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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Getting students excited about course content

Hi Beverly, Students like it when we make learning applicable to the real world. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Getting students excited about course content

Hi Zedia, I really like how you get your students involved to generate excitement in the course. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Getting students excited about course content

Hi Kimberly, I agree! When students see how they can benefit from the course, they have a keen interest in the course. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Getting students excited about course content

Hi Charles, Super! You make learning real practical, and your students fully understand the relevance of the course. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Getting buy in from students

Hi Joan, I concur! When I teach Excel I make sure my teaching includes all learning style. I also like to bring in current classified ads to show students how knowing Excel can make them extremely marketable. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Getting buy in from students

Hi Irby, I really like how you make learning real to get buy in from your students. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Heather, I concur! I have known some instructors to pull the group in that have the same wrong answers consistently to tell them what he/she suspects, but the students are not penalized, and normally this works, and the students begin to produce their own work. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Identifying challenging students

Hi Heather, I hear you loud and clear! We must be real with our students and force them to rise to the challenge because in the real world they will either sink or swim. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Showing relevancy of course content

Hi James (Jim), Come up with a presentation for Day 1 so that your students fully understand why they need to know the basics of math as it applies to their personal life. Make them see the BIG picture from the very beginning, Day 1. Never give the opportunity to question, "Why they need the course?" Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Getting students excited about course content

Hi Mary, I like to share stories about my administrative position when I worked for a lawyer as they apply to various business courses I teach. Patricia Scales

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