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 Shirley, Students will quickly form an opinion of you, either good or bad. Professionalism is key! Patricia

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Interacting with students

Hi James, Interacting with EVERY student is important. We need to interact with all students so that students do not think that favoritism is being shown. Patricia

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Managing angry students

Hi Helen, This students needs to be spoken to immediately. This type of behavior has to stop. Deal with this student quickly and swiftly. Get personnel involved if there is a need. Patricia

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Managing angry students

Hi Juanito, It is extremely important for the instructor to remain calm and pleasant with angry students. Angry students should be given the opportunity to talk in a private setting if at all possible. Sometimes the student simply needs to vent. Patricia

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Class management for student success

Hi Joseph, What an awesome list! You really know how to take charge and produce an atmosphere that is conducive for learning to take place. You appear to be a person that does not tolerate any foolishness. I like your straightforwardness. Your students really have a great role model to follow. Patricia

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Involving silent students in class

Hi Richard, Monitoring is very important when students are working in groups. Students will put forth more effort whenever they know that they are being monitored by the instructor. Patricia

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Getting buy in from students

Hi James, Great information to share with students. Whenever students realize how relevant the information is to their career, they buy in from that point because they understand now how the class will help them. Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Shirley, Having varrious versions of an exam is a great way to curtail cheating. Today's software makes it very easy to scramble questions. Patricia

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Avoiding common instructor mistakes

Hi Benjamin, Mentors are excellent. If you are not assigned a mentor, find a seasoned instructor as ask them to mentor you. Teaching will be a lot less painless if you can learn the tricks of the trade from the best. Patricia

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Capturing student attention

Hi Dallan, I like the idea of trying to have a redundant teaching cycle so that students have a second chance of getting information. I let my students know if they miss information that I will meet them before class or after class to make sure they get what they missed. Patricia

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