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 Achla, I have learned that when the instructor is fully invovled, the students are more engaged. Utilizing a variety of teaching methods is a great way to keep studnets' attention. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Making course requirements clear for students

Hi Carole, Wow! This is awesome! You do a fantastic job with making course requirement clear. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Getting buy in from students

Hi Shelby, This is awesome! What a super way to generate buy in from your students. I love how you take an active role as well. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Making Students Active Learners

Hi Earl, Absolutely! The students come first. At my institution this is the order: Students, Institution and then Self. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Critical Thinking Activities

Hi Denisse, Case studies are excellent for giving students a real dose of how it is like in the real world. Students want to and need to know how the real world is like. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Monica, Examples show students that an assignment is attainable. They gain hope from seeing an example. Examples serve as motivators. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Making course requirements clear for students

Hi Rose Anne, Great ways to make course requirements clear. Our students need as much clarity as possible. When things are made plain to students they have no room to complain. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Advising Students

Hi Pietro, Clarity is a must. Students must have director, and some of our students really need direction. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Student Retention

Hi Ronald, You must work retention daily in order to retain as many students as possible. The key is to detect problems early. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Rose, Jumbling the questions is a great way to deter cheating. With today's software it is easy to cut and paste to jumble questions. Patricia Scales

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