Educators often rely on best practices to inform their own practice. In this assignment, you will critique and assess best practices in education.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

  • Instructors will be using a grading rubric to grade the assignments. It is recommended that learners review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
  • Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
  • This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.
  • You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Directions:

Write a paper of 1,500–1,750 words that addresses current best practices in  education. In your paper, include the following:

  1. A research-supported discussion of current best practices in education. In your discussion, propose reasons why research-supported best practices are often not adopted by school leaders and teachers.
  2. A research-supported discussion analyzing the best practices and their contribution to education.
  3. A research-supported discussion of the future trends in education and what you, as an educational leader are doing and will do to prepare for these future trends.