The Presentation Model of Teaching

When mentoring our pre-service and in-service teachers we need to describe and model both research-based and clinical best practices. Accordingly our mentees should know about the Presentation Model of Teaching.

The presentation or advance organizer model of teaching is a teacher-directed and systematically organized way of delivering information to students. This model involves the four steps that are described below:

The Four Steps of the Presentation Model of Teaching (*Arends, 2001)

Steps	Description	Teacher and/or Student Behavior
1	Get students ready to learn, and clarify the objective/s of the lesson	Teacher is clear about the objective(s) and main point(s) · States the goal(s) of the presentation · Focuses on one main point at a time · Avoids digressions · Avoids ambiguity
2	Present the advance organizer	Teacher goes through the lesson in a logical step-by-step progression · Presents materials in small steps · Presents students with an outline if the material is complex
3	Present new information	Teacher gives specific examples · Gives detailed explanations of difficult points · Provides students with concrete and varied examples · Models or illustrates ideas when possible
4	Check for student understanding, and extend and strengthen thinking skills	Teacher checks for student understanding · Makes certain students understand one point before going on to next point · Asks questions to monitor student comprehension · Asks students to summarize or paraphrase main points · Explains in a different way when students appear confused

*Arends, R. (2001). Learning to Teach. (Fifth Edition). Boston: McGraw-Hill.

On the next post we will insert a sample lesson on the Ten Commandments into the four-step Presentation Model of Teaching template.