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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Maintaining a professional image

Hi David, You have it! We need to be professionals for our students and not their friend. Our students are in dire need of role models. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Creating a positive instructor image

Hi Amy, The instructor must display self confidence and lead by example in all areas. We need to be the professionals that we want our students to become. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Interacting with students

Hi Kizzy, Absolutely, students learn differently. You can even give a quick online learning style test to your students on Day 1 to determine how they best learn. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Using guest speakers as resources

Hi Chris, Graduates are the absolute best guest speakers. They have sat in the same chairs as your current students. They can speak about their experience at your educational institution. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Capturing student attention

Hi Michelle, Students will focus when the instructor makes the course material interesting and exciting. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Glenn, I concur! Students know exactly what is expected of them having been shown an example. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Advising Students

Hi Joseph, Listening is key! Listen more and talk less. You can learn so much more by listening. Sometimes our students just need to be heard. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Student Retention

Hi Jae, Everyone certainly has a role when it comes to working retention. Everyone is responsible for help with retaining students. Students must be held accountable as well. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Making Students Active Learners

Hi Lisa, Students love extra credit and are more eager to pay attention and participate when they know that they are going to get something for it. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Chris, You do a fantastic job with minimizing cheating. I simply stay on my feet the entire time my students are testing and watch them like a hawk. Patricia Scales

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