pedagogy

noun

Definition of pedagogynext
as in teaching
formal the art, science, or profession of educating

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Recent Examples of pedagogy Topics of concern included the AI revolution that is transforming how students learn and forcing educators to rethink pedagogy. — ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026 Some educators say hip-hop studies can boost student engagement and foster culturally relevant pedagogy. — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2026 If anything, the contemporary rabbinate — male and female — would be strengthened by more intentional training in leadership development, pastoral care and pedagogy. — Rabba Sara Hurwitz, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026 His is a responsive pedagogy, one that draws from Carrera’s storehouse of guitar history and composers and songs. — Peter Wayne Moe, Longreads, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pedagogy
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  1. teaching
  2. education
  3. schooling
  4. instruction
  5. tuition
  6. training
  7. tutoring
Noun
  • After four decades of teaching, advising and research, my salary is barely half of that.
    — Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The measure effectively cut off government funding for shrines and removed Shinto practices and teachings from public institutions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of teaching
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  • The federal law generally prohibits schools that receive federal education funding from disclosing personally identifiable information from a student's education records without a parent's or guardian's consent, except in limited circumstances.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Democrats say the flip indicates voters want education to move on from political fights over social issues, while conservatives point to their wins.
    — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of education
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  • Kirsten described disputes over parenting time, medical expenses, schooling and religious decisions involving Bridegan’s twins.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • After five years of harsh restrictions by the Taliban regime, fathers, mothers, and daughters across Afghanistan hold fast to the vision of unlocking independent inquiry and thinking through schooling.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of schooling
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  • So, there was no real risk that a court AI system might confuse any of Elliott’s prompts as instructions from the court directing an AI model on how to read Elliott’s filings.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Two of his landmark papers, published in 2025 and 2026 in Science, point to a radical redistribution of the cells that make up the body as mammals age, and describe some of the epigenomic instructions that guide this process.
    — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of instruction
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  • Supporting affordable healthcare, childcare and college tuition, along with stronger labor unions, higher minimum wages and a fairer tax system, are not ideas that threaten democracy.
    — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Scholarships, assistantships and employer tuition benefits can help, but for many students, private student loans will become the primary way to bridge the gap.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of tuition
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  • Liverpool will play a total of 180 minutes against Serie A side Como across two games tomorrow (Sunday), one behind closed doors at their training ground at noon locally, the other at Anfield at 6pm.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Being late for anything – breakfast, lunch, dinner, a team meeting, a training session – or parking in an unassigned spot, for example.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of training
Noun
  • Tutoring and graduation rates The district's new CEO wants to bring high-impact tutoring to schools to assist struggling students.
    — Kellye Lynn, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to the 40-minute reading instruction four times a week, the schools offered one-hour after-school tutoring sessions four days a week.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of tutoring

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