: of, relating to, used for, or engaged in teaching
a teaching aid
the teaching profession
a teaching assistant
Synonyms
Examples of teaching in a Sentence
Noun
He went into teaching after college.
a chemist who has devoted his career to teaching, even though he could have made a lot more money in an industrial job
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) is a way for travelers to connect with organic farmers who are looking for help in exchange for a free stay (and some teaching).
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 17 Apr. 2024
The book is about caring and showing up and listening in times of need, and building community with compassion rooted in ancient Jewish teaching that is both personal and global.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Even if the church’s teachings on culture war issues that Francis has largely avoided are not necessarily new, their consolidation now was likely to be embraced by conservatives for their hard line against liberal ideas on gender and surrogacy.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
He’s been writing, editing and teaching for nearly 50 years, with stops in Hagerstown, Maryland; Riverside, California; Annapolis; Baltimore; and, since 1981, Washington.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Simon Harris was born in October 1986 to a taxi driver and a teaching assistant for children with special education needs.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
While the Black past (library books, edifices, films, and factually accurate teachings) is challenged by local governments and white exclusionists, and as the costs of rent and home buying reach impossible heights, excavation, even if familial, has become arduous.
—Brooklyn White, Essence, 9 Apr. 2024
Though the document is a clear setback for L.G.B.T.Q. people and their supporters, the Vatican took pains to strike a balance between protecting personal human dignity and clearly stating church teaching, a tightrope Francis has tried to walk in his more than 11 years as pope.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Peter Greene, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
The State University Organization of Administrative Faculty union, which represents Dukes and about 800 other non-teaching staff across the CSCU system, had challenged Dukes’ firing and after the criminal charges were dismissed and asked CSCU to settle the matter, union officials said Tuesday.
—Zach Murdock, courant.com, 1 Dec. 2020
Those fields tend to pay better in non-teaching jobs.
—James Brown, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2022
An estimated 35 percent cost savings related to consolidation (utilities, maintenance, non-teaching staff and supplementals) means the district will save between $3.3 million annually.
—John Benson, cleveland, 13 June 2022
Next step will be in January when a task force will convene, that is composed of school leaders, teachers, non-teaching school staff, families, students and community partners.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2022
New teachers will also receive a stipend of $1,750, and new non-teaching employees will receive a stipend of $750.
—Dallas News, 17 May 2022
The two non-teaching periods are split between a planning period and that collaboration period, where teachers work together.
—Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Nov. 2022
But the challenges are related more to hiring, especially for non-teaching staff positions.
—Sharon Lurye and Rebecca Griesbach, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2022
Noun
But the student group objects to the university placing limits on its right to explore the topic more publicly, and to question the church’s teaching on LGBT people.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) is a way for travelers to connect with organic farmers who are looking for help in exchange for a free stay (and some teaching).
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 17 Apr. 2024
The book is about caring and showing up and listening in times of need, and building community with compassion rooted in ancient Jewish teaching that is both personal and global.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Even if the church’s teachings on culture war issues that Francis has largely avoided are not necessarily new, their consolidation now was likely to be embraced by conservatives for their hard line against liberal ideas on gender and surrogacy.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
He’s been writing, editing and teaching for nearly 50 years, with stops in Hagerstown, Maryland; Riverside, California; Annapolis; Baltimore; and, since 1981, Washington.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Simon Harris was born in October 1986 to a taxi driver and a teaching assistant for children with special education needs.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
While the Black past (library books, edifices, films, and factually accurate teachings) is challenged by local governments and white exclusionists, and as the costs of rent and home buying reach impossible heights, excavation, even if familial, has become arduous.
—Brooklyn White, Essence, 9 Apr. 2024
Though the document is a clear setback for L.G.B.T.Q. people and their supporters, the Vatican took pains to strike a balance between protecting personal human dignity and clearly stating church teaching, a tightrope Francis has tried to walk in his more than 11 years as pope.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Free teachers from non-teaching duties and responsibilities.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
The State University Organization of Administrative Faculty union, which represents Dukes and about 800 other non-teaching staff across the CSCU system, had challenged Dukes’ firing and after the criminal charges were dismissed and asked CSCU to settle the matter, union officials said Tuesday.
—Zach Murdock, courant.com, 1 Dec. 2020
Those fields tend to pay better in non-teaching jobs.
—James Brown, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2022
An estimated 35 percent cost savings related to consolidation (utilities, maintenance, non-teaching staff and supplementals) means the district will save between $3.3 million annually.
—John Benson, cleveland, 13 June 2022
Next step will be in January when a task force will convene, that is composed of school leaders, teachers, non-teaching school staff, families, students and community partners.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2022
New teachers will also receive a stipend of $1,750, and new non-teaching employees will receive a stipend of $750.
—Dallas News, 17 May 2022
The two non-teaching periods are split between a planning period and that collaboration period, where teachers work together.
—Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Nov. 2022
But the challenges are related more to hiring, especially for non-teaching staff positions.
—Sharon Lurye and Rebecca Griesbach, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2022
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“Teaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teaching. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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