O’Farrell, L. (2004) Arts Education and Instrumental Outcomes: Research from an Asian Perspective. Presented at the AATE National Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah.

O’Farrell, L. (2004) Background on UNESCO Meetings of Experts in Arts and Education. Presented at IDEA World Congress, Ottawa.

O’Farrell, L. (2003) On-line Teacher Development at Queen’s University. A symposium presentation given at the World Education Market in Lisbon, Portugal.

O’Farrrell, L. (2003) Towards a World Summit in Arts Education. Presented at a UNESCO Consultation of civil society in Ottawa.

O’Farrell, L. (2003) Drama in Multicultural Groups. Plenary paper presented at the UNESCO Regional Meeting of Experts in the Arts and Education, in Helsinki, Finland.

O’Farrell, L. (2003) Partnerships in Arts Education. Plenary presentation given at the National Symposium on Arts in Education in Halifax, N.S., November 2003.

Meban, M. (2001). The postmodern artist in the school: Implications for arts partnerships. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), University of Laval, Quebec City, May 25, 2001.

Upitis, R., Smithrim, K., Patteson, A., & Meban, M. (2001). Artists in schools: Teacher transformation and student achievement. Presented at the 2nd International Conference for Research in Music Education, School of Education, University of Exeter, April 3-7, 2001.

Upitis, R., Smithrim, K., Meban, M., & Patteson, A. (2000). Why Does Arts Education Matter?: Perspectives from Government, Education, and the Private Sector. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Edmonton, Alberta, May, 2000.

Smithrim, K., Upitis, R., Ross, L., Meban, M., Patteson, A., & Sinclair, N. (1999). Get Public or Perish. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Sherbrooke, Quebec, June 1999.

Patteson, A. (2005). The arts and teacher change. A combination presentation and art-making workshop presented at the annual Learning Through the Arts Conference, Toronto, ON.

Patteson, A. (2004). Present moments, present lives: The arts, time, and cherishing. Paper presented at the annual meeting of he Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MN.

Upitis, R., Patteson, A., Harris, E., & Poth, C. (2004) Program features leading to sustainable teacher development in the arts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of The Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MN.

Patteson, A., MacDonald, J., Harris, E., Upitis, R., & Smithrim, K. (2004). Enhancing mathematics achievement through an elementary arts program: The results of a three-year study. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Assocation (AERA), San Diego, CA.

Patteson, A. (2004). Amazing Grace and powerful medicine: A seven-year case study of an elementary teacher and her relationship with the arts. Presented at the Queen's Graduate Student Education Symposium, Faculty of Education, Queen's University, Kingston, ON.

Patteson, A. (2003). Research in arts integration: Effects on students, teachers, artists, administrators, and the school community. Presented at the Queen's Graduate Student Education Symposium, Faculty of Education, Quee's University, Kingston, ON.

Patteson, A. & Kocker, P. (2003). Uncensored beauty: The poetry of performance. Presented at the annual meeting of Haiku Canada, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON.

Upitis, R., Smithrim, K., Patteson, A., MacDonald, J., & Finkle, J. (2003).Improving Math Scores: Lessons of Engagement. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 30, 2003.

Patteson, A. (2002). Seraphim suspended: Studies in resistance to creative process. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Toronto, ON.

Patteson, A., Upitis, R., & Smithrim, K. (2002) Sustainable Teacher Development In and Through the Arts. Proceedings of the International Society for Education Through Art 31st World Congress, New York City, August 2002

Patteson, A., Upitis, R., & Smithrim, K. (2002).Teacher Development through the Arts: Validity and Theory-building with ATLAS.ti. Presented at the American Educational Research Association 2002 Conference, New Orleans, April, 2002.

Upitis, R., Smithrim, K., Patteson, A., & Meban, M. (2001). Artists in schools: Teacher transformation and student achievement. Presented at the 2nd International Conference for Research in Music Education, School of Education, University of Exeter, April 3-7, 2001.

Patteson, A. (2001). Maxine Greene, the arts, and social imagination. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Quebec City, QC.

Patteson, A.(2001).Amazing grace: The story of one teacher and twenty-four students with guitars. Presented at the 2nd International Conference for Research in Music Education, School of Education, University of Exeter, April 3-7, 2001.

Upitis, R., Smithrim, K., Patteson, A., & Megban, N. (2001). Artists in schools: Teacher trasnformation and student achievement. Presented at the second Research in Music Education International Conference, Exeter, England.

Patteson, A. (2000). The place of the researcher's autobiography in the reserach process and documentation. Paper presented at the International Crossroads Conference on Cultural Studies, Birmingham, England.

Patteson, A., Meban, M., Upitis, R., & Smithrim, K. (2000). Teacher Transformation Through the Arts: One Teacher's Journey. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Edmonton,Alberta, May, 2000.

 

Upitis, R., Smithrim, K., Meban, M., & Patteson, A. (2000). Why Does Arts Education Matter?: Perspectives from Government, Education, and the Private Sector. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Edmonton, Alberta, May, 2000.

Patteson, A. (1999). Singing a woman's ife: How singing lessons transformed the lives of nine women. Paper presented at Sharing the Voices: The Phenomenon of Singing International Symposium of Singing II, Memorial University, St. John's, NFLD

Henderson, K., Patteson, A., & Blaney, B. (1999). The effects of an academic body image and self-esteem course on the attitudes of college students. Poster presented at the Annual convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax, NS.

Smithrim, K., Upitis, R., Ross, L., Meban, M., Patteson, A., & Sinclair, N. (1999). Get Public or Perish. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Sherbrooke, Quebec, June 1999.

Peterson, A., Brook, J., Upitis, R., Ogden, H. (October 2008). Picturing Meaning: Students� Experiences of a Purpose-Built School in Iceland. Paper presented at the Canadian Arts and Learning Symposium, Kingston, Ontario.

Peterson, A. (April 2008). Picturing Meaning: Icelandic Students� Experiences of their Purpose-Built School. Paper presented at the Graduate Students in Education Symposium, Kingston, Ontario.

Peterson, A., Upitis, R., Brook, J., Ogden, H. (April 2008). Picturing Meaning: Icelandic Students� Perceptions of their Purpose-Built School. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.

Peterson, A. (May 2008). Picturing Meaning: Icelandic Students� Perceptions of their Purpose-Built School. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Ottawa, Ontario.

Davis, J., Anderson, M., Smithrim, K., Upitis, R., Brook, J., Troop, M., Ogden, H., Peterson, A. (May 2008). If I Could Design My Own School: Students� Perceptions of Their Learning Spaces. Paper presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Ottawa, Ontario.

Smithrim K., Garbati, J., & Upitis, R. (2008). Engagement in learning: The role of rhythm. Presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, New York, March, 2008

Upitis, R. (2002).Why the Arts: Intrinsic, Intellectual, and Economic Justifications. Presented at the Conference for the Love of the Arts and at the Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba.

Upitis, R., & Smithrim, K. (2001). The effects of an enriched elementary arts education program on teacher development, artist practices, and student achievement: Baseline student achievement and teacher data from six Canadian sites. Presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington, April, 2001.

Upitis, R., & Smithrim, K.(2001). The effects of an enriched elementary arts education program on teacher development, artist practices, and student achievement: Baseline student achievement and teacher data from six Canadian sites. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), University of Laval, Quebec City, May 25, 2001.

Upitis, R., Smithrim, K., Patteson, A., & Meban, M. (2001). Artists in schools: Teacher transformation and student achievement. Presented at the 2nd International Conference for Research in Music Education, School of Education, University of Exeter, April 3-7, 2001.

Upitis, R., Smithrim, K., Meban, M., & Patteson, A. (2000). Why Does Arts Education Matter?: Perspectives from Government, Education, and the Private Sector. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Edmonton, Alberta, May, 2000.

Smithrim, K., Upitis, R., Ross, L., Meban, M., Patteson, A., & Sinclair, N. (1999). Get Public or Perish. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Sherbrooke, Quebec, June 1999.

Upitis, R., Smithrim, K., & LeClair, J. (1999). Opera? You Expect Me to Sing? Presented at the Conference for Research in Music Education, University of Exeter, UK, April, 1999. Abstract

Smithrim, K., Upitis, R. & LeClair, J.  (1998). When teachers become musicians and artists. Presented at the National Arts Symposium, Victoria, BC., August, 1998.

Upitis, R., Patteson, A., Harris, E., & Poth, C. (2004) Program features leading to sustainable teacher development in the arts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of The Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MN.

Patteson, A., MacDonald, J., Harris, E., Upitis, R., & Smithrim, K. (2004). Enhancing mathematics achievement through an elementary arts program: The results of a three-year study. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Assocation (AERA), San Diego, CA.

Upitis, R., Smithrim, K., & Soren, B. (1998). Teacher transformation through the arts. Presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (SIG: Arts and Learning), San Diego, CA. Download

Upitis, R., Smithrim, K., & Soren, B. (1998). Teacher development and the arts: Measures of teacher transformation. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Ottawa, ON.

Smithrim, K., & Upitis, R.  (1998). When teachers become musicians and artists. Presented at UBUNTU - Music Education for a Human Society; 23rd World Conference of the International Society for Music Education (ISME), Pretoria, South Africa.

Upitis, R. & Smithrim, K. (1997). Teacher Development and Elementary Arts Education. Presented at the National Symposium on Arts Education, Cape Breton, NS. Download

Upitis, R., Abrami, Brook, J., Troop, M., & Catalano, L. (2010, November). Using ePEARL for music teaching: A case study. Presented at the International Association for Scientific Knowledge Conference, Seville, Spain, Nov 29–Dec 1, 2010.

Upitis, R., Peterson, A., Hughes, S., & Davis, J. (2010). Growing an education. Presented at the Learning Grounds Forum: All Hands in the Dirt.Evergreen Brick Works, Toronto, ON, November 12–13, 2010.

Upitis, R., Patteson, A., Abrami, P. (2010). Developing ecological habits of mind. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education Annual Conference,Concordia University, Montreal, QC, May 29 – June 1, 2010.

Upitis, R., Ogden, H., Davis, J., Peterson, A., Hughes, S., Troop, M. Teachers’ use of school spaces. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education Annual Conference, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, May 29 – June 1, 2010.

Ogden, H., Upitis, R., Brook, J., Troop, M., Peterson, A., & Hughes, S. (2010). Entering school: The impact of entryways and foyers on teachers and students. Presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference,Denver, Colorado, April 30-May 4, 2010.

Upitis, R., Davis, J., Brook, J., Peterson, A., Ogden, H., & Troop, M. (2010). German, Icelandic, and Canadian students' views of their learning spaces: A cross-cultural perspective. Presented at the International Design Conference, Chicago, Illinois, February 15-17, 2010.  

Upitis, R., Abrami, P., & Patteson, A. (2009). Using electronic portfolios to learn about ecology through the arts. Presented at the International Association for Development of the Information Society WWW/Internet Conference,Rome, Italy, November 19-22,2009.

Upitis, R. (2009). Making Practice the Driver for Arts Education Policy. Presented at the Reggio Inspired Care and Education Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 6-9, 2009.

Upitis, R.(2009). Complexity and Design: How School Architecture Influences Learning. Presented at the Third International Conference on Design Principles and Practices, UDK University of the Arts, Berlin, Germany, 15-17 February, 2009.

Peterson, A. & Upitis, R. Picturing Meaning: A Case Study of Icelandic Secondary School Architecture. Presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, 13�17 April, 2009.

Upitis, R., Ducey, W., and Ogden, H. (2009). Developing Ecological Habits of Mind. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education, Ottawa, ON, May 22-25, 2009. Download

Brook, J. & Upitis, R. A Document Analysis of Music Education Practices in Canada. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education Annual Conference, Ottawa, 23�26 May, 2009.

de Freitas, E., Thomas, S., & Upitis, R. Place and Pedagogy: A Multidisciplinary Panel on the Built Environment and the Space of Learning. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education Annual Conference, Ottawa, 23�26 May, 2009.

Davis, J., Smithrim, K., Anderson, M., Upitis, R., Ogden, H., Brook, J., Troop, M., Peterson, A. If I Could Design My School: Students� Perceptions of Their Learning Spaces. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education Annual Conference, Ottawa, 23�26 May, 2009.

Smithrim, K., Garbati, J., & Upitis, R. (2008). The Role of Classroom Rhythms in Student Engagement. Presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, New York, March 24�28, 2008.

Upitis, R., Smithrim, K., Garbati, J., & Lanthier, S. (2007). �We paint on Wednesday mornings�: The Impact of Art-making in Higher Education. Presented at The National Arts and Learning Symposium, Ottawa, ON, May 3-4, 2007.

Upitis, R. (2007). A sense of place: Schooling and the natural world. Presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April, 2007.

Upitis, R., Garbati, J., & Lanthier, S. (2006). Architecture and Play. Presented at the annual meeting of The Canadian Society for the Study in Education (CSSE), York University, Toronto, ON, May, 2006.

Upitis, R.(2006). A Sense of Place: What Schools Should Teach Children and Youth About the Natural World. Published conference abstracts from the International Symposium on the Environment, Behaviour, and Society, Sydney, Australia, February, 2006.

Upitis, R.(2006). Architecture, Mathematics, and Complexity. Presented at the Ontario Association of Mathematics Educators Leadership Conference, Toronto, ON, February 16-18, 2006.

Upitis, R.(2006). Raising a School: Three Australian Case Studies of Steiner Schools and Alexander Design Principles. Presented at the Raising a School Conference, Mulberry School, Kingston, ON, March, 4 2006.

Upitis, R.(2005). The Schools that Shape Us. Public Lecture Series of the National Institute of the Humanities and Creative Arts, Canberra, Australia, June 2, 2005.

Upitis, R., Patteson, A., Harris, E., & Poth, C. (2004) Program features leading to sustainable teacher development in the arts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of The Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MN.

Patteson, A., MacDonald, J., Harris, E., Upitis, R., & Smithrim, K. (2004). Enhancing mathematics achievement through an elementary arts program: The results of a three-year study. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Assocation (AERA), San Diego, CA.

Upitis, R.(2001).Work that Matters: Research and Policy in Music Education. Presented at the Sixth Colloquium for Teachers of General Music Methods, Mountain Lake, Virginia, May 18, 2001.

Upitis, R., Smithrim, K., Patteson, A., & Meban, M. (2001). Artists in schools: Teacher transformation and student achievement. Presented at the 2nd International Conference for Research in Music Education, School of Education, University of Exeter, April 3-7, 2001.

Upitis, R. (2000). Speaking Notes for the Pre-Conference Summit Panel Presentation (with Wade Davis, Evan Solomon, and Jack Miller; moderated by Veronica Tennant). Presented at the Arts and Education Pre-Conference Summit, Richmond Hill, ON, November, 2000. Download.

Upitis, R. (2000). One Size Does Not Fit All: The Need for Multiple Approaches to Arts Education in Canada. Presented at the Arts and Education Pre-Conference Summit, Richmond Hill, ON, November, 2000. Download.

Upitis, R. (2000). Arts Education in Canada: Strengthening Preservice Education and Classroom Practices Through Research.Presented at the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies President's Symposium, CSSE, Edmonton, Alberta, May, 2000.

Upitis, R., Smithrim, K., Meban, M., & Patteson, A. (2000). Why Does Arts Education Matter? Perspectives from Government, Education, and the Private Sector. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Edmonton, Alberta, May, 2000.

Smithrim, K., Upitis, R., Ross, L., Meban, M., Patteson, A., & Sinclair, N. (1999). Get Public or Perish. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Sherbrooke, Quebec, June 1999.

Upitis, R., Smithrim, K., & LeClair, J. (1999). Opera? You Expect Me to Sing? Presented at the Conference for Research in Music Education, University of Exeter, UK, April, 1999. Abstract

Upitis, R., Ducey, W., and Ogden, H. (2009). Developing Ecological Habits of Mind. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education, Ottawa, ON, May 22-25, 2009. Download

Ogden, H. (2008). The Long-term Significance of Participation in Elementary School Musicals. Presented at the annual meeting of The Canadian Society for the Study in Education (CSSE), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, June, 2008. Download