ABOUT ME
Shannon Thiessen Burton, M.Ed.
International Teacher-Librarian
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We all need safe places to belong, to be included, to be part of something. I am passionate about growing community and drawing people in.
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I grew up in a small farming community in Saskatchewan, Canada, and no matter where I go - from Bangladesh to Cambodia to the UK - I love to foster that small-town connected feeling. In my schools, libraries and classrooms, I work hard to make my students feel safe, included and supported as we are stretched and challenged together.
Libraries can be hothouses for both learning and connectedness. I am excited to collaboratively partner with classroom teachers, facilitating tech integration, multiple literacies, and critical and creative thinking across and beyond the curriculum.
Education
Teaching Experience
HOPE International School
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
PreK - 12 Teacher-Librarian
2016 - 2020
University of Alberta
Master of Education
Teacher-Librarianship
International School of Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
MYP Math/Science Teacher
Grace International School
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Head of Maths/Secondary Maths Teacher
2001 - 2005
University of Saskatchewan
Bachelors of Education, Great Distinction
Secondary Social Sciences and Chemistry
Cypress Hutterian School, Chinook Public School Division
Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
Grades 5-8 Teacher
Discovery Learning School
Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
Principal/Grades 6-12 Subject Teacher