1. Learning to Improve Student Achievement
The Essential Role of a School-Based Learning Community for Teachers
Evidence That Teacher Learning Communities Benefit Students
The Empirical Foundation and Organization of the Book
2. Challenges of Re-culturing Schools into Learning Communities
How Teacher Learning Communities Differ from Typical School Communities
How Do Teacher Learning Communities Improve Student Achievement?
Stages of Learning Community Development and Challenges of Transition
3. Developing Communities of Practice in Schools
Getting Started: Principles for Developing Communities of Practice
Developing Communities of Teaching Practice: Case Illustrations
School Leadership for Developing Teacher Learning Communities
Tensions and Challenges in Changing School Culture
4. Professional Development in Support of Teacher Learning Communities
Special Contributions of Off-Site Professional Development
Quality Professional Development and Its Value to Teacher Learning Communities
Implications for Teacher Professional Development Systems
5. Teacher Learning Communities and the Broader Context
Stakeholders: Parents and Community Members
6. Everyone a Learner: Challenges and Promising Practices
Expanding the Local Learning Agenda
7. A Local Learning System to Support Teacher Learning Communities
Why Are Teacher Learning Communities Rare?
The District as the Unit of Change
The District as a Local Learning System
Implementing a Local Learning Agenda: Boston Public Schools
Outcomes of Boston's Learning System
Research for School-Based Learning Communities
