EDF1059 Fostering classroom culture
Faculty of Education
EDF1059 Fostering classroom culture is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2026 in Semester 2 at Clayton and Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Semester 2
- Clayton, Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF1059
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF1059
No unit lists EDF1059 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite
Must be enrolled in a course owned by the Faculty of Education
Overview
This unit focuses on establishing learning environments that scaffold positive practices and manage learner behaviours. You will explore a range of teaching strategies, models and theories that will enable you to create structured, safe and positive classrooms, that respond to diverse whole school behaviour frameworks using consistent, rules and routines. You will be provided with practical examples and scenarios that frame ways to build positive relationships in both physical and virtual spaces. In this unit you will explore, design, and prepare teaching environments that enhance learning through personalised goal setting. You will rehearse how to respond to diverse behaviours in ways that prioritise learning and ongoing teacher-student relationships. You will be supported to consider your role in student behaviour and the skills you need as a teacher to foster and maintain a positive learning environment.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
| Second semester | Clayton | Flexible |
| Second semester | Peninsula | On campus |
Assessment
- Rehearsing and reflecting on classroom management skills and practices (2000 words or equivalent)Portfolio50%
- Planning for managing learners and learning environments (2000 words or equivalent)Project50%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
demonstrate enhanced professional knowledge to create and maintain structured, safe, and positive, learning and teaching practices that ensure effective rules and routines in online and face to face learning environments
- 2
demonstrate the ability to develop and apply effective responses to consistently manage challenging behaviour and support a positive learning environment
- 3
apply appropriate theory-informed learning and resources to support proactive practices and enable goal setting for learners
- 4
identify and embed proactive practices that build positive relationships in lessons, units and term planners, that support ongoing, inclusive and safe learning environment within whole school behaviour frameworks.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials18 hours
- Lectures6 hours
- Teaching approachSimulation or virtual practice
- 24 hours* of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and
- the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
A Monash developed, proprietary AI platform will enable you to engage in mentor discussions that provide interactive support in developing skill’s knowledge and rehearsals of key skills [see ATLAS].
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Where it fits
EDF1059 is part of 7 areas of study in the 2026 handbook.
- EARCHPRI02Part A. Core studiesEarly childhood and primary educationNo reviews yet
- PRISEC05Part A. Core studiesPrimary and secondary educationNo reviews yet
- PRISECHP03Part A. Core studiesPrimary and secondary health and physical educationNo reviews yet
- PRISECIE02Part A. Core studiesPrimary and secondary inclusive and special educationNo reviews yet
- PRIMARY04Part A. Core studiesPrimary educationNo reviews yet
- SECONDRY01Part A. Core studiesSecondary educationNo reviews yet
- SCNDRYHP01Part A. Core studiesSecondary health and physical educationNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Jo Blannin
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Jo Blannin
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF1059?
EDF1059 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF1059 offered?
In 2026, EDF1059 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton and Peninsula.
How much work is EDF1059?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF1059 have an exam?
No. EDF1059 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include EDF1059?
EDF1059 is part of Early childhood and primary education; Primary and secondary education; Primary and secondary health and physical education; Primary and secondary inclusive and special education; and Primary education, and 2 other areas of study.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 1
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Education
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20262027