Educate the Earth's Research Time: Recent Episodes
Madelaine McCracken
Educate the Earth's podcast series called Research Time aims to make research accessible. She is Métis and is a Graduate Student at the University of Ottawa. She will ask friends who are also in the fields of research and education to join her and talk about a new article every week. They will make personal and worldly connections to their chosen articles. You will learn something new while impacting the world around you.
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My sister surprised me with recording a podcast. This episode will have a very special place in my heart and has made me jump back into podcasting! Cannot be more grateful for my sister and my family for being constant supports in my life.
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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.), Decolonizing and Indigenizing education in Canada (1st ed., pp. 247-265). ProQuest eBook Central.
Brant, K., Cheechoo, K., McGuire-Adams, T., Vaudren-Charette, J., & Ng-A-Fook, N. (2017). Indigenizing ivory towers: Poetic inquiry, métissage, and reconcilia(c)tion. In E. Lyle (Ed.), At the intersection of selves and subject (1st ed., pp. 87–104). Sense Publishers.
In this episode I unpack the works of my supervisors, being Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook and Dr. Keri-Lynn Cheechoo and make connections to the methodologies of poetic inquiry, Métissage, and Currere, my own ongoing work and experiences with reconciliation-education, and my epistemology as a Michif researcher. I understand the importance of truth-telling, story-telling, and the artistic uses of narrative inquiry and poetry and how they can be presented in qualitative studies and how researcher ought to discern their own positionalities in relation to their own research/epistemologies.
I offer my gratitude and appreciation to both Keri and Nick and their authentic selves in connection to their works, but also how others might look towards their works, and who they are as individuals, in relational ways.
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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 thinking, time, accountability, responsibility, and acknowledgement of how unique First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures are, and how such sharings support our work within our positionally as researchers.
Maarsii and thank you Lisa for your care, involvement, and ability to stand alongside First Peoples in the face of injustices. You are going to make intentional and meaningful impacts within your research.
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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 be aware of how to be pedagogically trauma informed. Amanda provides great details how to amplify strategies in your classes. We also discuss the importance of boundaries and Dr. Jody Carrington.
Maarsii and thank you so much @_amandam96 for joining me in sharing this conversation. Your knowledge sharing will most definitely support educators and their journeys.
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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 I unpack what it means to be a social and emotional aware educators through notions of Indigigogy and inner guidance. We also share meaningful resources set to support your learning journey of unlearning to relearn!
Maarsii @madisonv333, you truly are a wonderful educator and make such meaning impacts to the world.
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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, Madelaine talked about "Restitution in Education" and how it is the action of restoring teachings and overall educational notions to where it originated (Dion, 2016). This is the responsibility of all teachers to enact within their own classrooms. She also discussed the next steps of the segment, how she has become an Indigenous researcher, and answered various questions from folks that she hope will assist them within their journeys.
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Resource: The Circle of Courage (TM).
Maria and I 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 meaningfully support their students, and themselves, holistically.
Maarsii @mariaealeanor_ for your words of support, healing, and encouragement! Your students are very lucky to have you!
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Article:Tim Loreman. (2012). Measuring inclusive education outcomes in Alberta, Canada.
Kayla and I 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, disrupting ableism, supporting IPPs, addressing UDL, and student helpers.
Thank you for your time and your continuous compassion, @Kayla_McGougan!
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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 I discuss the narratives that must be shared from the experiences of survivors and families affected by the Residential Schooling System in relation to curriculum. We also discuss connecting to traditions in school, honouring our Elders, lessons that can be used in relation to this work, resources, connections to community, relational building, and most importantly, our support for all educators being able to do this work. You're not along and we are here to uplift you!
Maarsii @nikkolerosie for your support, your spirit, your voice, and your relations. You mean so much to me and I'm so honoured you're my friend. Children are our gifts, and as a mother, you hold such an important role.
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Article: Laurence J. Kirmayer, Stéphane Dandeneau, Elizabeth Marshall, Morgan Kahentonni Philips, & Karla Jessen Williamson. (2011). Rethinking Resilience from Indigenous Perspectives.
Ashlynne and Madelaine unpack resilience and how educators can appropriately use it within their practice. It is important for folks to understand that this practice is daily and must be ongoing. We also discuss reconciliation and how to gain comfortability to teach with Indigigogy in the classroom and various settings.
Maarsii @Ashlynne.breanne for joining me as my first guest for Season 2 of Research Time. You are passionate and your students are lucky to have you!
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Article: M. Anbarasu and V. Chandramohan (2015) Yoga in the Management of Anxiety Among Students
Kumanan and Madelaine 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 joining me @Kumanan_kk, it was such a wonderful conversation as I'm sure it can offer support for folks and their journeys.
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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 Madelaine discuss Anti-Oppression and Social Justice practices educators can facilitate within their own capacities. It is the ability to be self-reflective and build the capacity to support these forms of conversations within our own environments.
Maarsii and thank you @DianaIdibe for joining me. It is an absolute honour to know you and to learn from you.
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Article: Gladys Sterenberg (2013) Considering Indigenous Knowledges and Mathematics Curriculum. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14926156.2013.758325
Debbie and Madelaine 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 notions to educational practices and how we are all on a learning journey that is ongoing. Relationships are key to build and keeping an open heart and an open mind within the process is meaningful.
Maarsii and Miigwetch @ShezGotStyle for joining me today. It is an honour to know you and to be your friend!
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Article: James A. Banks (2008) Diversity, Group Identity, and Citizenship Education in a Global Age.
Nyein and Madelaine discuss the multi-layered discussion of what citizenship is, especially within a Canadian educational context. They explore Banks' (2008) notion of "transformative citizenship" and how educators can make the active decision to think about the content they share and how it can incorporate student perspectives and lived experiences in appropriate ways. Further, they discuss a means of reflection of the position teachers hold within their educational spaces and whose perspectives they are sharing when they teach lessons from curriculum documents.
Maarsii and Miigwetch @nyeinnya for joining me! It is always so wonderful to hear your perspectives!
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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 way to learn and that educators need to be considering this as they create lessons. Further, it is integral to ask knowledge keepers to share their stories (with appropriate protocols and intentionality) with learning communities as it will open a pathway for more perspectives that can influence pedagogy.
Maarsii and Miigwetch @annediea for joining me! I always appreciate learning from your perspectives!
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Article: Peter Elson (2007) A Short History of Voluntary Sector-Government Relations in Canada.
Ashley and I discuss various matters of social innovation including charities, foundations, a documentary called Poverty Inc., and Me to We as a means to disrupt our preconceived notions of whom we are donating to and buying from and think about the historical notions of which these foundations stem from. Further, Ashley describes in great detail how it is important to be ethical in terms of our partnerships in working WITH folks.
Maarsii and Miigwetch @ashley_a_dion for your knowledge and insights on this important topic!
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Article: Jennifer Tupper (2014) Social Media and the Idle No More Movement: Citizenship, Activism and Dissent in Canada.
Drake and Madelaine discussed key notions from Jennifer Tupper's (2014) work that discusses the Idle No More Movement and connected it to what they see as ongoing work regarding Black Lives Matter, accessibility of technology, educational notions of the importance of feeling discomfort, and to always be in the process of reflective learning.
Maarsii and Miigwetch @ehehronn for your perspectives and advocacy in these movements!
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Article: Marisela Martinez-Cola (2020) Collectors, Nightlights, and Allies, Oh My! White Mentors in the Academy.
Michael and Madelaine discuss their collective emotions and experiences in being white-passing Indigenous students in predominantly White academic communities. Michael shares meaningful experiences and how we can continuously become Anti-Racist. Allyship is also discussed in detail.
Maarsii and Miigwetch @mcgoodmedicine for your time and our meaningful conversation!
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Article: Tera Goldstein, Austen Koecher, Pamela Baer, and Banjamin Lee Hicks (2018) Transitioning in Elementary: Parent Advocacy and Teacher Allyship.
Mag and Madelaine discuss the article presented in great detail, privilege, and what it means to be an Ally for LGBTQIA2S*, Black, and Indigenous peoples. Mag brings up an especially good point for understanding your privilege, "Just because it is not happening to you, does not mean that it is not happening to someone else."
Maarsii and Miigwetch @kryberry / @maggie.benard for your time, dedication, and perspectives within our conversation!
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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!