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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Creating a positive instructor image

Hi David, An instructor's mood helps set the tone of the class. Students can tell when you are in a bad mood. Patricia

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Getting students excited about course content

Hi Juan, I like the idea of kind of like a pretest and post test. Students can really see how much they learned. Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hello Michael, Yes, students are clever. They will try to beat any system. Patricia

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Involving silent students in class

Hi Christian, Silent students tend to do very well in a very small setting. Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi William, Great response! Student should automatically know there is a distance based on the two different roles. Patricia

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Class management for student success

Hi William, The classroom should be conducive for learning. Patricia

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Dealing with Challenging Students

Hi Carolyn, Thanks for sharing the Chinese characters for listening. This makes sense. Patricia

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Interacting with students

Hi Patricia, Students should always feel important. Students want to know that they matter. Patricia

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Getting students excited about course content

Hi Andrew, What type of reaction do you get from students buy utilizing these resources? Patricia

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Using guest speakers as resources

Hi Elizabeth, Guest speakers are good to have as a part of your network as well. Patricia

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