This document discusses advance organizers and their importance in teaching new material. Advance organizers provide context for learning by linking what learners already know to unfamiliar new material. They establish the "big picture" so information is not presented in a vacuum. Traditional teaching sets objectives, presents new material, then tests, but advance organizers help motivate and clarify learning by communicating objectives and providing regular feedback. Teachers should create advance organizers with learners to scaffold the core topics and show how elements relate before presenting new material.