Provide a metaview, lifting students into a wider view of the concept. Use another medium (not reading or writing) to connect students' personal knowing to the concept (i.e. visual arts, music, movement, metaphor, etc.) Involve learners in reflective production that blends the emotional and the cognitive.

On or Off Task?

Objective: The student will label specific actions of fictitious students in given descriptions as positivie or negative in tems of learning.

Activity: On or Off Task? Working in groups, students act out descriptions of fictitious students for the class. The class then discusses the behaviors shown, labeling them as ‘helpful’ or ‘harmful’ to given learning situations. At the end of the activity, the term ‘on-task’ is given for the helpful behaviors while the term ‘off-task’ is given to the harmful behaviors.

Assessment: The students’ ability to classify the behaviors shown as ‘on-task’ or ‘off-task’ and their relation to classroom learning forms the basis of evaluation for this activity.