Vicki L. Bartolini
Professor of Education
Office: Doll's House 201
Office Hours: (Fall) Mondays 2-3 PM, Wednesdays 2-3 PM, Fridays and other times by appointment
Phone: 508-286-3670
Fax: 508-286-3640
Email: vbartolini@wheatoncollege.edu
Degrees
Ph.D., Boston College
M.Ed., Rhode Island College
B.A., Marshall University
Main Interests
Early Childhood State, National and International Programs and Policies; Curriculum and Program Evaluation, Math & Science Education, Children's Play; Documentation of Teaching and Learning
Research Interests
Most recently, my research has focused on the policy arena for Early Childhood, including the state, national and international levels. Given this interest, I have recently served as Vice President and President of the Massachusetts Association of Early Childhood Educators (MAECTE). Additionally, I am a member of the Democracy Inquiry Group (DIG), comprised of colleagues from Boston area colleges and universities. We research the impact of documentation as it pertains to adult learners.
This summer, I spent 5 weeks in Namibia and South Africa, studying early childhood programs and policy. I look forward to assisting my new colleagues with the writing of national early childhood standards. In addition to these interests, I particularly enjoy collaborating with P-16 colleagues. With my colleagues, we have developed innovative courses and grant funded programs, such as the successful Teaching Scholar Partnership Program through ICO/ NSF.
Teaching Interests
My travels to study the internationally acclaimed early childhood programs of Reggio Emilia, Italy, have spurred my interest in the documentation of learning using technology. In particular, students in my upper level courses use technology to create documentation panels and video clips of children learning.
Other Interests
When not working, I love to travel, beachcomb, birdwatch, garden and spend time with my family and friends.
Student Projects
Five students, alum Blakely Bundy and I traveled to Reggio Emilia to study their infant, toddler and preschools. I plan to take further faculty-student trips. Additionally, Professor of Mathematics Rochelle Leibowitz and I collaborated with our students and the Fundacion Cisneros, NYC, to create the Educator's Guide, Piense en Arte, for the Correspondences art exhibit held at Wheaton Spring 2008. Not only were our students' art cards published in the guide, regional teachers who attended a professional development evening at the exhibit received copies of the guide to use in their classrooms. Wheaton graduate, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, generously loaned some of her works of Latin American art to the college for this provocative exhibit.
Publications
Contributing Author: Piense en Arte Think Art Educator≠s Guide, Fundacion Cisneros, 2008
Selected Publications, Creative Work or Performances
2003 Contributor. Guidelines for Preschool Learning Experiences. Early Childhood Advisory Council to the MA Department of Education
2002. Teacher, They Won't Let Me Play! Stategies for Inappropriate Play Behaviors. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press. (selected to Choice Magazine's "Outstanding Academic Title" list for 2003).
2002. "Do Too Many Chefs Spoil the Soup? An Appetizing Tale of Collaboration and Evaluation". Early Learning Network News. December, 2002. (selected as the Showcase article).
2001. Contributor. Early Childhood Program Standards. Developed by the MA Early Childhood Advisory Council to the MA Board of Education.