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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Avoiding common instructor mistakes

Hi Diane, What a great way to critique yourself by keeping notes. I can tell you want to be the best that you can be. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Reducing student cheating

Hi David, This is exactly what I do. We cannot make cheating easy/tempting for our students. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Interacting with students

Hi ELIZABETH, It sounds like you have a good rapport with your students. It makes a win-win situation for all when the instructor has a good professional relationship with their students. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Interacting with students

Hi Stephanie, Absolutely! We must treat every student the same. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Using guest speakers as resources

Hi Maricar, It is good to let the guest speaker know those things you want them to speak about. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Using guest speakers as resources

Hi John, I too have had this same experience! A guest speaker can add renewed excitement for some students. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Using guest speakers as resources

Hi James, We need to change things up for our students. Students love hearing from other professionals, and the information serves as reinforcement as to what they have been taught. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Identifying challenging students

Hi Glenn, Thank you for digging deep! Sometimes as instructors we need to dig so that we can find out what is truly going on with our students. We can save/help a lot of our students if we know their issues. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Bryan, I concur! The example provides great clarity! Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Lillian, Visual is a great sense to utilize to help students understand. Patricia Scales

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