pedagogical

[ ped-uh-goj-i-kuhl, -goh-ji-kuhl ]

/ ˌpɛd əˈgɒdʒ ɪ kəl, -ˈgoʊ dʒɪ kəl /

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adjective

of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.

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Also ped·a·gog·ic

[ped-uh-goj-ik, -goh-jik] /ˌpɛd əˈgɒdʒ ɪk, -ˈgoʊ dʒɪk/ .

Origin of pedagogical

First recorded in 1595–1605, pedagogical is from the Greek word paidagōgikós of a child's tutor. See pedagogue, -ical

ped·a·gog·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·ped·a·gog·ic, adjectivenon·ped·a·gog·i·cal, adjectivenon·ped·a·gog·i·cal·ly, adverb

un·ped·a·gog·ic, adjectiveun·ped·a·gog·i·cal·ly, adverb

At Yale, we benefited from our longstanding focus on innovative pedagogical development, and our centralized resource for this work—the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning—enabled us to pivot successfully to remote teaching in March 2020.
Educators Had to Get Creative During the Pandemic. Now, Universities Are Building a More Resilient Future|Peter Salovey|August 12, 2021|Time
When covid made leading an IAP class in Spain impossible this year, I took it as a pedagogical challenge to see if I could transmit the same excitement and intellectual energy while teaching the material virtually.
Real Madrid|Margery Resnick|April 28, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Doing so is a practical, sensible pedagogical decision, not one that is anti-phonics, taking sides in a war, or, necessarily justified by scientific evidence about the brain’s role in reading.
Is there really a ‘science of reading’ that tells us exactly how to teach kids to read?|Valerie Strauss|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
We are also neurochemically predisposed to find our dreams meaningful, which may suggest that they do have a pedagogical function.
In our dreams, a theater of the unconscious|Nick Romeo|January 22, 2021|Washington Post

“A college’s commission — and its concomitant license to choose among pedagogical approaches — is not confined to the classroom, for extracurricular programs are, today, essential parts of the educational process,” Ginsburg wrote.
‘Skim milk’ marriages not enough: Ginsburg remembered as LGBTQ ally|Chris Johnson|September 21, 2020|Washington Blade