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Second Look Education is a practitioner-scholar podcast hosted by experienced educators. Each episode begins with real moments from classrooms, teacher preparation, policy, and professional life — the moments that make us pause and take a second look.
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Does Play Still Count as Learning? (opens the original)
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Candace begins with something she keeps hearing from preservice teachers: they know play matters, but once they enter classrooms, they struggle to find room for it. In this episode, we look at what children are actually doing when they play—imagining, negotiating, moving, problem-solving, communicating, taking risks, and adjusting to other people. We also distinguish between free play, guided play, and direct instruction and consider the role adults have in creating the conditions for meaningful
The Teachers We Learn to Be (opens the original)
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It started with a familiar August scene: teachers returningto their classrooms before their contract days begin, getting rooms ready before students arrive. But the more we looked at that behavior, the less interested we became in whether teachers should come in early—and the more interested we became in the expectations underneath it. In this episode, we ask how educators learn what being“ready,” committed, caring, or professional is supposed to look like when no one necessarily teaches those e
When Teacher Me Wakes Up: Why Going Back Begins Before School Starts (opens the original)
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Have you ever been walking through Target, turned the corner, and suddenly felt like summer was over? For many educators, the back-to-school season doesn't begin with the first contract day. It begins with a feeling. A display of notebooks. A classroom supply aisle. The first district email. A recurring dream that you're somehow unprepared. In this episode, Candace shares a familiar moment that many teachers experience but rarely talk about: the moment "Teacher Me" begins waking up before "Summe
When Does Commitment Become Compulsion? | A Conversation with Dr. Matthew Cooney (opens the original)
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What happens when the very behaviors that earn us praise are also the ones quietly causing harm? In this episode, Amy and Candace sit down with Dr. Matthew Cooney to explore the connections between achievement, addiction, identity, and the cultures we create in education. Matt shares his personal recovery journey and how it reshaped not only his life, but also his research on recovery support in higher education. Together, they examine why educators often celebrate overwork, why productivity bec
Authentic Self Care: Beyond Bubble Baths (opens the original)
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After a serious illness forced Candace to slow down, she started asking a question many educators quietly carry: When did exhaustion become normal? In this episode, Candace and Amy explore why conversations about self-care often miss the realities educators face. They unpack the differences between burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, moral injury, and the collective stress many educators have carried since 2020. Rather than offering another list of wellness tips, they examine how educ
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