One of the greatest challenges for teachers today is creating a classroom environment that motivates students to actively participate in their education. However, that motivation can be hard to come by when using conventional student learning strategies. That’s why active learning strategies are essential for the modern day classroom. In more conventional forms of instruction students are passive absorbers of information given to them by an instructor. In contrast, active learning is built around the expectation that every single student will participate in the learning process.

In early 2024, Google announced that it will be discontinuing its Jamboard product line, affecting both the Jamboard hardware and its software app. Google made the deadlines clear in the announcement that the Jamboard app will no longer be accessible after December 31, 2024. However, some crucial functions have already been stopped starting October 1, 2024: If you log in your Jamboard account, you will notice that you cannot edit your existing Jams.

Organizations are becoming more and more interested in the productivity map. To best understand why, let’s start from the beginning. Today, organizations are pushing toward healthy workplaces after realizing the connection between employee welfare in the workplace and their level of productivity. Forward-thinking companies are implementing all-encompassing corporate wellness programs. At the same time, research shows that the atmosphere of a workplace can also have a substantial impact on the health and wellbeing of employees.

Perhaps you’ve come across the term “storyboard” before, especially from a character in a glitzy (and utterly implausible) movie portrayal of an advertising agency. Or, perhaps, it conjures up an image of a wall covered in a flurry of sketches with creative teams looking at them with lowered brows, fingers stroking beards as they evaluate the work in front of them. Whatever your understanding of the term, after reading this blog, you’ll have a better idea of what a storyboard is, how it works, why you need one, and more!

Sam Silverstein has a long history of guiding organizations to achieving heightened levels of accountability. As the founder of the Accountability Institute and the Certified Accountability Advisor, he has worked with leadership teams around the world—and has somehow still managed to write 11 books and maintain a busy professional speaking schedule. In a constantly changing global business environment, Silverstein (who was recently inducted into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame) continues to evolve his business as well.