KEVIN CACABELOS

EMAIL: kcacabelos@gmail.com
TWITTER: @KCacabelosSFA
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
My goal as a teacher is to facilitate growth within all my students. Not only do I set high academic standards for all of my
students, I am also focused on forming independent, empathetic and service-minded individuals outside of the classroom.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Saint Francis of Assisi School (Los Angeles, CA)
Sept 2014-Present
Middle School English-Language Arts, Social Studies Teacher
Teach and design Common Core aligned and multiage ELA curriculum to students in grades 5-8
Teach and design Common Core aligned and multiage Social Studies curriculum to students in grades 3-8
Implement data-driven instruction and skill intervention based on computer-adaptive assessments
Technology Director
Renaissance Learning STAR Teacher Leader; train and support teachers in using computer-adaptive assessment
system; train and support teachers in using skill-intervention resources
Collaborating and supporting teachers in implementing technology within curriculum and assessments
Established Google Classroom as primary learning management system
Athletic Director
Provide administrative direction and oversight for all school sports programs and Physical Education classes.
Develop and manage schools athletic budget; ordered equipment and uniforms; secured grant funding
Assistant basketball coach; coordinated activities for school soccer, basketball, and drill teams
Loyola Marymount University Academic Resource Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Sept 2011-May 2014
Writing Tutor (College Reading and Learning Association Level II certified)
Met weekly with freshman undergraduates to improve skills in writing and implement relevant strategies
Led and instructed different writing workshops for freshmen undergraduates
Tutored undergraduate and graduate drop-in students
Verbum Dei High School (Los Angeles, CA)
Sept. 2011-May. 2014
Volunteer Tutor and Academic Interventionist
Tutored students with GPAs below 2.0 for two hours a week in Math, English Language-Arts and Spanish
Saint Louis University, Madrid Campus (Madrid, Spain)
Sept. 2012-Dec. 2012
ESL Teacher
Taught and planned an advanced level ESL class in Spain for local community members
Facilitated discussion-based classes for 10-15 students on a weekly basis
EDUCATION
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA (2014-2016)
School of Education
M.A. Secondary Education
California Single Subject Social Sciences Teaching Credential
Partners in Los Angeles Education Program (PLACE Corps)
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA (2010-2014)
Summa cum laude, Cumulative GPA: 3.95
Bellarmine College of the Liberal Arts
B.A. History & Spanish; Journalism Certification
Distinctions: Presidential Citation, History Department Outstanding Academic Achievement