Salvatore Vascellaro

Concern for social and environmental justice; commitment to the democratic process as a lived experience in schools; belief in learning from experience as most vital form of learning for early childhood and primary-aged children.

Taught children of ages 3 to 11 in public and independent schools; was head of kindergarten - 8th grade elementary school; corporate education manager.

Consulting for New York City Department of Education elementary and middle schools and school districts in social studies curriculum development, children’s literature, reading and writing; consulting for New York City independent schools in children’s literature, block building, and social studies curriculum development.

Selected Publications and Presentations

• Vascellaro, S. (In press). Right on our school block: This is amazing. Exchange: The early childhood leaders magazine.

• Vascellaro, S. (2012). The essential role of trips in the curriculum. Conference presentation, Wonderplay. New York.

• Vascellaro, S. (2012). Panel presentation, Reframing the future conference: Education, training, and personal development. Green Resources, Trenton, NJ.

• Vascellaro, S. (2012). Out of the classroom and into the world: Learning from field trips, educating from experience, and unlocking the potential of our students and teachers. Conference presentation, Teaching for Change. Washington, DC.

• Vascellaro, S. (2011). Out of the classroom and into the world: Learning from field trips, educating from experience, and unlocking the potential of our students and teachers. New York: The New Press.

• Vascellaro, S. (2003). Principles for responding to children in a traumatic time. Bank Street College Occasional Papers 11, 41-43.

• Vascellaro, S. (2000). An introduction to Lucy Sprague Mitchell’s ‘Social studies for future teachers.’ In E. Shapiro & N. Nager (Eds.), Revisiting a progressive pedagogy: The developmental-interaction approach (pp. 117-123) New York, NY: State University of New York Press.

• Vascellaro, S. & Genishi, C. (1994). All the things that matter: Stories written by teachers for children. In A.H. Dyson & C. Genishi (Eds.), The need for story: Cultural diversity in classroom and community, (pp. 172-198). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.