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ViBE EDU Podcast
by Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, Mitch Weathers, and TJ Vari
Welcome to the VIBE Edu Podcast – where real educators have real conversations about what actually works in schools. Join hosts Kim Gameroz, Joshua Stamper, Mitch Weathers, and TJ Vari as they bring together decades of experience across classrooms, leadership roles, and system-level change to deliver honest insights, practical strategies, and a whole lot of heart.This isn’t your typical education podcast. VIBE Edu is a roundtable for the bold—those who believe in shaking up the status quo, leading with purpose, and building systems that truly support students and staff.
Episodes
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How to Handle a Tricky Principal Without Losing Your Peace
What do you do when the hardest part of your school day is dealing with your principal? With Kim back and Mitch away, Josh, Kim, and TJ take on a topic teachers have been asking about: navigating tricky leaders. They talk through the difference between a boss who holds high expectations and one...
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VIBE EDU Mailbag: Be a Great Educator Without Giving Up Your Life
You finish the school day, head home, take care of your family, and then open the laptop again. Sound familiar? In this special “dudes” edition of the VIBE EDU Mailbag, Josh, Mitch, and TJ talk honestly about the habits that keep educators working long after the workday ends and why caring deeply...
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How to Work With Tricky Teachers, Leaders, and Students
Every school has them: the colleague who sees the worst in every situation, the teacher who wants a referral before trying something new, the student who seems to push every button, or the leader who makes the work feel heavier than it needs to be. In this episode, the VIBE EDU crew talks…
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Stop Chasing "Buy In" and Start Shaping Culture
“Buy in” gets tossed around constantly in schools, but what does it actually mean? In this episode, the VIBE EDU crew unpacks why waiting for everyone to agree before moving forward can stall real progress. Instead, they explore how leaders and teachers can shape culture through clear…
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How Much Freedom Should Teachers Have?
How much autonomy should teachers have when a new program, curriculum, or schoolwide initiative rolls out? In this episode, the VIBE EDU crew takes on that question and gets real about the tension between teacher freedom and the need for consistency across classrooms.They discuss why autonomy…
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Is Your New Program Helping or Overwhelming Students?
A new curriculum can bring a lot of pressure, especially when it comes with scripted lessons, packed binders, or a 70 slide deck for one elementary lesson. In this episode, the VIBE EDU crew talks honestly about what happens when teachers feel caught between using new materials with fidelity and...
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VIBE EDU Mailbag: When Your Principal Needs a Little Help
What do you do when your principal is open to ideas but hesitant to make decisions? In this VIBE EDU Mailbag episode, the crew tackles a listener’s real scenario about a well intentioned leader who wants staff input but can leave meetings without clear direction. The conversation explores how...
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Make Your School a Place Families Belong
A school cannot build a strong reputation on its own. In the final episode of the Creating Your School Reputation series, the VIBE EDU crew talks about what it really takes to connect with families, local businesses, and the wider community. They share practical ideas that go beyond sending home...
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Build the Kind of School People Want to Be Part Of
Your school’s reputation is built long before anyone looks at a website, a test score, or a social media post. It starts with how the adults in the building treat each other. In this episode, the VIBE EDU crew talks about the power of noticing the good work happening around you, celebrating...
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VIBE Edu Event Reflection: Connection, Courage, and What Comes Next
Fresh from an unforgettable two-day VIBE EDU experience in California, the crew reflects on the moments that made this year’s event so powerful: a community willing to give up a Friday night and Saturday to grow, honest conversations that made room for vulnerability, and educators who came ready…
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VIBE EDU Live: Answers from the Room in Anaheim
Recorded live in Anaheim during the second day of the VIBE EDU event, this special episode captures the kind of energy, connection, and honest conversation that simply cannot be replicated through a screen. From executive functioning and classroom strategies to leadership and building a culture…
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VIBE EDU Event: What to Know Before You Go
In this special informational episode, Joshua Stamper and Kim Gameroz walk listeners through everything they need to know before attending the VIBE EDU Event. They cover parking, airport and hotel recommendations, ticket differences, food and drink details, what to bring, what to leave at home…
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Unlocking Campus Culture with Feedback Loops
In this summer series of the VIBE Edu Podcast, hosts Kim Gameroz, Joshua Stamper, TJ Vari, and Mitch Weathers dive into the impact of two-way formative feedback on campus culture and teacher growth. Discover how quality feedback loops not only help educators improve their practice but also give...
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Controlling Your Narrative to Strengthen your School Reputation
In this episode of VIBE EDU, the crew kicks off a new series on creating your school reputation by focusing on what it means to control your narrative as a school. They talk about why schools need to tell their own story, how positive communication helps shape public perception, and why the words...
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VIBE EDU Mailbag: The Event That Will Have You Feeling Equipped and Energized
In this special Mailbag episode, the VIBE Edu crew dives into the upcoming two-day VIBE EDU event on July 31 and August 1 and explains what makes it different from a traditional conference. Instead of a big ballroom, disconnected sessions, and one-way presentations, this event is built around…
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Retain Great Teachers by Supporting What They Actually Need
In this week's episode of the VIBE Edu Staff Wellness series, the crew closes out the conversation by focusing on teacher retention and what schools can do to keep great educators in the building. They talk about why retention is about more than “support,” how leaders can be more specific with...
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How Hiring Shapes Staff Wellness
In this episode of the VIBE Edu Staff Wellness series, the crew shifts the focus to hiring practices and why they matter for the health of a school team. They talk about hiring for both the person and the position, filling gaps in a team, avoiding the trap of hiring only for cultural comfort, and...
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Spread the Work and Strengthen the Team
In episode 2 of the VIBE Edu summer staff wellness series, the crew focuses on team culture and why shared responsibility matters for preventing burnout. They dig into the danger of relying on the same few people for everything, the importance of capacity, and why leaders need to spread the work…
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Organization will Save your Mental Health
In the first episode of the VIBE Edu summer series, the crew kicks off a conversation about staff wellness by focusing on end-of-year burnout. They explore the difference between fatigue and burnout, why organization matters, and how reflection, routines, and a strong sense of belonging can help...
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VIBE Edu Mailbag: Making PBIS Work for Every Kid
In this VIBE Edu Mailbag episode, the crew dives into one of the biggest questions around PBIS, how do we make it work for all kids? They talk about why PBIS cannot just be a token system, why it has to be taught explicitly in real spaces, and why consistency, shared language, and common routines...
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Discover What Works and Start Presenting!
In the final episode of the Getting the Most Out of Professional Learning series, the VIBE Edu crew shifts from attending PD to presenting at it. They talk about why educators have a responsibility to share what is working, how to start small with informal conversations before moving into staff...
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Winning at National and State Conferences
National conferences can be one of the best ways to find new ideas, get inspired, and connect with leaders in your field. In this episode of the VIBE Edu PD series, the crew breaks down how to prepare before you arrive, why the conference app matters, and how to choose sessions that actually fit...
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Finding the District PD Goldmines
In episode 2 of the "Getting the Most Out of PD" series, the VIBE Edu crew tackles district and state-level professional learning. They break down why PD is your personal responsibility (not just your employer's), how to find free virtual/live sessions, and why going beyond school-site PD gives…
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How to Get the Most Out of Professional Learning
What makes professional learning actually worth your time? In this episode, the VIBE Edu crew kicks off a brand-new series focused on getting the most out of PD at the school, district, state, and national levels. They unpack the mindset educators need to bring into any learning experience, why…
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VIBE EDU Mailbag: Building a Culture of Learning, Communication, and Connection
In this VIBE Edu Mailbag episode, the crew tackles two big questions from educators: how to make peer-to-peer classroom visits a regular part of school culture, and how to better engage families in meaningful ways. The conversation focuses on building systems that make teacher observation feel...
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Executive Functions for College, Career, and Life Readiness
In this final episode of the executive functioning series, the crew shifts the conversation from school success to life success. TJ Vari breaks down why organization, planning, goal setting, self-regulation, and flexibility are not just “school skills,” but durable skills that matter in college,...
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Higher Order Executive Functions and the Hidden Curriculum of the Classroom
Why do some students seem perfectly capable but still fall apart on long-term projects, multi-step assignments, and choice boards? In this third episode of VIBE Edu's executive functioning series, Mitch Weathers walks the crew through higher order executive functions — the skills of reasoning,...
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Core Executive Functions and the Science of Learning
What if the student who keeps eloping, zoning out, or shutting down is not being defiant but is simply running out of cognitive bandwidth? In this second episode of VIBE Edu's executive functioning series, Mitch Weathers breaks down the three core executive functions: working memory, inhibition,...
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Teaching the Skills of "Doing School"
Do your students seem to know what to do but just cannot seem to do it? In this first episode of VIBE Edu's new series on executive functioning, Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, and Mitch Weathers lay the foundation for one of the most important and undertaught topics in education. For...
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VIBE EDU Mailbag: Are Leadership Meetings Just Information Dumps?
What do you do when you are hungry to lead but there are zero formal leadership roles on your campus and your “leadership team” meeting is just a place to pass along information? In this VIBE Edu mailbag episode, Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, and Mitch Weathers field listener questions...
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The Highest Leverage Investment for Leaders
Why do principals and superintendents need coaches just like their teachers do?In the final episode of VIBE Edu’s mentorship and coaching series, Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, and Mitch Weathers bring it home to school leaders at every level principals, APs, superintendents, and district...
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Growing the Next Teacher Leaders
What happens when teachers start to think, “I love the classroom, but I do not want to die in this room”? In this VIBE Edu episode, Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, and Mitch Weathers wrap up their mentorship and coaching series by focusing on the next layer of impact developing teacher...
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Veteran Teachers Need Coaching Too
What if veteran teachers need coaching more than novices do?This episode of VIBE Edu continues the mentorship and coaching series by shifting the focus from novices to veteran teachers and busting the myth that experience cancels the need for coaching. Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, and...
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What Great Mentors Do Differently for New Teachers
This VIBE Edu episode kicks off a new series on mentorship and coaching by zeroing in on the experience of brand new teachers and the systems that are supposed to support them but often fall short. Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, and Mitch Weathers share candid stories of induction done…
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VIBE EDU Mailbag: Turning Book Study Ideas into Real Campus Change
This VIBE Edu mailbag episode dives into one teacher’s brave question how do you pitch a book study to your principal without sounding like you are telling them what to do? Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, and Mitch Weathers unpack practical language, framing, and logistics so book studies...
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Leadership Myths and the Culture You Curate
What if your school culture is not accidental but something leaders must intentionally curate at every level from classrooms to buses to front offices?In this episode of the VIBE Edu Teaching and Learning Myths series, Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, and Mitch Weathers tackle the myth that...
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Clearing the Classroom Clutter for Real Learning
This episode of VIBE Edu continues the Teaching and Learning Myths series by zooming in on one of the most overlooked variables in student success the learning environment itself. Mitch Weathers, Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, and Joshua Stamper unpack common assumptions about “good” classrooms, including...
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Busting Myths about Relationships, Routines, and Productive Struggle
In this episode of the VIBE Edu Teaching and Learning Myths series, Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, and Mitch Weathers take on the myth that great teaching is mostly about delivering content while students sit still and listen. They explore why developing the learner through relationships,...
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From Surviving to Flourishing Together at the Thriving Educators Summit
In this bonus crossover episode of VIBE Edu and Aspire to Lead, Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, and Mitch Weathers share everything you need to know about the Thriving Educators Summit 2026 and how it was born from a desire to help teachers move from surviving to truly thriving after years of…
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Myths of Teaching and Learning That Are Holding Classrooms Back
This episode of the VIBE Edu podcast kicks off a new series on the myths of teaching and learning that quietly shape classrooms and often work against what students actually need. Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, and Mitch Weathers unpack popular but misleading ideas such as fixed learning...
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Teachers Toughest Questions about Behavior and Leadership
In this VIBE Edu mailbag episode, the crew tackles real questions from teachers and leaders who are in the thick of behavior, burnout, and broken systems. Listeners hear practical responses to scenarios that feel all too familiar, including how to reset a class after things have gone sideways…
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From Inbox Chaos to Intentional Impact in District Leadership
What if the biggest drain on your district is not budget or behavior but leaders drowning in email, constant crises, and a culture that worships being busy? In this final episode of the VIBE Edu leadership series, Kim Gameroz, Joshua Stamper, TJ Vari, and Mitch Weathers pull back the curtain on...
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Cutting the Cake or Leading the School? Rethinking the Principal’s Real Job
What if the biggest threat to your school isn’t student behavior or test scores—but a principal stuck cutting the cake instead of leading? In this episode of the VIBE Edu Podcast, Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, and Mitch Weathers pull back the curtain on principal leadership and expose how...
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The Backbone of the Building: Rethinking the Assistant Principal’s Real Power
What if the most powerful leader on your campus isn’t the principal? In this episode of the VIBE EDU Podcast, Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, and Mitch Weathers expose how the AP role can quietly make or break a school’s culture, systems, and sanity. They dig into what happens when an AP is...
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From “Just a Teacher” to Game-Changer
In the first episode of the leadership series, Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, and Mitch Weathers dismantle the phrase “I’m just a teacher” and show how real school improvement starts with the influence already inside your classroom. Hear powerful stories of teachers who quietly sparked...
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VIBE EDU Mailbag: Subs, SEL, and the “That Class Was Awful” Note
In this VIBE EDU Mailbag episode, Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, and Mitch Weathers answer raw, real questions straight from classroom teachers and coaches. From a sub who swore they’d never return to a “most disrespectful class” note that crushed a teacher’s heart, the crew unpacks what’s...
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Should SEL Be Embedded in Student Discipline?
In this closing series episode on Social Emotional Learning (SEL), the team dives deep into a real-life story of an autistic third grader whose love of reading collides with the stress of classroom transitions and a system stuck on traditional punishment practices. Join Kim Gameroz, Joshua…
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Turning Belonging into Your School’s Superpower
In this 3rd Episode in the SEL series, the VIBE EDU crew delivers fresh, practical solutions to those stubborn classroom and campus issues that drain teachers and isolate students. Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, and Mitch Weathers tackle real questions from educator communities, like how…
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Does Boxed SEL Curriculum Work for Schools?
This is not your typical education podcast! In Episode 18 of VIBE EDU, Joshua Stamper, Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, and Mitch Weathers take on the myths (and headlines) about social emotional learning. From outrageous studies to wild classroom stories (like the Play-Doh poop problem), they reveal why...
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Social Emotional Learning Isn’t an Add-On, It’s The Foundation.
The VIBE Edu Crew takes a deep dive into Social Emotional Learning, uncovering what it truly means and why it’s essential for belonging, growth, and lifelong success. Kim Gameroz, TJ Vari, Mitch Weathers, and Joshua Stamper bring their signature honesty and humor to reveal how SEL is often...
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Welcome to the VIBE Edu Podcast – where real educators have real conversations about what actually works in schools. Join hosts Kim Gameroz, Joshua Stamper, Mitch Weathers, and TJ Vari as they bring together decades of experience across classrooms, leadership roles, and system-level change to deliver honest insights, practical strategies, and a whole lot of heart.This isn’t your typical education podcast. VIBE Edu is a roundtable for the bold—those who believe in shaking up the status quo, leading with purpose, and building systems that truly support students and staff.
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Welcome to the VIBE Edu Podcast – where real educators have real conversations about what actually works in schools. Join hosts Kim Gameroz, Joshua Stamper, Mitch Weathers, and TJ Vari as they bring together decades of experience across classrooms, leadership roles, and system-level change to...
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