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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Using guest speakers as resources

Hi Precious, Guest speakers are such valuable resources. They have wonderful stories to share with students. They bring in a different perspective other than just theory from the book. Patricia

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Creating a positive instructor image

Hi Alethea, Mistakes are bound to happen. No one is perfect, simply be a professional across the board and your students will respect you just the same. Patricia

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Avoiding common instructor mistakes

Hi Meredith, Great advice! Use each mistake as a lesson learned. Patricia

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Involving silent students in class

Hi Mary, I have tried making silent students leaders of group projects, and it has worked well. Great way to get the silent student involved. Patricia

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Avoiding common instructor mistakes

Hi Leigh, What do you do to avoid common instructor mistakes? I always make sure I am prepared and well organized to reduce mistakes. Patricia

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Avoiding common instructor mistakes

Hi Neil, Just as instructors detect attitudes from students, students detect attitudes from instructors. As instructors we should display a very positive and upbeat attitude. Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Christina, It is great you have that flexibility to have another instructor to help watch while testing if you have a large class. I let my students know that you are being watched. Simply by them knowing they are being watched, it helps minimize cheating. Patricia

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Kevin, Seeing is believing. It gives them the confidence that they too can do it! Patricia

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Capturing student attention

Hi Denise, What do you do to capture your students attention? I like to talk about the money they can possibly make. Everyone is interested in hearing about making more money. Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Dave, I understand your perspective. I am thinking about various certification tests, I do not know of any certification test that will allow you to use notes and the book while taking the test. Everything for a certification tests is recalled from memory. Patricia

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