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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Interacting with students

Hi Karen, I love your outlook! Make students rise to the challenge. You get from students what your expect. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Using guest speakers as resources

Hi Jennifer, You are on point! Guest speakers are priceless! Graduate guest speakers are the absolute best! Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Identifying challenging students

Hi Daniel, Sometimes all our students need to hear is that we care about them, and we believe in them. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Identifying challenging students

Hi Mitessa, You sound like you do a fantastic job motivating your students. Keep the faith is key! Continue to encourage your students. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Following up with student assignments

Hi Debra, I agree 100%! At my institution my instructors have a next-class-period turn-around time frame to return graded assignments. Students need to and want to know how they are progressing. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Following up with student assignments

Hi Amanda, Awesome way to follow up. This practice makes a lot of sense and makes for a better student. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Capturing student attention

Hi Nelly, I concur! I engage students by making a practice of randomly calling on students daily. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Showing relevancy of course content

Hi Heidi, I like to show course relevancy by bringing in classified ads that pertain to the course or the skill(s) the student will obtain from the course. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Showing relevancy of course content

Hi Cynthia, Super way to get students to see the importance of the course. Excellent way to motivate students to want to keyboard the correct way. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Nelly, Competition is not always a bad thing. Some students are better because of competeing. Patricia Scales

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