Models of Teaching provides an overview of teaching models and their key characteristics. The document defines a teaching model as a plan or pattern that can be used to design curriculum, instructional materials, and guide a teacher's actions. It compares methods and models, noting that models emerge from theory/research and specify content requirements, while methods can be applied broadly. The document outlines 19 families of teaching models, including the information processing, personal, social, and behavioral systems families. It also describes the key elements of a teaching model, such as its phases, roles, principles, support systems, and effects.