Great Expectations Foundation

Expectations in Action

Education EN ↓ 3 episodes

Expectations in Action is a podcast exploring how educators, school leaders, and communities turn high expectations into meaningful change. Through thoughtful conversations with superintendents, principals, coaches, and advocates, we examine what it looks like when belief, leadership, and practice come together to improve learning for every student.

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Great Expectations Foundation

Episodes

Teaching Through Play: Pre-K Educators on the Power of GE Puppets 27.04.2026 23:20

This podcast interview features Dr. Linda Dzialo of Great Expectations speaking with a group of Pre-K educators who are using GE puppets as a powerful tool to support early childhood learning and development. In this conversation, the teachers share how puppets help bring Great Expectations principles to life in the classroom by engaging young learners in meaningful and memorable ways. Through sto...

Making a Difference Where It Matters Most: Lori Zaunbrecher on Teaching with Purpose 03.04.2026 14:57

This podcast interview features Dr. Linda Dzialo of Great Expectations speaking with Lori Zaunbrecher, a first-grade teacher at West Elementary in Tomball ISD. Lori shares her unique journey into education, beginning with a career in advertising before feeling called to pursue a path where she could make a greater difference in the lives of others. In this conversation, Lori reflects on the challe...

Building a Culture of Respect: Dr. Z on the Power of Great Expectations 02.02.2026 26:07

This podcast interview features Dr. Linda Dzialo of Great Expectations speaking with Dr. Martha Salazar-Zamora , the acclaimed superintendent of Tomball ISD and 2023 Texas Superintendent of the Year . The discussion focuses on Dr. Z’s extensive career in education and her commitment to implementing the Great Expectations (GE) program to transform school culture. She explains how the initiative fo...