Glossary: International Teaching Terms

BYOD = 'Bring your own device' - the term used to capture the increasing use of personal mobile devices being used for work in organisations/ schools.

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Pre-assessment

Participatory learning

Post-assessment

Summary

B.Y.O.D. means "Bring Your Own Device". Students are now able to bring and use any internet accessible device, such as a "smart phone" or tablet to use in the classroom to complete an assignment.

In an Educational related context, BDA can stand for British Dyslexia Association

The top of the list in my Google search; BDA is British Dental Association

And a couple of others: British Dietetic Association and British Deaf Association.

There used to be a British Diabetic Association but that's now Diabetes UK.  They made a sensible move, I think. Take a look at the web addresses of the other links that I gave...

bda.org, bda.uk.com, bda.org.uk (OK the Dyslexia one is bdadyslexia.org.uk)

This is why I hate acronyms. I get confused by acronyms. I feel excluded when people speak using them. Why make an acronym? (Yes, MOODLE is an acronym (so is LASER). They have morphed into words.)  My argument is to beware of using acronyms lest they confuse.  Nuff said.

A simple mathematical acronym which outlines the order of operations required when evaluating multi-step mathematical formula.

In Italy, this stands for Bisogni Educativi Speciali, and indicates ​​pupils for whom should be applied in particular the principle of personalization of teaching

They are students who need special attention for a variety of reasons: social and cultural disadvantage, specific learning disabilities and/or developmental disorders, specific difficulties arising from the lack of knowledge of the Italian language and culture because they belong to different cultures.

Building Learning Communities

basic life support

Bring Your Own Device

A methodology of controlling costs by allowing students to bring their own lapop, iPad or tablet to lessons instead of using the 'establishments' equipment. 

British Sign Language