Hi Kurt, My preparation is based upon the topics I am going to cover that night in class. Some topics have me thinking about how I will break up the class into work groups and do a case study and others have me thinking about the PP I will be using. When I use a PP I prepare for using the slides by thinking of examples or illustrations that can be used to reinforce what is on the screen. I refer to the points on the slide but I don't read them because the students can read them, themselves I want them to think about applications. Also, in preparation I run down the different activities I am going to use. I refer to my notes from the previous class on how the activities went and what I need to do to make them even better. I stop and reflect on how the last class session I had with this group of students went so I can mentally be ready for the different dynamics that are occurring in the course. Students have to perform or work in three areas each time they come to class. They have to use their cognitive abilities(so I think about how much cognitive work we will be doing) social skills (I think about how much interaction will be required that session) and physical effort (some days it is mostly seat work and other days we are up and doing all kinds of physical things). So once I have reviewed the three (cognitive, social, physical) areas I look at my own preparedness, get my game face on and hit the classroom. Hope these ideas are of help to you. If you have any further questions let me know. Gary