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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Making course requirements clear for students

Hi Kathy, Meeting deadlines is a key factor in the workplace. Good lesson of teaching the concept of planning ahead in order to meet deadlines. Patricia

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Managing angry students

Hi Christopher, I concur! I learned early in my teaching profession that you should not take anything personally, and you must have tough skin. Patricia

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Involving silent students in class

Hi Danella, I like giving the silent ones some type of leadership role in the small group to somewhat force them to talk and open up. Patricia

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Reducing instructor anxiety

Hi Jennifer, It is human nature to have some anxiety. The more you do it, the more comfortable you will become. Patricia

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Dealing with students who shift blame to others

Hi Candace, Great correlation pointed out! I handle these scenarios of shifting blame as if the student were in the workplace. Patricia

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Getting buy in from students

Hi Wendy, These are super things to share/discuss with your students to sell them on the course. Students need to know how they will benefit from the course. Patricia

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Getting students excited about course content

Hi Jennifer, I concur! Real life examples/experiences are certainly more meaningful to students than book theory. Patricia

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Showing relevancy of course content

Hi Donna, Students grow a keen interest whenever they fully understand how the course pertains to their career. Patricia

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Analytical Thinking Activities

Hi Gregory, This is certainly a grand way of teaching students how to support their position. Students have to dig deep and research thoroughly to provide supporting details. Our students need to learn as much about research and anlayzing data as possible. Patricia

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Critical Thinking Activities

Hi Gregory, Super way to get students to think critically. Most people certainly react and then begin to think critically after reacting. Great analogy used here, very easy to follow the reaction then the thinking. Patricia

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