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the art, science, or profession of educating
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Recent Examples of pedagogy
Alarm bells are tolling for students of all ages and literacy levels, from trends in COVID-19 recovery, to fundamental reading pedagogy, to reading in higher education, to the features of cognition itself.
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Thomas Howell, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Professional Development: Train teachers in new pedagogies and technologies.
—Scott White, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The actual show, then, is a surprise: a gentle, subtle experience that calibrates our ears to shifts in pedagogy and understanding.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
In a direct evaluation of the balanced literacy pedagogy, a 2020 study found that systematic phonics instruction significantly outperformed other methods in facilitating reading accuracy in elementary-age children.
—Thomas Howell, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Howell, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Professional Development: Train teachers in new pedagogies and technologies.
—Scott White, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The actual show, then, is a surprise: a gentle, subtle experience that calibrates our ears to shifts in pedagogy and understanding.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
In a direct evaluation of the balanced literacy pedagogy, a 2020 study found that systematic phonics instruction significantly outperformed other methods in facilitating reading accuracy in elementary-age children.
—Thomas Howell, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedagogy
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The resort’s Wellbeing Center will host a range of wellness activities and programs, aligned with Dr. Chopra’s lifetime teachings and Seven Pillars of Wellbeing.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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But anyone who sticks around for long enough will notice a more insurgent teaching at play: build your identity, guard it, and do it on purpose.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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The spending proposal lawmakers approved, negotiated among the Democratic House and Senate leaders and the governor’s office, deviates from Pritzker’s original plan in certain areas, including funding for elementary and secondary education.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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But the problem is the quality of education that the students receive, when they are rushed through the pipeline, with no time to focus on themselves, solely concentrated on productivity and employability, to pay back their debt.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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The solitary creatures consume upwards of 1,000 pounds of food per day, with their diet largely consisting of shrimp, krill, crabs and schooling fish, according to NOAA.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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Beyond facts discoverable through research, doctors synthesize years of schooling, clinical training, and experience into direct patient care.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Clear instructions are included, no tools are required and this should be a five or 10 minute exercise that only needs to be done once.—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The star — who is also a dad to daughters Della Rose Joel, 9, and Remy Anne Joel, 7, with wife Alexis Roderick — is undergoing specific physical therapy under his doctor's instructions.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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International enrollment is an important source of revenue for schools, which is why colleges tend to rely on a contingent of foreign students, who typically pay full tuition.—
Jessica Dickler,Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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International students are more likely to pay full tuition at US colleges, in part because most aren’t eligible for federal financial aid, bringing significant funding to colleges.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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Your First Diagnosis The Hofstra 4+4 Program: BS-BA/MD consists of four years of undergraduate education followed by four years of medical school training, seamlessly integrated into a single pathway.—
Kristen Moon,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Earlier Sunday, Ukraine’s army said at least 12 Ukrainian service members were killed and more than 60 were injured in a Russian missile strike on an army training unit.—
SAMYA KULLAB,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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“Pedagogy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedagogy. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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