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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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Keith, Great response! Establish boundaries with your students. Students have to realize based on your actions that you are the professional, and each person has a role to carry out. Instructors must remain professional at all times so that students will have nothing to talk about. Patricia

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Identifying challenging students

Hi Thomas, I think it is a fabulous idea! You can make this rule unique to your class if it is not a policy that does not want to be implemented institution wide. With today's technology, we need to know what our students are using in class. Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Kathleen, Nicely stated! We lead by example, and we should certainly show the students we want them the professional to become. Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Jessie, I show my students great respect as well, therefore they return great respect. I am very fair and consistent with all rules. I also show my students professionalism. Patricia

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Getting buy in from students

Hi Stephen, Super learning tool as well. What an awesome way to broaden your students knowledge base. Patricia

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Following up with student assignments

Hi Caro, Students have to realize that we are giving them meaningful assignments to enhance the course objectives and to make them a better student, therefore we as instructors certainly need to follow up on assignments. Patricia

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Class management for student success

Hi Jennifer, The instructor better control the classroom at all times, otherwise students will take things in their hands and all kind of chaos will begin...not good. Patricia

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Using guest speakers as resources

Hi Monica, Guest speakers are priceless! The right guest speaker can certainly add spark to the course! Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Mark, That's right! Some students will do what they can to beat the system by cheating, and they must realize they are only hurting themselves. Patricia

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Critical Thinking Activities

Hi Shari, Students love hands-on! A lot of students have to actually do the concept before they fully understand what's going on. Studies have proven that kinesthetic learners need to feel it and do it. Patricia

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