Patricia Scales

About me

I've been a career educator for over 20 years. I currently serve as the Academic Coordinator for Brookstone College of Business and continue to be active in the classroom as a Business Instructor. My motto is "A student doesn't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." I was honored to receive the Career College Association National Teacher of the Year award in 2001. I just love teaching!

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Christopher, Perhaps you can come up with some stringent rules that will encourage attendance, such as a quiz on the PowerPoint presentation, and if they miss the quiz they will get a zero and quizzes are not allowed to be made up. Patricia

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Making course requirements clear for students

Hi Candace, What a great way to make something (TV) a lot of people enjoy to get topic points across. Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Wilbert, Hands-on tests work well in computer classes to curtail cheating. Patricia

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Identifying challenging students

Hi Mark, I certainly understand your challenges! Great way to handle these military folks. It sounds like you handle them very tactfully and professionally. Patricia

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Getting buy in from students

Hi Anthony, Students need to and love knowing that the instructor is there for them. We must always remember that students are the most important people in the building. Patricia

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Making course requirements clear for students

Hi Loraine, Great way to lead into the first day! Students want to and nead a full explanation of the syllabus so that there are no misunderstandings. Patricia

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Avoiding common instructor mistakes

Hi June, Nicely said! It is simple, lead by example. Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Linda, Absolutely! Lead by example! Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi David, This is definitely fair punishment. I also like how you talk to the student about this act. Patricia

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Capturing student attention

Hi Teresita, Some students simply do not pay attention while a concept is being taught. Once you discover that a student is not paying attention have a firm private conversation with this student so that things can improve. Patricia

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