: of, relating to, used for, or engaged in teaching
a teaching aid
the teaching profession
a teaching assistant
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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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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
His experience also lists jobs as an artificial intelligence teaching assistant for gifted high school students.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 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
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Noun
According to a LinkedIn profile, after his internship Mangione was a teaching assistant at University of Pennsylvania in Data Structures and Algorithms, and also worked as a teaching assistant at Stanford University for a summer program in AI.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
His experience also lists jobs as an artificial intelligence teaching assistant for gifted high school students.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 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
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“Teaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teaching. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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