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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Capturing student attention

Hi Cemal, How do you feel creating small discussion gropus help with capturing students attention? Patricia

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Showing relevancy of course content

Hi Guy, Visual is always capturing to students. As educators, we must remember the vast majority of learners are visual. Patricia

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Melissa, I always stress to my students that they can be as creative as they like as long as they meet the objectives. We do not want examples to paralyze a student's creativity. We just use the examples to make things clearer, to give the student ideas, and to show that the project is definitely doable. Patricia

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Teresa, Interpretation can certainly differ. I have found that sharing examples really do help clarify any misunderstandings. Patricia

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Cheryl, I like your creative ways of thinking to check students knowledge. These are ways that will certainly not allow much room at all for cheating. Patricia

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Following up with student assignments

Hi Richard, You are on point! As an instructor you need to ensure that your students are grasping the material. One way to make sure of this is to follow up on assignments. Every assignment should be beneficial to the student's career, therefore all assignments are important and should be followed up on. Patricia

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Getting buy in from students

Hi Warren, With adults it does seem to be a little easier because they have somewhat of an idea, as the instructor we just need to validate their thoughts and show/tell them how the course applies to the workplace. Patricia

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Using guest speakers as resources

Hi Linda, I've learned that guest speakers really solidfy in the students mind that what you are teaching is what is in the real world. Our students need to hear from professionals in the field. Patricia

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Connie, I concur. Students absolutely love being shown an example as to what is expected. As educators, we must remember the majority of learners are visual learners, the next biggest group is kinesthetic learners. Patricia

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Jannette, Visual always seem to be such a big help. As educators, we must remember the majority of our learners are visual learners. Patricia

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