Heather Burton

Teaching Focus

• English (Grades 10-12)
• Social Studies (Grades 10-12)
• Reading Help
• Creative Writing
• Permaculture (to come!)
• Humanities and Arts-based special projects for credit

Education

• Bachelor of Education (with Honours), University of Lethbridge, 1989
• Permaculture Design Certification - Verge Permaculture, 2023

Experience

• Teacher, Westwind Alternate School, 2014-Present
• Conflict Resolution Coach and Facilitator, The Arbinger Institute, 2011
• Director of Global Community Services, The Arbinger Institute, 2008-2011
• Home-Centered Education - 25 years
• Praiseworthy Awards, Middle-Grade and Young Adult Literature Adjudicator, 2020, 2021

Public Writing

• Some of Heather's professional writing is found online at Medium Magazine
• Editor/Compiler - These Angels Among Us: Memorial Artwork of J.R. Johansen - first and expanded editions, 2016, 2024

Awards

• Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2013
• Thomas Jefferson Education Pathfinder Award, 2010