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.

Timely Advice

Objective: The student will act as a specialist to solve sample time management problems.

Activity: Timely Advice. Return to the students mentioned in the tug of war activity. Working in teams, students are to select one problem, discuss possible solutions, list solutions on a chart showing how to alter a daily schedule to allow for needed changes, and to share them with the class.

Assessment: The student will show his/her understanding of time management through solutions made for given problems.