studies. Using Narrative Text in Teaching Social Studies. Detroit, MI. Paper Presentation.*
Alberta Social Studies Conference. A Potpourri of Experiential Learning Activities. Lethbridge, AB. Presentation.*
Alberta Social Studies Conference. Building Bridges: Making Connections Between Social Studies and Program Continuity. Lethbridge, AB. Presentation.
Canadian Conference for Teachers of English. Teaching Social Studies Through Story. Calgary, AB. Presentation.*
Faculty of Education/P.D.K./K.D.P./ A.S.C.D. Joint Seminar. Collaboration: A Way of 'Leading Out.' Calgary, AB. Paper Presentation.*
International Conference on Teacher Research. 'Telling Stories': A Research Methodology. Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Paper Presentation.*
International Reading Association Conference. Social Studies and The Narrative Approach. Edmonton, AB. Presentation.*
WESTcast Conference. Expanding Horizons of Teacher Knowledge. Edmonton, AB. Paper Presentation.*
WESTCAST Conference. Expanding Horizons of Teacher Knowledge. The Faculte Saint Jean, University of Alberta, AB. Paper Presentation.*
Mighty Peace Teachers' Convention. Listening to the Student Voice. Paper Presentation. Grande Prairie, AB. Presentation.*
Mighty Peace Teachers' Convention. Teaching Alberta/Quebec: A Comparative Study. Grande Prairie, AB. Book Presentation.*
Canadian Association for Social Studies. Social Studies for the 21st Century: Revisiting the Citizenship Goal. Banff, AB. Keynote Address.*
National Council for the Social Studies Conference. Children's Talk About: What is Social Studies? Washington, DC. Paper Presentation.*
Canadian Association for Social Studies Conference. A Narrative Approach to Teaching Canadian History. Banff, AB. Presentation.*
Calgary City Teachers' Convention. The New Elementary Social Studies Curriculum: Living the Reality in the Classroom. Calgary, AB. Keynote Address.*
Calgary City Teachers' Convention. The Student Voice in the Classroom. Calgary, AB. Keynote Address.*
Department of Education, Northwest Territories. Approaches to Multigrade Teaching. Five Day Inservice Program, Yellowknife, NWT.*
Alberta Social Studies Conference. An Approach to Teaching Canada's Geography. Edmonton, AB.*
Calgary City Principals' Meeting. Social Construction of Knowledge. Keynote Address and Panel Member. Kananaskis, AB.*
Central Alberta Teachers' Convention. On Dealing With Curriculum Change. Red Deer, AB. Keynote Address.*
Department of Education, Northwest Territories. Approaches to Multigrade Teaching. Two Day Inservice Program, Yellowknife, NWT.*
Alberta Social Studies Conference. Elementary Curriculum Change. Red Deer, AB.*
Alberta Social Studies Conference. Thinking Skills and Social Studies. Red Deer, AB.*
Provincial Early Childhood Education Conference. Young Children, Listening Skills, and Oral Literacy. Calgary, AB.*
Alberta Social Studies Conference. Using Games in Social Studies. Calgary, AB. Presentation.*
Canadian Council for Multicultural and Intercultural Education Conference. Strategies for Intercultural Awareness in the Classroom. Calgary, AB. Presentation.
Canadian Council for Multicultural and Intercultural Education Conference. An Approach to Intercultural Education: SPEDS. October 9, 1985. Toronto, Ontario. Keynote Presentation.*