My professor made an interesting comment recently. As a principal for over 9 years he realized that the best way to discover if a teacher has created a "community of learners" is to look at how the classroom acts when the teacher is not there. Does learning continue? Are the students able to continue doing what they are asked to do without the regular teacher in place?
This struck me as a very interesting idea. As a teacher, how will my students react when I am not around? Do they continue to work regularly? Do they act out and attempt to do their own thing instead of staying on task? This is a very interesting measure of the effectiveness of your community. How does yours measure up?
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