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The standards are available on the STELLA web site www.stella.org.auThe Standards for Teachers of English Language and Literacy in Australia (STELLA) were developed from a collaboration between the Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA) and the Australian Association for the Teaching of English (AATE). A three-year research project was led by a development team of researchers from Monash University, Edith Cowan University and the Queensland University of Technology. This team worked with a large number of practising teachers to develop subject specific standards for the profession.

The interlinked set of STELLA materials includes standards statements, STELLA Narratives, and keywords and questions linked to specific standards. The standards incorporate all language modes of listening, speaking, writing, reading and viewing, and highlight the knowledge and understanding of accomplished teachers of English and literacy in relation to these modes. These are available on the web site www.stella.org.au

In 2005 some ALEA members took part in the ALEA STELLA professional learning project. They were given an opportunity to work with a mentor to explore the standards, to develop their own professional standards, to develop their own professional learning, and to share their stories with other professionals.

Their stories were published in 2006 in the ALEA publication Teachers' Stories: professional standards, professional learning.
(ISBN 0977546802)

Copies of the book are available from the ALEA bookshop.

Each story is also available here.
To read a story, click on its title.

Standard 1: Professional Knowledge1.1 Teachers know their students1.2 Teachers know their subjectLyndal Andrew - A journey of discovery. Year 2Julie Ferguson - 'I won't give myself a star today'. year KRob Fuller - STELLA: as simple as ABC. Year 51.3 Teachers know how students learn to be
powerfully literateDebra Barnes - Follow the STELLA brick road. Year2Karen Parker - STELLA: the framework that holds the jigsaw together. Year 1Susanne Rogers - 'Can the tooth fairy read English?' Year KAlison Sutcliffe - An exploration of visual texts in a Year 2 classroom

Standard 2: Professional Practice2.1 Teachers plan for effective learning2.2 Teachers create and maintain a challenging learning environment2.3 Teachers assess and review student learning and plan for future learningJanet Alston - Success for emergent readers. Year 1Heather Lawes - Viewing through the eyes of five year-olds. Year KRobin McKean - What can we do with the STELLA Standards? Years K-6Ada D'Onofrio - A Teacher and student inquiry. Year 6Lyn Sinclair - Seeing the difference: boys using visual information. Year 2

Standard 3: Professional Engagement3.1 Teachers demonstrate commitment3.2 Teachers continue to learnMary Anderson - STELLA-who is STELLA? Years K-6Angela Maynard - Stepping back to move forward. Year 1Nicole Murphy - Reflections. Year K-12Marc Warwick - Continuing to learn. Years 1-23.3 Teachers are active members of the professional and wider communityJoelie Hancock - With like-minded professionalsAnne McNamara - A journey with STELLARobyn Smith - STELLA makes teachers visible.

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