Teachers have a powerful role in the classroom and the larger school community. School teachers, administrators, and educators/ trainers make countless decisions each day that affect many people. As such, it is important for educators to ground their decisions in research. When we can ground our decisions in research-based best practices, a shift in designing curriculum and managing resources can transpire. By shifting our thoughts to research, teacher leaders and administrators can widely impact school goals ranging from improved teaching practices to shaping professional development needs around classroom and community relations.
Using information, you gathered from this course citing at least two sources (using APA formatting), as well as applied knowledge from your own experiences, provide an analysis of at least three paragraphs on the following question:
Why is it important to use research to make decisions in professional settings?