Pedagogy:
- the function or work of a teacher; teaching.
- the art or science of teaching; education; instructional methods. [Dictionary.com]
Noted in “1913: The year Bemidji became ‘Normal’: State selects city for teacher training school over Cass Lake, Thief River Falls,” Sue Bruns, The Bemidji Pioneer:
Normal School refers to a two-year teacher training institution for high school graduates that focused on teaching norms of curriculum and pedagogy. In 1921, the normal schools became four-year State Teachers Colleges.