About Mark Walker
My name is Mark Walker and the purpose of this site is to share information and hopefully some challenging ideas about educational leadership and school improvement. I have presented workshops and interactive presentations at local, national and international conferences over the past few years.
I have been a teacher for over 36 years and principal of a school for 17 years or more years. During that time I have taught classes from prep to year 6 as well as a range of other roles including: Physical Education and Multi Media. I have been fortunate to work in a range of public schools all over Melbourne, in roles such as a district literacy coordinator and serve on regional and statewide committees such as the Board of Studies Middle Years Project and the the E5 instructional model currently being implemented in public schools across Victoria.
I completed my first teaching course at Melbourne State College in 1977 and a Bachelor of Education at Phillip Institute of Technology in 1985. In 1991 I completed a Graduate Diplomna of Education Administration in 1995 and in the same year received accrediation by the Department of Education in Victoria as a Principal. In 1998 I was certified as an Associate Fellow of the Australian Principal’s Centre.
In 2005 I was selected by the Department of Education to be part of the High Performing Principals Program and I also received a study award from the Victorian Principals Association. As part of the program I was funded to continue my research on instructional leadership in schools and in 2006 travelled to America and Canada. Whilst in America I visited schools in four States and joined the National Association of Elementary School Principals [NAESP] attending their convention in Texas. I completed a short course at Harvard University and met a group of colleagues in Toronto.
In 2007 I was invited back to Harvard University to complete a course for experienced principals and again visited our colleagues in Toronto. While in Toronto I met up with two professors from the University of Toronto who work in various countries around the world supporting educational reform in schools.
My current work in schools draws heavily from my studies at Harvard University and my use of research from both America, Canada and England.
In 2009 I started a Masters of Educational Leadership at Monash University and presented at the 9th International Confederation of Principals in Singapore.
I live in the south east suburbs of Melbourne, Australia.
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