Gum+Chew+Ratio

Research says that the attention span of our students is about a minute for each year of age. The Research also recommends a content to processing time ratio of 10/2. **GUM/CHEW RATIO** For every 10 mins of content you deliver whether it be through lecture, silent reading, seat work, cooperative learning activity etc, plan and allow a 2 minute processing time. It can be as easy as TTYNA (Turn To Your Neighbor And) where you ask the students to do so and ponder a situation or question or alternative perspective into what you have just worked on the previous 10 minutes. Can be a foreshadowing or review opportunity before transitioning as well. We also are excited by lesson that are chunked. The 10/2 is perfect. Deliver - Process - Transition (15 minutes - a nice size chunk) Just think in a 75 minute period which we see quite often, you have time for an opener (5 mins.), a closer (10 mins.), and 4 15 min. chunks. Again, these are just suggestions but they are suggestions that are good for learners. Vary the delivery, the intelligence, the groups, the location...Do the best you can on purpose!  = Who says Gum is not allowed to be Chewed in school! =