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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Showing relevancy of course content

Hi Tim, Awesome! Great idea to make culinary applicable to ALL course content. Students understand the benefit of the course when they understand the relevancy of the course. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Gina, Yes, you have it! These are the different types of learners. Some students even need to do it in order to understand. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Using guest speakers as resources

Hi Jon, Yes, guest speakers are definitely proof in the pudding! Guest speakers let students know that they too can be successful! Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Making Students Active Learners

Hi Allen, Yes, students love for us to share real-life experience with them. They are anxious to know how things really are in the real world. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Diane, It sounds like you all are working hard to reduce cheating. You have great tactics in place. It is ashame you have to do all of that to keep students from cheating. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Showing examples of student work

Hi Diane, I share many resume examples with my Professinal Development class. Students love it when they can see what is expected of them. Visual adds better clarity. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Making course requirements clear for students

Hi Jon, Awesome! You do a fine job with making course requirements clear. Your students are fortunate to have you give them reminders. Some instructors do not remind their students. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Analytical Thinking Activities

Hi Miriam, Great questions to ask students to put things in a practical way and to help them understand how useful the skill is. Great questions to generate analytical thinking. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Following up with student assignments

Hi Michael, Exactly both the instructor and student need to be held accountable. As instructors, we need to lead by example and certainly practice what we preach. Patricia Scales

Patricia Scales

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Reducing student cheating

Hi Jerome, Yes instructors should keep ALL tests, quizzes, and most assignments as well. It is very common for students to pass tests, quizzes, assignments to future classes. Students will do what they can to help each other out. Patricia Scales

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