Tools for Transformation Past issues of Learning Forward’s newsletters have emphasized strategies that help schools and systems on their journeys to improve teaching and learning. See several recent issues for valuable tools and examples. Tools for Schools: Winter 2011 In “4 key strategies help educators overcome resistance to change,” learn how principals have succeeded in moving transformation efforts forward. Accompanying tools help educators communicate about change, assess a school’s readiness for initiatives, understand resistance, and sustain change over time. Tools for Schools: August/September 2009 Read “Leadership teams create lasting change” to understand how leaders bring educators together in community to sustain school improvement efforts. Tools include a leadership self-assessment and a force-field analysis to examine influences. The Learning System: March 2009 Explore how those willing to challenge their