Emily Vezzi
West Babylon,NY
Summary
I am an experienced, highly-motivated, and passionate individual with a desire to take on new challenges. I pride myself on having a strong work ethic, being able to adapt, and have exceptional interpersonal skills. I am adept at working effectively unsupervised as I am intrinsically motivated and quickly master new skills. Working in special education either professionally or through community service since I was 7 years old has taught me a lot about equality and equity. My ability to always making sound decisions in the best interest of students and creating a safe and equitable learning environment where all students can learn, thrive, and grow into responsible, thoughtful, and caring citizens is something that is very important to me and I feel is easily applied across all working conditions and settings.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Education ABA Teacher
Developmental Disabilities Institute
Huntington, NY
07.2022 - Current
- My responsibilities as an elementary Special Education Teacher in an ABA (6:1:3) setting includes classroom management of students and staff, student safety, following BSP (behavior support plan) guidelines in the event of student behaviors, editing BSP's, IEP (individual education plan) development, CSE (committee on special education) meeting attendance and student advocacy, parent training, educating students with exceptional needs using an adapted New York State Common Core Curriculum known as 'UNIQUE' in ELA, Science, Math, and Social Studies for students in kindergarten to 3rd grade, running behavior and academic assessments, conducting morning meeting, teaching life skills to students such as toilet training, personal hygiene, and cleaning skills (e.g., sweeping, cleaning the table, folding laundry, etc.)
- Writing quarterly reports, positive rapport, and communication with parents, translating clinical terms in layman's terms, positive communication and collaboration with related service providers and other staff in the school.
Tutor
Private Tutor
09.2016 - Current
- My main subject areas to tutor in are English, world history, music theory, trumpet performance, vocal performance, piano performance, science (biology), reading, STEM, SAT prep, GRE prep, etc
- I primarily tutor ages 6 - college age in these subjects.
ABA Behavior Therapist
Insight Therapeutic Services
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
07.2023 - 10.2024
- My responsibilities as a behavior therapist were to provide ABA therapy to a three-year-old boy in his home to provide him with appropriate skills to be able to engage in appropriate social interactions, self-regulate, increase functional communication skills, and increase age-appropriate academic skills
- This would be conducted mostly through play-based learning
- Sessions began with brief rapport building followed by structured play where the client would tact and mand throughout the play sessions using natural environment teaching
- I would also engage in team-collaboration meetings where we would discuss student progress towards goals, interventions, and parent training.
Substitute Teacher
Southdown Primary School
Huntington, NY
09.2021 - 06.2022
- My responsibilities as a substitute teacher at Southdown included educating all students within the Common Core New York State Standards with students aged 5-8 in both general education and special education settings
- While at Southdown, the tools that I used to educate students on these standards within ELA is the FUNdations literacy toolkit
- I also used the toolkit JOURNEYS/SENDEROS to educate students on the Social Studies NCSS using both an online and paper platform
- Furthermore, I assisted in the administration of progress monitoring assessments to 1st grade students using the progress monitoring tool 'AimswebPLUS'
- Additionally, I used my bilingual skills to assist teachers during parent teacher conferences by offering translation services for Spanish speaking families
- As a substitute, I maintained classroom management by first establishing trust and then authority in the class
- As a substitute, it is very important that I establish positive relationships with students to ensure positive learning outcomes while I am instructing
- Furthermore, I navigate the room for safety and informational materials to ensure that my instruction for the day goes smoothly and as planned for the teacher I am assisting.
Substitute Teacher
James E. Allen Elementary School
Dix Hills, NY
09.2021 - 10.2021
- My responsibilities as a substitute teacher James E
- Allen BOCES school included teaching within the Specialized Training, Readiness Instruction, and Vocational Education (STRIVE), Corrective Development (CD), and Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) classes with students aged 5-11
- This included not only teaching student curriculum but also engaging in behavioral intervention, conflict mediation, toileting, feeding, and ensuring the overall health and safety of all students
- Most students within this school had severe developmental, learning, and behavioral disabilities and needed daily one-to-one support.
Assistant Teacher/Lead Teacher
Island Kids Learning Center
Northport, NY
05.2019 - 09.2020
- As an assistant teacher, I was responsible for the observation and caretaking of children ranging from 6 weeks to 5 years of age in both a general education setting and special education settings such as self-contained, 15:1:1, push-in service, inclusive
- As a lead teacher, I taught primarily STEM education during the summer months to 6-10-year-olds
- I utilized online programs such as 'CorAdvantage' to lesson plan and track each student individual progress
- Within CorAdvantage, I was able to track students motor skills, developmental and cognitive learning
- I would take this data and work with paraprofessionals to determine if any intervention were necessary
- If so, then we would call for a Child Study Team (CST) meeting and work on the development or re-evaluation of the students Individualized Education Program (IEP)
- Other responsibilities as a lead teacher included problem-solving between students and peers, effective communication with parents, lesson planning and teacher collaboration, documenting student growth per semester and interacting with students emotionally and cognitively.
Education
Master of Science - Special Education
CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY05-2024
Bachelor of Science - Exceptional Childhood Education Grades 1-6
SUNY College At Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY05.2021
Bachelor of Science - General Childhood Education Grades 1-6
SUNY College at Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY05-2021
NYS High School Regents Diploma -
Northport High School
06.2017
Skills
- Spanish Speaking
- Data Collection
- Transition planning
- Self-management
- Behavior Modification
- Group Instruction
- Subject matter expertise
- Standardized Testing
- Lesson Planning
- Team Teaching
- Progress reports
- Classroom Management
- Alternative Learning/Teaching Methods
- Online Teaching
- Google Certified
- Nearpod Certified
References
- Sara Bielski, 516-729-4743
- Dr. Deborah Gruber, 917-670-4076, Deborah.Gruber@qc.cuny.edu
- Dr. Lina Gilic, 516-410-1148, Gilicl@oldwestbury.edu
- Amy Leinwand, 631-806-3505, aleinwand@hufsd.edu
Affiliations
- Hiking
- Snowboarding
- Music performance (piano, trumpet, and vocal)
Languages
Spanish
Limited
Certification
- Students with Disabilities (Grades 1-12)
- Childhood General Education (Grades 1-6)
- CPR/AED Certified
- Google Certified
- Nearpod Certified
Accomplishments
- 2024: Currently conducting clinical research on phonetic awareness in children with severe developmental disabilities in partnership with Queens College
- 2024: Alan Hamovich Award - For exceptional service for those who have severe developmental disabilities
- 2020: Kappa Delta Pi, President of the Alpha Theta Xi chapter
- 2018-2020: Council for Exceptional Children
- 2018-2020: The Children's Sangha
- 2018: Interfaith, Foundation of inclusivity and respect for all orientations
- 2016: NSLC Harvard University, Completed a summer semester at Harvard University in Psychology and Neuroscience. Received an award from Harvard Medical School for a study my team conducted on child and adult anxiety forms.
- 2016 and 2017: Patti LuPone - Don't Monkey with Broadway, Sang alongside Tony Award-winning Patti LuPone with peers in the Northport High School Tour Choir. Featured in 4 songs on her album "Don't Monkey with Broadway".
Timeline
ABA Behavior Therapist
Insight Therapeutic Services
07.2023 - 10.2024
Special Education ABA Teacher
Developmental Disabilities Institute
07.2022 - Current
Substitute Teacher
Southdown Primary School
09.2021 - 06.2022
Substitute Teacher
James E. Allen Elementary School
09.2021 - 10.2021
Assistant Teacher/Lead Teacher
Island Kids Learning Center
05.2019 - 09.2020
Tutor
Private Tutor
09.2016 - Current
Master of Science - Special Education
CUNY Queens College
Bachelor of Science - Exceptional Childhood Education Grades 1-6
SUNY College At Old Westbury
Bachelor of Science - General Childhood Education Grades 1-6
SUNY College at Old Westbury
NYS High School Regents Diploma -
Northport High School
- Students with Disabilities (Grades 1-12)
- Childhood General Education (Grades 1-6)
- CPR/AED Certified
- Google Certified
- Nearpod Certified
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