This simple shift—from a focus on teaching to a focus on learning—has profound implications for schools.
How will we respond when a student experiences difficulty in learning?
The answer to the third question separates learning communities from traditional schools.
systematic, timely, and directive intervention program
When a school begins to function as a professional learning community, however, teachers become aware of the incongruity between their commitment to ensure learning for all students and their lack of a coordinated strategy to respond when some students do not learn
teacher conversations must quickly move beyond "What are we expected to teach?" to "How will we know when each student has learned?"