Dr.
Timothy Sharer
Timothy J. Sharer is Professor of Education at Wayne
State College, a position he has held since 1997. Dr. Sharer's teaching
responsibilities have included teaching Secondary Schools, Human Relations
in a Multicultural Society, Current Issues and Trends in Education,
Introduction to Instruction, APL Level I Instructional Skills, Classroom
Management for both initial and advanced candidates, and Student Teaching
Supervision. His administration and committee duties in the School of
Education and Counseling include serving as Director of the Northeast
Nebraska Teacher Academy (NENTA) and Director of
Graduate Studies. He frequently represents the School of Education and
Counseling for the Fridays at Wayne
State and Just
Juniors recruitment programs on
campus. His college service has included serving on the campus-wide
Assessment Committee, Student Admissions & Retention Committee, Rank
and Professional Development Committee, the campus-wide Safety Committee,
President's Ethics Committee, Assessment Oversight Committee, General
Education Committee, Graduate Council, Teacher Education Advisory Council (TEAC) and the Teacher
Preparation Assessment Committee (TPAC) which oversees the School of
Education and Counseling's National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
Education (NCATE) and Nebraska Department of Education
Accreditations. Dr. Sharer formerly chaired the Department of
Secondary Education (1997-2001), the Professional Progress Committee in
the School of Education and Counseling, the Elementary Plus Team, and the
Middle Level Endorsement Development Committee. Sharer began teaching at
Wayne State College in 1995 after 21 years as a public school music
educator. Dr. Sharer taught instrumental music part-time at the Wayne
Middle School, taught and coached at Wymore Southern Junior-Senior High
School, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as a graduate assistant in
Opera and Choral Music, taught music methods at Dana College in Blair, and
from 1982-1995 was Director of Choral Activities and Chair of the
Department of Music at Lincoln Southeast High School in Lincoln, Nebraska.
From 1995 to 1997, Dr. Sharer was Associate Professor of Music at Wayne
State where he served as Director of Choral Activities, taught both
undergraduate and graduate studio voice, directed the Concert Choir,
Madrigal Singers, founded and directed the Men's Chorus and Vocal Jazz
Ensemble, was producer/director and scriptwriter for the Elizabethan
Christmasse Feastes, taught Choral Conducting, Teaching Vocal Music 7-12
and graduate courses in music education, choral literature and choral
conducting. In 1997-99, Sharer served on the Executive Board of the
Nebraska Music Educators Association as Chair of College and University
Affairs and Chair of the Nebraska Council for Music Teacher Education. He
continued to serve on the Executive Board of Nebraska Music Educators
Association as Director of the Nebraska Music Mentor Program until the
Spring of 2004. In the Spring of 1999, Sharer served on the Nebraska
Department of Education Rule 24 Music Endorsements Revision team.
This group revised the current content coursework included in secondary
and elementary teaching endorsements offered by Nebraska colleges
and universities. Sharer was an executive board member and former
secretary of the Wayne Community Schools Foundation. In 1998, Dr. Sharer
was selected to Who's Who Among America's Teachers. In
the Fall, 2005, Dr. Sharer was honored with the Outstanding
Service Award by the Nebraska Music Educators Association for his
years of service to both the organization and the field of music
education. Sharer is also a teaching associate with Jean Anastasio and
David Perry of APL
Associates of Camillus, NY and has co-authored a book with Jean
and David entitled Teaching: The Book - Instructional Skills and
Strategies for the Experienced and Novice Teacher published in
2007 and the second edition published in
February, 2012. He is currently finishing a
new book of advice for student teachers and first year teachers.
Dr. Sharer and his wife Beth Ann are both graduates
of Wayne State College with degrees in music education. Between them,
they have spent over 40 years teaching music in Nebraska schools. They
have one son, Corbin, a graduate of Wayne State College with a Bachelor
of Arts degree in studio arts who lives in Brooklyn, New York. Mrs.
Sharer is a staff member in the Wayne State College Holland Academic
Success Center. Dr. Sharer received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in
Education degree from Wayne State College. His Master of Music
degree is from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he specialized
in Vocal Performance/Pedagogy, Choral Music and Opera. His Doctor of
Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction is also from the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln. Sharer is a respected arranger of choral music and is
particularly known for his arrangements of vocal jazz standards. Dr.
Sharer is an amateur guitar player and a huge fan of the music of Dave
Matthews, John Mayer, Eric Clapton, James Taylor and B.B. King. He
enjoys Bible study, reading and classic movies.
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