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 Thomas, A student/teacher relationship should never go out the four walls of the institution. The minute you begin to hang out with students, that is the very minute you are putting your job in danger. Patricia

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Capturing student attention

Hi Carol, The question poised to students "What do you expect to get out of the course?" is an excellent attention grabber as well as brain ponder. It is amazing based on some of the responses you will get. The questions make for an excellent conversation piece. Patricia

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Using guest speakers as resources

Hi Angelia, Super idea! You are on point! Our students have a plenty to juggle, and they do need motivation from more than just the instructors. Community experts and graduate speakers are excellent ways to share the knowledge and get students excited. Patricia

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Identifying challenging students

Hi Elizabeth, I hear you. We need people like you who can make a difference. It amazes me your institution does not have policies in place pertaining to profanity, piercings, dress code, etc. At my institution it is not tolerated. We are a stickler for professionalism with our students. Perhaps, you institution may need to implement some rules, policies, and procedures for students. Patricia

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Following up with student assignments

Hi Jennifer, As an instructor you should want to know if your students are grasping the material or not. It is important to determine before test time if students are understanding in order to provide help so that the students can do well on the test. Patricia

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Following up with student assignments

Hi Luke, Great points. Also, homework can help one to get a higher grade on tests, thus having a high class average. Patricia

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Creating a positive instructor image

Hi Mitch, What do you do to create a positive instructor image? Patricia

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Class management for student success

Hi Merlita, The classroom should be conducive for learning. We as educators owe it to students to ensure the environment is one where effective learning takes place. Patricia

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Maintaining a professional image

Hi Faith, The one thing you don't want to do is to lose your students respect. Once respect is lost, it is truly hard to regain. Work on not ever losing your students respect. Patricia

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Capturing student attention

Hi Amy, Instructors must be able to engage students. Students need to participate. In all my classes I have a 5% participation grade. Students are encouraged by this standard percentage. Patricia

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