Picard, S. (2009, November). "At the Edge of the Bubble: Building a Gifted Program in Rural Alberta." Presented at the SAGE Conference, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

Picard, S. (2009, March). "Sharing Stories from the Earth." Presented at Contact 2009, Educational Support Staff Conference, Grande Prairie, AB.

Picard, S. (2004, November). "Perspectives on the Gifted." Presented to the Student Teaching Program, Grande Prairie Regional College, Grande Prairie, AB.

Picard, S. (2004, July). "Negotiating the Distance: A Musical Exploration of the Tension Between the Pedagogical Relationship and the Formal Curriculum." Presented at the Imagination and Education International Conference, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Picard, S. (2004, March). "Commentary on the Vanishing Male Teacher." Presented to the Student Teaching Program, Grande Prairie Regional College, Grande Prairie, AB.

Picard, S. (2004, February). "Living With Ambiguity: Exploring and Embracing Doubt." Presented at the Annual Convention for Western Canada Student Teaching (WestCAST), Unversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.

Picard, S. (2003, March). "The River: Exploring the Curriculum." Presented to the Master of Teaching Program, University of Calgary, Alberta.

Picard, S. (2002, March). "The Struggle for Authentic Assessment: One Teacher's Story." Presented to the Master of Teaching Program, University of Calgary, Alberta.

Picard, S. (2001, February). "Vignettes on Interdisciplinary." Presented to the Master of Teaching Program, University of Calgary, Alberta.

Picard, S. (2000, May). "Arts Integration: Songwriting as a Way of Knowing." Presented to a class in the Graduate Division of Educational Research, University of Calgary, Alberta.

Picard, S. (1998, May). "Songwriting and the Music Business." Presented to the Young Authors Conference, Okotoks, Alberta

Picard, S. (1994, May). "Songwriting and Poetry: There is a Difference." Presented to the Young Authors Conference, Okotoks, Alberta