Kenneth, What I have done is to create a number of memory triggers for myself when it comes to remembering lists of essential items in my field. I have used mental loci learning where I go into my classroom/lab and mentally post on the wall the list of items I need to remember. When I am in class with my students I have found that if I glance up at the wall where the mental poster was I can recall the list. It is association between the list, the wall and my memory. I have done the same thing with mental lists in the corner of the room, the ceiling, etc.. The idea is to get your mind to go to that specific list at that specific location and pull it out of long term memory. Keep in mind that we instructors cannot remember everything so it is OK to just tell the students you have forgotten and see if one of them can remember the words or facts that you need. This creates a team effort for remembering. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.