: of, relating to, used for, or engaged in teaching
a teaching aid
the teaching profession
a teaching assistant
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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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Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2023
How to survive without a paycheck if a financial emergency strikes
For instance, such workers cannot receive compensation for teaching, speaking or writing that relates to their official duties.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
Abboud, who lives in North County, leads a busy life, with his running his business, spending time with his wife and his two children and pursuing varied interests in writing, teaching, science, engineering, painting and photography.
—Michael Kurima, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2023
The reality is that bill required teaching about black history, but particularly racial discrimination throughout all of American history.
—ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
In response, some recent church initiatives have attempted to bring more transparency to controversial issues about founder Joseph Smith’s life and church teachings.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
The issue in Cleveland, however, has disappointed at least one priest, who says the policy contradicts Jesus’ teaching.
—Molly Walsh | Mwalsh@cleveland.com, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
As global institutions and democracies are challenged by climate change, conflict, and rising nationalism, the Humphrey School leads in cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and teaching that seeks solutions to global problems.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2023
Most of them had in some way criticized The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, particularly for its teachings on gender.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
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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Noun
Seven former patients, who used her services between 2008 and 2019, told NBC News that Hildebrandt methodically separated spouses, pathologized patients’ behaviors as evidence of various addictions and encouraged people to cut off others who weren’t living in accordance with her teachings.
—Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2023
How to survive without a paycheck if a financial emergency strikes
For instance, such workers cannot receive compensation for teaching, speaking or writing that relates to their official duties.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
Abboud, who lives in North County, leads a busy life, with his running his business, spending time with his wife and his two children and pursuing varied interests in writing, teaching, science, engineering, painting and photography.
—Michael Kurima, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2023
The reality is that bill required teaching about black history, but particularly racial discrimination throughout all of American history.
—ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
In response, some recent church initiatives have attempted to bring more transparency to controversial issues about founder Joseph Smith’s life and church teachings.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
The issue in Cleveland, however, has disappointed at least one priest, who says the policy contradicts Jesus’ teaching.
—Molly Walsh | Mwalsh@cleveland.com, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
As global institutions and democracies are challenged by climate change, conflict, and rising nationalism, the Humphrey School leads in cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and teaching that seeks solutions to global problems.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2023
Most of them had in some way criticized The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, particularly for its teachings on gender.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
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 2 Oct. 2023.
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teaching
noun
teach·ing
1
: the act, practice, or profession of a teacher
2
: something taught
especially
: doctrine
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