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Research Time

by Educate the Earth (Madelaine McCracken)

Research Time aims to make educational research articles accessible. Educate the Earth (AKA Madelaine McCracken) is Red River Métis and a PhD Candidate in Education. She asks colleagues and friends, in many fields of education and research, to join her and talk about an article of their choosing. Each episode seeks to make academic conversations more personal and meaningful. While listening, you will learn something new while impacting the world around you.Please follow @EducateTheEarth on Instagram for more content.

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Episodes

  1. Season 4 - Episode 1: Reconsidering L'Espace de Louis Goulet with Benjamin Beauchemin

    This season of Research Time is aimed at holding conversational spaces with consenting Métis scholars and thinkers who contributed to this special issue about their attendance at Mawachihitotaak - Métis Studies Conference in Pawaatamihk: Journal of Métis Thinkers, who wish to speak more deeply...

  2. Season 3 - Episode 3: Queer language learning - A meaningful practice of breaking away from normativites with Robert Grant

    Article: “Queer breaches and normative devices: Language learners queering gender, sexuality, and the L2 classroom” by Drs. Ashley Moore, James Coda, Julia Siegelman, and Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor. This work was published almost a year ago, in January 2024. Robert and EducateTheEarth discuss the...

  3. Season 3 - Episode 2 Part 2: Academic Reconciliation - How do I responsibly repolish the chain? with Jenny Stodola

    Article name: The Two Row Wampum-Covenant Chain Tradition as a Guide for Indigenous-University Research Partnerships by Rick Hill and Daniel Coleman. In Part 2 of this episode, Jenny and EducateTheEarth discuss the key principles of engaging ethically with using the Two-Row Wampum Belt, as…

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  4. Season 3 - Episode 2 Part 1: Academic Reconciliation - How do I responsibly repolish the chain? with Jenny Stodola

    Article name: The Two Row Wampum-Covenant Chain Tradition as a Guide for Indigenous-University Research Partnerships by Rick Hill and Daniel Coleman. For Part 1 of this episode, Jenny and EducateTheEarth discuss Jenny's academic journey and her wayfinding as an emerging academic. Jenny and...

  5. Season 3 - Episode 1: Women’s Writing in Academia: Authentically Experiencing Our Voices with Derya Sahingil

    Tawnshi everyone! Welcome to an all-new season of Research Time! I’m so excited because this new season is dedicated to holding conversations with PhD Candidates, my colleagues and friends, and how we can make educational research more accessible through conversations. I am delighted to introduce...

  6. My First Publication - Podcast Essay with Madelaine McCracken (EducateTheEarth)

    I am thrilled that this episode will be a form of podcast essay, where I will be reading my first published article as a Métis educational scholar called, Literary and Indigenous Métissage: Autobiographical Reflections as a first-year Métis PhD graduate. This publication can be found in the...

  7. Season 1 - Episode 2: LGBTQ2S+ Educational Environment Building and Inclusion with Milo

    Tawnshi folks! Article: Tera Goldstein, Austen Koecher, Pamela Baer, and Banjamin Lee Hicks (2018) Transitioning in Elementary: Parent Advocacy and Teacher Allyship. Milo and EducateTheEarth discuss the article presented in great detail, privilege, and what it means to be an Ally for LGBTQIA2S*,...

  8. Season 2 - Episode 2: The Residential School System - Not Shielding our Children Away from Difficult Topics with Nikkole Heavy Shields

    Tawnshi folks! Article: The Globe and Mail. (October 21, 2020). Sen Murray Sinclair: Alberta's leaked curriculum plan around Residential Schools would be a 'terrible mistake'. Nikkole and EducateTheEarth discuss the narratives that must be shared from the experiences of survivors and families...

  9. Season 2 - Episode 1: Settler Educators and How to Appropriately Support Resilience in Youth with Ashlynne Scovoranski

    Tawnshi folks! Article: Laurence J. Kirmayer, Stéphane Dandeneau, Elizabeth Marshall, Morgan Kahentonni Philips, & Karla Jessen Williamson. (2011). Rethinking Resilience from Indigenous Perspectives. Ashlynne and EducateTheEarth unpack resilience and how educators can appropriately use it within...

  10. Season 1 - Episode 10: Yoga (Meditation) in Education with Kumanan Kunaratnam

    Tawnshi folks! Article: M. Anbarasu and V. Chandramohan (2015) Yoga in the Management of Anxiety Among Students Kumanan and EducateTheEarth discuss how yoga is practiced, its original context, how it can be adapted within our educational spaces, and how we can use it within our lives. Maarsii for...

  11. Season 1 - Episode 9: Social Justice and Anti-Oppression in Education with Diana Idibe

    Tawnshi folks! Article: Deirdre M. Kelly & Gabriella Minnes Brandes (2010) Social Justice Needs to Be Everywhere": Imagining the Future of Anti-Oppression Education in Teacher Preparation Diana and EducateTheEarth discuss Anti-Oppression and Social Justice practices educators can facilitate…

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  12. Season 1 - Episode 8: Land-Based Education and Indigenous Pedagogy for Educators with Debbie Dixon

    Tawnshi folks! Article: Gladys Sterenberg (2013) Considering Indigenous Knowledges and Mathematics Curriculum. Debbie and EducateTheEarth discuss an article written by a professor that we both had the privilege to work with in some capacity. We discuss intentional means of connecting Indigenous...

  13. Season 1 - Episode 7: Citizenship Education with Nyein Mya

    Tawnshi folks! Article: James A. Banks (2008) Diversity, Group Identity, and Citizenship Education in a Global Age. Nyein and EducateTheEarth discuss the multi-layered discussion of what citizenship is, especially within a Canadian educational context. They explore Banks' (2008) notion of...

  14. Season 1 - Episode 5: Colonial History of Organizations and Ethical Partnerships with Ashley Dion

    Tawnshi folks! Article: Peter Elson (2007) A Short History of Voluntary Sector-Government Relations in Canada. Ashley and EducateTheEarth discuss various matters of social innovation including charities, foundations, a documentary called Poverty Inc., and Me to We as a means to disrupt our...

  15. Season 1 - Episode 4: Social Media for Activism and Educational Practices with Aaron Sardinha

    Tawnshi folks! Article: Jennifer Tupper (2014) Social Media and the Idle No More Movement: Citizenship, Activism and Dissent in Canada. Aaron and EducateTheEarth discussed key notions from Jennifer Tupper's (2014) work that discusses the Idle No More Movement and connected it to what they see as...

  16. Season 1 - Episode 3: Allyship, Métisness, and Becoming with Sarah Broadfoot

    Tawnshi folks! Article: Marisela Martinez-Cola (2020) Collectors, Nightlights, and Allies, Oh My! White Mentors in the Academy. Sarah and EducateTheEarth discuss their collective emotions and experiences in being white-passing Indigenous students in predominantly White academic communities.…

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  17. Season 1 - Episode 1: Journey of Podcast, Métisness, and Educational Responsibility with your Host EducateTheEarth (Madelaine McCracken)

    Tawnshi folks! Article: Susan Dion (2016) Mediating the Space in Between: Voices of Indigenous Youth and Voices of Educators in the Service of Education. In Episode One of Research Time, EducateTheEarth (Madelaine McCracken) talked about Susan Dion's (2016) conceptualization of "Perfect…

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  18. Academic Assignment - Episode 1: Relationality of Curriculum and Reconciliation under the Supervision of Keri Cheechoo and Nicholas-Ng-A-Fook with EducateTheEarth (Madelaine McCracken)

    Tawnshi folks! Articles: Ng-A-Fook, N. (2005). A curriculum of mother-son plots on education's center stage. Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 21(4), 43-58. Cheechoo, K. (2020). Reframing reconciliation: Turning our back or turning back? In Cote-Meek, S., & Moeke-Pickering, T. (Eds.)…

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  19. FAMILY Time - Surprise Podcast with Meghan McCracken

    My sister surprised me with recording a podcast. This episode honours the importance of being personal, and honouring kinship relations; family. I cannot be more grateful for my sister and my family for being constant supports in my life.

  20. Academic Assignment - Episode 2: Relationality Through the Breath of Life Theory, Epistemological Way-Finding, and Positionality with Lisa Ambaye

    Tawnshi folks! Article: Cindy Blackstock (2007). The Breath of Life Versus the Embodiment of Life: Indigenous Knowledge and Western Research. In our conversation, we unpack the Breath of Life Theory through Indigenous epistemological worldviews, being the Breath of Life through generational...

  21. Season 2 - Episode 6: Trauma Informed Instruction - Amplifying Resilience of Children and Youth with Amanda VanNest

    Tawnshi folks! Book Chapters: "The Trauma Informed School” by Jim Sporleder. Chapter 3: Trauma, Stress, and the Brain Chapter 10: Creating a relationship based culture Amanda and I discuss strategies, ways of thinking, and understandings of how to support teachers and their school communities to…

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  22. Season 2 - Episode 5: Supporting Educators - Social and Emotional Skills with Madison Kozma

    Tawnshi folks! Article: The Aspen Institute - Council of Distinguished Scientists. (2017). The Evidence Base for How We Learn - Supporting Students' Social, Emotional, and Academic Environment. Madison and EducateTheEarth unpack what it means to be a social and emotional aware educators through...

  23. Season 2 - Episode 4: The Circle of Courage - Holding the Courage to Enact Indigigogy into your Educational Practice with Maria Christman

    Tawnshi Folks! Resource: The Circle of Courage (TM). Maria and EducateTheEarth unpack the Circle or Courage and how it can be used within your classroom educational practices. We discuss the ways educators can be thoughtful about enacting this practice and how they can effectively and…

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  24. Season 2 - Episode 3: Inclusive Education - Supporting Students with Disabilities and Differentiation in Classroom Environments with Kayla McGougan

    Tawnshi folks! Article: Tim Loreman. (2012). Measuring inclusive education outcomes in Alberta, Canada. Kayla and EducateTheEarth unpack what it means to have an inclusive classroom and how as educators, can support students with disability in thoughtful and meaningful ways. We discuss equity,...

  25. Season 1 - Episode 6: Professional Development and Diversity Training with Andy Stefanato

    Tawnshi Folks! Article: Sonia Aujla-Bhullar (2011) Deconstructing Diversity: Professional Development for Elementary Teachers. Andy and Madelaine discuss Sonia Aujla-Bhullar's article that seeks to deconstruct diversity training for practicing educators. Andy highlights how there is more than one...

  26. Trailer: Research Time

    Tawnshi folks! Welcome to Research Time! This segment is all about sharing knowledge through discussing articles related to education, worldly connections, and how we take it up personally. We hope you can sit back, relax, and learn something new!

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Research Time aims to make educational research articles accessible. Educate the Earth (AKA Madelaine McCracken) is Red River Métis and a PhD Candidate in Education. She asks colleagues and friends, in many fields of education and research, to join her and talk about an article of their choosing. Each episode seeks to make academic conversations more personal and meaningful. While listening, you will learn something new while impacting the world around you.Please follow @EducateTheEarth on Instagram for more content.

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Research Time aims to make educational research articles accessible. Educate the Earth (AKA Madelaine McCracken) is Red River Métis and a PhD Candidate in Education. She asks colleagues and friends, in many fields of education and research, to join her and talk about an article of their choosing....

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