Glossary: International Teaching Terms

Youth Development Leader

http://www.nj.gov/dcf/documents/behavioral/providers/YouthDevelopment.pdf

YMMV is an acronym for the term Your Mileage May Vary. The term was used originally for the fuel consumption of cars (among other uses), to indicate that the "official numbers given may not really be the ones you can reach on your own / in your special situation". Today, it is also occasionally used to mean that "your experience or opinion may be different than mine, but this is what I noticed".

An enterprise social network. Used a lot in corporate environments. Recently acquired by Microsoft. 

A video sharing website:

http://www.youtube.com

A modified school calendar that gives students short breaks throughout the year, instead of a traditional three-month summer break. Year-round calendars vary, sometimes within the same school district. Some schools use the staggered schedule to relieve overcrowding, while others believe the three-month break allows students to forget much of the material covered in the previous year.