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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Reducing student cheating

Hi Phyllis, That's right, sitting is not a role that instuctors should partake in. Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Brant, Absolutely, keeping a distant is good for both the student and instructor; each person knows their role. Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Rick, I concur! The tools that are available to connenct with people can certainly by used to your advantage if you do not abuse them. Patricia

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Following up with student assignments

Hi Jessica, You are certainly on point! Students generally follow lead from the insructor. If they know that you are going to check their work, they will do it, otherwise if the instructor is slack, the student will become slack. Patricia

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Getting students excited about course content

Hi Alison, I can certainly see how your students get excited about these activities. Incorporating music into the lesson has proven to be very effective far as long as I can remember. This generation especially loves music, what a great way to get students interested in the content. Patricia

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Showing relevancy of course content

Hi Harvey, Experience is truly the best teacher! You have practical experience to share with your students, which makes the lecture that much more exciting. Students love to hear our personal stories as they apply to the lesson. Patricia

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Reducing instructor anxiety

Hi Audrey, I can tell you are well prepared for your classes, and you lead by example. Thank you for being a super role model for our students and teaching them how to become a professional. Patricia

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Making course requirements clear for students

Hi Debra, I like how you make things applicable to the workplace. I really like how you grade students in professionalism. Our students must learn how to act professionally. Patricia

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Getting buy in from students

Hi Donna, Great tactics to utilize to get students to buy into general ed. courses. Students need to understand how they are going to benefit from the course professionally and/or personally. Patricia

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Patricia, Students are motivated by being shown an example as well. They become more ready to begin the project after seeing an example. Patricia

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