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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedagogy
  1. teaching
  2. education
  3. schooling
  4. instruction
  5. tuition
  6. training
  7. tutoring
Noun
  • The contents of the sixth chapter were initially Baraitot, oral teachings passed down alongside the Mishnah.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • Is the use of popular culture worthwhile as a method for teaching and engaging with first-generation college students?
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
Definition of teaching
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  • Some factors outside of districts’ control, such as the declining birth rate and competition with the private sector, could be contributing to this trend, according to local and state education leaders.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • Villalobos’ career spans thirty years in the school district with a brief interlude in the private sector, working for education technology companies.
    — Austin Horn July 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of education
Noun
  • Mandarin is the language of formal schooling in China since middle school, and the result, as Li describes it, is a generation that speaks its ancestral dialect with growing unfamiliarity.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 July 2026
  • Fauci has described the principles that drive him—public service, integrity, clarity of thought and speech—as the yield of his Jesuit schooling.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of schooling
Noun
  • But a Canadian legislator took that idea to an embarrassing new level this week, reading an apparent LLM prompt instruction into the record during a floor speech.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
  • Each specific kind of peptide carries a different instruction, explains LaValle, who is also chair of the International Peptide Society.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 24 July 2026
Definition of instruction
Noun
  • For decades, universities could assume that the world's best students would come despite rising tuition, complicated immigration policies, and competition abroad.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Eton College has an $85,000-per-year tuition, but alumni and others are invited to donate a contribution toward the new indoor sports complex.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of tuition
Noun
  • Aside from firearm education and training, Valkyrie plans to offer a host of special events, courses and instructors, the pair said.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
  • In recent years, the two countries have expanded defence cooperation through joint military exercises, pilot training, cybersecurity initiatives and counter-drone technology development.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
Definition of training
Noun
  • Strategic partnerships with schools, libraries, and community groups, alongside sustained funding from foundations like Pinkerton and Carmel Hill, enabled extensive book distribution, tutoring, and parent workshops.
    — Read Alliance, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Puder’s schools provide tutoring, mentoring and flexible scheduling for teens who may have jobs or are parents themselves.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
Definition of tutoring

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