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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Avoiding common instructor mistakes

Hi Sara, I agree! Some mistakes can be avoided by preparing properly. If a mistake is made, learn from it and move on. Patricia

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Capturing student attention

Hi Clifton, Any type of student involvement is a sure way to capture attention. Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Leanne, You are right! In the classroom, everything should be all about business. Personal conversations can create problems in the classroom. Patricia

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Getting buy in from students

Hi Jennifer, Students need to know how they are going to benefit either professionally, personally, or both. Patricia

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Making course requirements clear for students

Hi Donna, Absolutely! Everything is clear. There is no need for guess work because all expectations are made clear up front. Patricia

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Using guest speakers as resources

Hi Patricia, Super! Great ideas to implement for my medical assisting review course. Guest speakers are priceless. Patricia

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Getting Students Interested and Involved in Course Content

Hi Condra, MaxKnowledge has excellent healthcare courses that will help you in this area. Talk to your administrator about taking them. Go online and get some fun activities pertaining to your courses. Create some interesting and exciting PowerPoint presentations, utilize a graduate guest speaker, and take field trips. Patricia

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Avoiding common instructor mistakes

Hi Tom, Great response! We all make mistakes. Use each mistake as a lesson learned and do not be afraid to ask for help. Technical mistakes can make it appear to students that the instructor does not know what he/she is doing is why so many of us are apprehensive about making this type of mistake. Patricia

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Interacting with students

Hi David, I concur! Every student is different, therefore we have a challening responsibility to learn each student so that we can interact and communicate effectively. Patricia

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Showing relevancy of course content

Hi James, Students become really interested and motivated once they learn how the subject matter will apply to their career. Patricia

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