Pedagogical Approaches

Approach entities name a specific pedagogical method or teaching model this atlas documents on its own terms, distinct from the educator who devised or championed it and from the underlying learning theory that explains why the method works. An approach is something a teacher or institution actually does in a classroom, Montessori's prepared environment, Universal Design for Learning's multiple means of engagement, project-based learning's student-driven inquiry, rather than an explanatory account of cognition or a credential a learner earns. This category groups six bands, from foundational learning-theory paradigms through equity-oriented pedagogy, covering every major named method the field of education practices.