No More Taking Away Recess and Other Problematic Discipline Practices (Not This But That)
Gianna Cassetta is coauthor of No More Taking Away Recess and Other Problematic Discipline Practices, part of the Not This, But That series. She is the author of a professional text entitled, Literacy Centers: a Standards Based Approach for Grades 3 and Beyond, and is featured in instructional videos on effective literacy practices, including Step into Guided Reading. She is currently working on a book about the relationship between classroom management approaches and the social efficacy of students. Gianna is an experienced classroom teacher, school leader, and consultant, and has worked as Director of Leadership Development for the Office of School Reform and Innovation at Denver Public Schools. Her passion for urban education led her to steer the effort to co-found Future Leaders Institute, a charter school in Harlem, New York City, and SOAR Schools in Denver, Colorado where she currently serves as Co-Executive Director.Brook Sawyer is coauthor of No More Taking Away Recess and Other Problematic Discipline Practices, part of the Not This, But That series. Brook was a middle school language arts teacher and an elementary guidance counselor and is now an assistant professor in the College of Education at Lehigh University. Her research aims are interdisciplinary and center on promoting the development of young children who have disabilities or who are dual language learners (DLLs). Specifically, her work aims to support the development of preschoolers who are at risk for poor school performance by examining and enhancing the practices of teachers and teachers as well as by enhancing partnerships between educators and parents. She has published her work in numerous journals, such as Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Journal of Early Intervention, and Journal of Research in Reading. She has presented her work at national and international conferences.