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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Critical Thinking Activities

Hi Nicole, These are great questions to poise to students to help them behave professionally and land that professional position that they are seeking. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Critical Thinking Activities

Hi Matthew, Awesome! Students enjoy it when we make learning apply to the real world. What a great way to utilize resources to enhance your students learning experience. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Making Students Active Learners

Hi Larry, Active learning with students really work. Students love being kept busy. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Making Students Active Learners

Hi Charles, Great idea of peer teaching. Students can really learn from each other because they present material from the understanding of a student's perspective. The instructor just have to make sure to provide great guidance/clarification if there is a need. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Advising Students

Hi Curtis, As instructors we must do our due diligence to instill in our students the importance of attendance. Students must realize that in the workplace poor attendance is not going to be tolerated. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Getting buy in from students

Hi Joseph, Students tend to really be interested in hearing how things are in the real world. They get excited from our stories based on personal experience. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Customer Service

Hi Craig, I concur! Companies are definitely our customers too! We have to produce a quality graduate in order to keep our companies happy that hire our students. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Customer Service

Hi Laura, We should definitely give our students impeccable customer service. They are the reason we have jobs! Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Student Retention

Hi Craig, Instructor spend more time with students more than anyone else in the building. The instructor is always on the pry to play detective. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Student Retention

Hi Katie, Everyone has to do their due diligence to help with retention. Retention is definitely a constant battle. Patricia Scales

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