Encourage tinkering with ideas, relationships, connections. Set up situations where students have to find information not readily available in school texts. Provide opportunity for students to design open-ended explorations of the concept. Provide multiple options so students can plan a unique "proof" of learning.

Contracts and individual tape recordings.

Objective: That students learn to manage their practice time. That students experience their own individual improvement over time.

Activity: Students will contract daily practice time with the teacher. Students will be required to tape record their playing at home at the beginning of their practice, and retape at the end of their time. Teacher will give input as to improvement, and ask students to comment on the same.

Assessment: Commitment to practice contracts and personal improvement.