Elaina Cortez
VCE Commerce Teacher at Trinity Grammar School, Kew- Claim this Profile
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Trinity Grammar School, Kew
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Australia
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Education Management
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100 - 200 Employee
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VCE Commerce Teacher
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Jan 2022 - Present
Teaching experience: - Unit 3 and 4 Accounting - Unit 1 and 2 Accounting - Year 10 Accounting and Economics Other: VCAA Accounting Exam Marker and Victorian Commercial Teachers’ Association Comview Presenter Teaching experience: - Unit 3 and 4 Accounting - Unit 1 and 2 Accounting - Year 10 Accounting and Economics Other: VCAA Accounting Exam Marker and Victorian Commercial Teachers’ Association Comview Presenter
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VCE Commerce Teacher & Head of House
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Jan 2019 - Dec 2021
Teaching Experience: - Form / House Tutor - Unit 1 through 4 Accounting - Unit 1 through 4 Business Management - Unit 1 and 2 Economics - Year 10 Globalisation - Year 10 Accounting Other: VCAA Accounting Exam Marker Achievements: - Accounting 3/4: two top VCE scores of 50 with one Premier’s VCE Study Award (2020) - Business Management 3/4: four top VCE scores of 50; 57% in the 40+ range (2021) - Created Master Classes for VCE Unit 1 / 2 Accounting and Business Management classes - Created programme materials for Unit 1 and 2 Accounting (new Study Design) and Year 10 Globalisation - Incorporated lower/middle/higher levels of difficulty scaffolded tasks for VCE Accounting - Trained and focused on critical thinking skills
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North Melbourne Grammar College- NMGC
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Australia
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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VCE Teacher & VCE Curriculum Coordinator
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Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
Teaching Experience - Unit 1 through 4 Accounting - Unit 1 through 4 Economics - Unit 1 through 4 Business Management Achievements: - Coordinated a small team to collect the required curriculum documents for the 2018 VCAA Audit that was successfully passed - Accounting VCE medium 8 marks above school medium - Updated the curriculum programmes, assessment tasks, exams and other relevant subject matters for Economics - Met VCAA Audit Requirements for Business Management Unit 4 (first round) - Set up VCE Accounting Department - Created three-to-four layer tiered tasks to assist students at all levels (basics to higher challenging tasks)
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Australian International School Malaysia (AISM)
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Malaysia
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Commerce and Humanities Teacher
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Jan 2012 - Dec 2015
Teaching Experience: - Year 11 and Year 12 (Preliminary and HSC) Economics - Years 9 and 10 Commerce - Year 9 Geography - Year 8 Outdoor Education - Years 6 and 8 Human Society and Its Environment - Coached the Senior School girls' basketball team - Intensive English Language Teacher Achievements: - Created Commerce Programmes, Assessments and Tasks in line with NSW curriculum - Visible Thinking Committee Member - worked with a group of teachers and administrators to create resources for teacher trainings (i.e. online mini-training modules) and provide access to other Visible Thinking resources - Organised and ran a girls’ basketball camp in coordination with the Malaysian Dragon’s Coaching and Training Department
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Business / Non-Profit Experience
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1996 - 2006
Business: National Australia Bank Location: Melbourne, Australia Title: Finance Partner & Analyst - Responsible for the NAB Strategy & Marketing and Office of CEO financial budgets and analysis - Served as the Finance representative for the launch of the new National Australia Bank brand Organisation: Shorebank Advisory Services (SAS) Location: Bucharest, Romania Title: Project Manager/Consultant - Managed a European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Financing Facility for Small-Medium Enterprises (SME) in Romania - Trained and consulted staff at Alpha Bank Romania (ABR) for the start-up and implementation of the SME program - Analysed and approved SME loans on behalf of EBRD for the ABR €20 million line of credit Organisation: Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA) Location: Yerevan, Armenia Title: Operations Manager - Managed the Village Bank group lending program, which consisted of 21 employees; the program had disbursed over $3.9 million since project inception; loan portfolio outstanding was $992K with operational self-sufficiency at 188% - Increased the number of clients by 240% while working as the FINCA Armenia Operations Manager/Acting Country Director - Coordinated efforts with microfinance institutes, local attorneys, United Nations Development Program and Armenian Parliamentarians in preparation of new microfinance legislation - Oversaw the design and development of a collateralised individual lending program to move the program into the next phase of development - Authored a quarterly donor newsletter to highlight program and staff achievements Organisation: US Peace Corps Location: Yerevan, Armenia Title: Business Volunteer - Spent two years as a peace corps volunteer working at a local banking college teaching accounting - Organised a female / girls leadership camp - Organised an environmental awareness campaign travelling to schools throughout Armenia
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Education
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RMIT University
Executive MBA with Distinction, Business Administration and Management, General -
Monash University
Postgraduate Degree, Education -
Oklahoma State University
Bachelors in Business Administration, Accounting and International Business