Welcome to Walker Learning, the home of the Australian Developmental Curriculum (ADC).
The ADC is rapidly being implemented by 1000's of schools around Australia. The Australian Developmental Curriculum is revolutionising primary school teaching approaches through an evidence based pedagogy.
The Australian Development Curriculum has been developed by Kathy Walker and is based upon sound realities of children’s development, family and cultural influences and provides the most appropriate ways of helping to engage children in truly meaningful and relevant strategies that enhance not only literacy and numeracy but motivation and self esteem.
Kathy Walker began her teaching in the early childhood years of education. Kathy began her academic career at Swinburne and then at RMIT University for 15 years in early childhood, primary and adult education. During her time at RMIT, she commenced consulting with schools on how to increase student engagement through effective teaching and learning strategies. Kathy's areas of expertise are curriculum and child development from birth to12 years.
- Evidence Based Pedagogy - Teaching methods have been developed through real evidence based research and analysis.
- Rigorous Research and Theory - Over 5 years of design, development and empirical curriculum testing.
- Exciting and Refreshing Philosophy - Places the child at the centre of the curriculum and teaching strategies.
The first step to implementing the Australian Developmental Curriculum into your school is to register your interest via our online Enquiry Form.
To organise a presentation at your school or organisation by one of our qualified associates please visit our Presentation Bookings page.
To learn more please view the key recommendations for implementation of the Australian Developmental Curriculum.
Walker Learning Blog
Kathy's new book
Parenting: A practical guide to raising preschool and primary-school children
Attention Teachers & Schools
Australian Developmental Curriculum (Play Based Curriculum)
It has come to our attention that some other consultants and staff from other organisations are attempting to host or run professional development sessions on the Australian Developmental Curriculum.
Due to copyright laws and intellectual property laws, no person or organization is permitted to use any aspects of Kathy’s work, book or professional development sessions unless they have been given specific permission directly from Kathy Walker and Associates.
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K-2 Conference March 13 A whole day about Play from a national and international perspective
We are delighted to be co sponsoring the K-2 conference this year at the Melbourne Hilton. The whole focus is about the importance of play as a pedagogy in early years education.
National Curriculum
It is always a shame that when the most recent wave of "back to basics" arrives, the issue of "how" rather than "what" to teach is not included.
Student ID numbers: Simplistic ranking and a new website out of the ark!!What next!!!
It is perplexing to observe the amount of outmoded and misdirected initiatives that keep being announced by our Federal Government in relation to Education.
Working in Arnhem Land:
We are delighted to be spending the week at Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula NT, Gapuwiyak and Elcho island off the coast of NT next week.
Editorial
AND I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE AN EDUCATION REVOLUTION!! February 2010
As an educator, having been a teacher, academic and now a consultant in education, I am familiar with the trends in the UK and particularly the USA in recent years where students are “taught to the te
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