I have learned about all of the phases required for the Flipped Classroom.  Based on experience I already have, I would say that the major best practice would be preparing by having an idea in mind of how I want my flipped classroom to look in terms of content.  After thinking about the content, the next major step would be to think about how to deliver this content.  In order to keep the students engaged, a variety of instuctional tools that are engaging would be the best option.  The major challenges still remain having the students buy into the idea of what they may consider to be teaching themselves at home.  Increasing student motivation and encouraging them to engage in the online portion of pre-learning before coming to the on ground classroom for active learning activities has continued to be a challenged I have faced in this format.