Publications

Burton, W. (2025). ‘From Climate Change Curriculum to Climate Justice in the Social Studies Classroom’. [In Review]

Link, M. & Burton, W. (2025). Teacher Perceptions of Education for Sustainable Development Teaching: Before and During Covid-19. inEducation, 30(1), 65-86. Retrieved from https://journals.uregina.ca/ineducation/article/view/758

Burton, W. (2025). Climate Change Education and the Manitoba K-12 Curriculum: A Content-Analysis. Antistasis, 14(1), 48–57. Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/antistasis/article/view/34564

Burton, W. (2021). Democracy and the Commons. Journal of Multidisciplinary Research at Trent, 3(1), 18-33. Retrieved from https://ojs.trentu.ca/index.php/jmrt/article/view/361

Burton, W. (December, 2019). Measuring the Prevalence of Ecopedagogy in the Manitoba Senior Years Curriculum. Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education. Retrieved from https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cjnse/article/view/68754

Book Chapter

Burton, W. (2019)  ‘The Earth Charter and Project-Based Learning’ In Henderson, M. (Ed.) Catch a Fire: Fuelling Inquiry and Passion Through Project-Based Learning (pp.149-170). Winnipeg, MB: Portage and Main Press.

Book Review

Burton, W. (2025). A Review of Xu, C. & Iyengar, R. (2023)’s Climate Change Education: An Earth Sustainability Primer. [In Review].

Burton, W. (2023).  A Review of Farrell, A.J., Skyhar, C., and Lam, M. (2022)’s Teaching in the Anthropocene: Education in the Face of Environmental Crisis. Manitoba Speaks: The Journal of Manitoba Social Science Teachers Association 48 (1), 34-40. Retrieved from https://www.mssta.org/uploads/1/3/8/8/138859412/mssta_vol._48_no._1_fall_2023_-_website.pdf

Burton, W. (2023).  A Review of Klein, N., & Stefoff, R.(2021)’s How to Change Everything: A Young Human’s Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other. in education, 28(2), 43-48. Retrieved from https://journals.uregina.ca/ineducation/article/view/675

Publications: Technical Reports and Non-Refereed

Burton, W. (September, 2019). Back to School (Literally!). The Manitoba Teacher, 98 (1).

Burton, W. (December, 2018). Human Face of the Political Machine. The Manitoba Teacher, 97 (3).

Burton, W. (March, 2018). Snapping to Attention. The Manitoba Teacher, 96 (5)

Burton, W. (May, 2017). Moving Beyond Earth Day. Manitoba Eco-Network Eco Journal, 27 (2).

Presentations

Eckton, H. & Burton, W. (March, 2025). Climate Leadership in Manitoba School Boards. Workshop presentation at the 2025 Manitoba School Boards Conference, Winnipeg, MB.

Burton, W. (November, 2024). Strengthening Climate Change Education in the Manitoba Education System. Research Panel presentation at the 2024 North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), Pittsburgh, PA.

Burton, W. (October, 2024). Teaching for Climate Change with the Manitoba Curriculum. Presentation at the 2024 Manitoba Social Studies Teachers Association (MSSTA) Conference, Winnipeg, MB.

Burton, W. (October, 2024). Climate Change Education and the Manitoba K-12 curriculum. Presentation for the Accelerating Climate Change Webinar Series. University of Winnipeg, Virtual.

Burton, W. (May, 2024). Climate Change Education and the Manitoba Curriculum: A Content Analysis. Paper presentation at the Atlantic Education Graduate Student Conference, University of New Brunswick, Virtual.

Burton, W. (April, 2024). Climate Change Education in Manitoba. Research presentation at the Lakehead Education Graduate Student Symposium, Virtual.

Burton, W. (March, 2023). The Importance of Place in a Time of Collapse.  Paper presentation at the 2023 Provoking Curriculum Conference, Western University, London, ON.

Burton, W. (May, 2022). Commons Education: From Theory to Practice.  Paper presentation at the 2022 Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) Conference, Virtual.

Burton, W. (May 2022). Navigators of the Anthropocene: Futurities of Educational Reform in Winnipeg in a Time of Collapse.  Graduate Research Roundtable, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON.

Burton, W. (March, 2022). Climate Responsive Curriculum: Educating for Climate Change in Winnipeg.  Three-Minute Thesis Competition (Winner, Best in Sustainability Category), Research and Innovation Week 2022, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON.

Burton, W. (March, 2019). Responding to the Anthropocene: Ecopedagogy, The Earth Charter and Manitoba Curriculum. Paper presentation at the 2019 University of Manitoba Faculty of Education Graduate Symposium, Winnipeg, MB.

Burton, W. (February, 2013). Those Who Can Create Change, Teach. Paper presentation at the 2013 Western Canadian Student Teacher Conference (WestCAST), Prince George, BC.