About

My name is Victoria Liguori, and I am 24 years old. I grew up in Oceanside, NY, on Long Island. I am an aspiring educator in the field of social studies. I graduated from SUNY College at Old Westbury in December of 2021 with my bachelor's in Social Studies Education (7-12). I have initial certification in the area. In addition, I was on the dean's list while attending SUNY College at Old Westbury. I was inducted into the National Honor Society of Social Studies chapter, Phi Alpha Theta. I was given the role of Ambassador of the School of Education at Old Westbury and participated in an interview for the college's accreditation. I will obtain my master's degree by May of 2024 in Adolescent Education for Social Studies (7-12).

I student taught at Hempstead High School for my fall semester of 2021. At Hempstead High School, I taught courses such as Global History 1, Humanities, AP Seminar, Criminal Law, and Participation in Government. In my classes, I was successful at implementing good classroom management skills. I would consistently plan, modify, and teach lessons and re-evaluate the instructional strategies used in my classes. I worked with various learners, many of whom had IEPS and were ENL students. 

During the 2022-2023 school year, I was a .2 Social Studies teacher/.8 permanent substitute teacher for social studies at Oceanside High School. I taught a Global History II & Geography class for ENL students. This has allowed me to learn more about differentiation within the classroom setting and develop ways to promote engagement in the classroom. I have created activities involving current events, trivia, and reviews for classes. I make the class as engaging as possible by getting students to work collaboratively if given the opportunity to do so on tasks provided by the permanent teachers. I provided teachers with coverage feedback after every class I covered using a form I created.  

During the 2023-2023 school year, I took on a leave replacement for a social studies teacher from November to February. I taught Global History I for ENL, Global History & US Skills class, and several sections of US History. The skills classes that I taught allowed me to dive deeper into creating activities that created an overall understanding of history skills for students as many students who were in that class struggled with the skills of history. This experience allowed me to experiment with my teaching style as I started to write my thesis for the master's program I was enrolled in. It allowed me to explore what works best for my students from class to class at this age level. I feel every year that I've taught my passion for teaching and my drive to help my students increases. 

Education

SUNY College at Old Westbury - bachelor's degree in Social Studies education (7-12) 

SUNY College at Old Westbury - master's degree in Social Studies education (7-12)