g. Professional Publications

Guest Editor of Professional (Non-Refereed) Journals:

  • Beattie, M. and Shaw, P. (Guest Editors). (1995). The Changing Role of the Teacher; Orbit, (Special Issue), 25 (4).

Articles in Professional Journals:

  • Beattie, M. (2004). Narratives of Self-Directed Learning through Artistic and Spiritual Practices. (p. 1). The Holistic Educator: 1.

  • Beattie, M. (1999). Connecting Mind, Heart and Soul: An Exemplary Secondary School. Orbit, 30 (2): 34-37.

  • Beattie, M. (1996) Finding the music in teachers' stories: The John Smyth Memorial Lecture 1996, Victorian Institute of Educational Research (VIER) Bulletin, 77: 3-19.

  • Beattie, M. and Shaw, P., Conceptualizing the Teacher's Role; An Interview with Michael Fullan, In Orbit, vol. 25, no. 4, 1995.

  • Beattie, M. (1993). Going With the Flow. The University of Toronto Bulletin, Back Page Forum Article: 16.

  • Beattie, M. (1994). Putting Destreaming into Context. The Varsity, 114 (37): 5.

  • Beattie, M. (1993). The Realities of Change for Teachers: Exhilarating, Exhausting or Both. Orbit, (Special Issue: Changing Schools, A Look at the Transition Years), A.L. Cole (Ed.). 23 (3): 26-28.

  • Beattie, M., Hall, C. (1993). Teachers' Stories, Teachers' Lives. Journal of Among Teachers Community, no. 19: 4-6.

  • Beattie, M. (1993). Going With the Flow; The "destreaming" issue might be less controversial if seen in a broader context. The University of Toronto Bulletin, no. 17: 16.

  • Beattie, M. (1992). At the Still Point of the Turning World: Teaching, Learning and Learning to Teach. Orbit (Special issue on Personal Renewal), D. Hunt (Ed.). 23 (3): 4-6.

  • Beattie, M. (1992). The Arts and Renewal: Dialogue on Our Connections with our Artistic Selves (with D. Hunt, W. Pitman and S. Sarason) Orbit (Special issue on Personal Renewal), D. Hunt (Ed.). 23 (3):. 26-29.

Invited Keynote Addresses at Professional Conferences:

  • Beattie, M. Keynote Address: Montessori Graduation Ceremony: Authenticity, Caring Relationships, and a Dream of a Better World, Toronto, September 2002.

  • Beattie, M. Keynote Address: Canadian Association of Principals, 11th National Conference St. John's Newfoundland, Leadership that Transforms, May 1993.

  • Beattie, M. Keynote Address to Norfolk County Board Superintendents, Administrators and Teachers, The Transition Years Initiative and School Change, November 1992.

  • Beattie, M. Keynote Address, Grand River Collegiate Institute Professional Development Series, Preparing for Transition, October 1992.

  • Beattie, M. Keynote Address and Workshop for Teachers, Administrators and Consultants, Transition Years Project, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The Transition Years: Implications for Teachers, Administrators and Consultants, May 1991.

  • Beattie, M. Keynote Address (with Michael Connelly), Ministry of Education Invitational Conference, Mississauga, Ontario, A Narrative Approach to Teacher Education, May 1991.

  • Beattie, M. Keynote Address to TV Ontario Think Tank Group, Profile of the Adolescent Learner, May 1990.

Professional Textbook Chapters:

  • Beattie, M. (1987). Chapter 4, Bridges IV, A Language Arts Textbook for Grade 10, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 44-57.

  • Beattie, M. (1987). Chapter 5, Bridges IV, A Language Arts Textbook for Grade 10, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 58-69.

  • Beattie, M. (1987). Chapter 7, Bridges, IV, A Language Arts Textbook for Grade 10, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 86-97.

  • Beattie, M. (1987). Chapter 14, Bridges IV, A Language Arts Textbook for Grade 10, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 187-197.

  • Beattie, M. (1987). Chapter 16, Bridges IV, A Language Arts Textbook for Grade 10, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 216-229.

  • Beattie, M. (1987). Chapter 21, Bridges IV, A Language Arts Textbook for Grade 10, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 294-305.

  • Beattie, M. (1985-1986). Chapter 4, Bridges IV, Teachers' Guide, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 95-99.

  • Beattie, M. (1985-1986). Chapter 5, Bridges IV, Teachers' Guide, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 100-103.

  • Beattie, M. (1985-1986). Chapter 7, Bridges IV, Teachers' Guide, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 107-114.

  • Beattie, M. (1985-1986). Chapter 14, Bridges IV, Teachers' Guide, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 155-159.

  • Beattie, M. (1985-1986). Chapter 16, Bridges IV, Teachers' Guide, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 166-170.

  • Beattie, M. (1985-1986). Chapter 21, Bridges IV, Teachers' Guide, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 192-194.

  • Beattie, M., Robinson et al (1985-1986). Strategies and Formats for Evaluation, Bridges IV, Teachers' Guide, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 19-48.

  • Beattie, M. (1986). Chapter 3, Bridges III, A Language Arts Textbook for Grades 9 & 10, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 34-47.

  • Beattie, M. (1986). Chapter 4, Bridges III, A Language Arts Textbook for Grades 9 & 10, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 48-59.

  • Beattie, M. (1986). Chapter 6, Bridges III, A Language Arts Textbook for Grades 9 & 10, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 88-99.

  • Beattie, M. (1986). Chapter 7, Bridges III, A Language Arts Textbook for Grades 9 & 10, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 100-114.

  • Beattie, M. (1986). Chapter 11, Bridges III, A Language Arts Textbook for Grades 9 & 10, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 162-176.

  • Beattie, M. (1987). Chapter 3, Bridges III, Teachers' Guide, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 44-57.

  • Beattie, M. (1987). Chapter 4, Bridges III, Teachers' Guide, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 44-57.

  • Beattie, M. (1987). Chapter 6, Bridges III, A Language Arts Textbook for Grade 10, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 44-57.

  • Beattie, M. (1987). Chapter 7, Bridges III, A Language Arts Textbook for Grade 10, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 44-57.

  • Beattie, M. (1987). Chapter 11, Bridges III, A Language Arts Textbook for Grade 10, Prentice-Hall (Canada): 44-57.

Invited Presentations to Professional Groups:

  • Beattie, M. and Bartlett, K. Presentation to Librarians at University of Toronto at Mississauga, Erindale College, Improving Teaching by Facilitating Students' Learning. Presentation on behalf of the Office of Teaching Advancement, University of Toronto, July 12, 2002.

  • Beattie, M. Presentation to East York Transition Years Team (Program Co-ordinators and Consultants), The Transition Years Pilot Studies, November 1992.

  • Beattie, M. Presentation (with Andy Hargreaves) to Ministry of Education Curriculum Conference (Central Region), The Transition Years Pilot Projects: An Interim Report, October 1992.

  • Beattie, M. Presentation/Seminar, Joint Centre for Teacher Development Fall Seminar Series, Teacher Development and Growth through Inquiry: A Collaborative Study, November 1991.

  • Beattie, M. Presentation/Workshop for Teachers, Administrators and Consultants, Westheights Public School, Kitchener, Ontario, Interdisciplinary Programmes in the Intermediate Division, October 1991.

  • Beattie, M. Presentation for Teachers, Peel Board of Education, Transition Years Project, Facilitating School-Based Change in the Intermediate Division, February 1991.

  • Beattie, M. Presentation to Consultants and Coordinators, Transition Years: Interdisciplinary Learning, Waterloo County Board of Education, February 1991.

  • Beattie, M. Guest speaker, Course ED 1324 Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Consultative Relationships: The Story of a Consultant-Teacher Partnership, December 1990.

  • Beattie, M. Presentation and Workshop to School Staff and Administration, The Transition Years Focus, Kenora, Ontario, October 1990.

  • Beattie, M. Presentation and Workshop for the Ontario Public School Teachers Federation, Peterborough Curriculum Development Conference, Active Learning in the Intermediate Division, April 1990.

  • Beattie, M. Presentation for Teachers, Changing Our Schools, Working Together, Waterloo County Board of Education, March 1990.

  • Beattie, M. Design and facilitation of a two-day retreat for 80 Principals, Changing Intermediate and High Schools: Meeting the Needs of all Learners, Waterloo County Board of Education, February 1990.

  • Beattie, M. Presentation and Workshop for Ontario Council for Leadership in Education, A Learner-Centered Curriculum for Students and Teachers, January 1990.

  • Beattie, M. Planning Team Member and Workshop Leader, The Adolescent Learner, Blue Mountain Conference, Ontario Public School Teachers Federation, 1989-90, 1988-89.

  • Beattie, M. Presentation and Workshop, Teaching The Adolescent Learner, Blue Mountain Conference, Ontario Public School Teachers Federation, April 1991.

  • Beattie, M. Presentation to Principal's Course, The Role of the Administrator in School-Based Change and Professional Development, November 1989.

  • Beattie, M. Presentation (with Wilma Kingstone) at National Middle School Association Conference, A School-Based Staff Development Programme: Transition from Junior High to Middle School, October 1989.

  • Beattie, M. Presentation to Waterloo County Coordinators and Consultants at annual professional development retreat, A Learner-Centered Curriculum across the School Curriculum, October 1989.

  • Beattie, M. Presentation to Waterloo County Principals, Integration Across the Intermediate and Senior Curriculum, September 1989.