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The "spark plug" coach who awakens student interest!
Shara S.

4.8 (312 ratings)

1,094 hours tutoring

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The "spark plug" coach who awakens student interest!
The "spark plug" coach who awakens student interest!
Shara S.

4.8 (312 ratings)

1,094 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee
4.8 (312 ratings)

1,094 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

About Shara

Bio

I'm a life-long learner. Check out my profile picture; I'm having lunch in a traditional family hutong home in Beijing, China! Take hold of every opportunity you're given to learn; the more you learn, the more you'll want to know!

I've been an educator for years. I've taught AD, BSN, Master, and PhD nursing students (campus, clinical, online), MBA students (online), Bible college students (writing, computer usage, & science mostly), pre-school through high school home school students in...

I'm a life-long learner. Check out my profile picture; I'm having lunch in a traditional family hutong home in Beijing, China! Take hold of every opportunity you're given to learn; the more you learn, the more you'll want to know!

I've been an educator for years. I've taught AD, BSN, Master, and PhD nursing students (campus, clinical, online), MBA students (online), Bible college students (writing, computer usage, & science mostly), pre-school through high school home school students in courses as diverse as writing, geography, drama, public speaking, and character, plus non-academic subjects such as cooking, piano lessons, and gardening.

Surprisingly, my goal is to work myself out of a job! I see myself as your coach. When we're finished working together, our goal is that you've become a successful, independent learner, capable of mastering the subject on your own, and transferring your skills to future learning opportunities. After assessing where you are and where you need to be in terms of mastering your subject content, we'll explore what learning strategies work best for you so we can build upon your strengths. You'll help construct our sessions. I also include critical thinking in every session plus build your skills in studying, organization, reading, and writing because it is important to nail down those basics.

Beginning nursing students: Let's meet at least one month before you start your program and do some strategic planning. This session will give you a strong start, get your time management plan nailed down, give you a variety of resources that can speed along your understanding and application of lecture content and help you prepare both for clinical and exams, help you build your library of "essentials" to speed along your study time, and keep you healthy! Nursing school is stressful, but being proactive will go a long way toward helping you succeed!

Spark plugs may be small, but they can make all the difference in your world!

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Education

University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
Nursing
University of MO-Kansas City
Masters

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $75
  • Rate details: Rates vary depending on nature of tutoring request. Cancellation fee: $25 with 2-22 hour notice, full price with 0-2 hour notice. Posted rate adjusted as appropriate.
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 4/2/2016

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Business

Public Speaking

Public Speaking

This is one of people’s most prevalent fears. If it’s yours, it is time to battle this ‘beast’ to the ground! I've taught public speaking skills as part of drama and speech classes for K-12 and practiced them regularly myself as a college lecturer and regular public speaker for the past 30 years. Being an effective communicator increases our self-confidence, makes us more comfortable with our verbal and non-verbal communication skills with people, and helps us boost our creativity and critical thinking skills, a plus in college, careers, and life. We’ll use any upcoming speech you may have to start honing your skills in audience, preparation, content, organization, delivery, and analysis at the same time as we study & practice a variety of speech types (informative, persuasive, demonstrative, special occasion, etc), and become aware of your personal speech habits & characteristics, improve posture, poise, voice, diction, pacing, and more. We can include Keynote or PowerPoint presentations if you'll be using an audiovisual for your speech.

Corporate Training

Proofreading,

Proofreading

I've taught online writing and research courses since 1999. I'm happy to help you format and edit your research and other papers.
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

This is one of people’s most prevalent fears. If it’s yours, it is time to battle this ‘beast’ to the ground! I've taught public speaking skills as part of drama and speech classes for K-12 and practiced them regularly myself as a college lecturer and regular public speaker for the past 30 years. Being an effective communicator increases our self-confidence, makes us more comfortable with our verbal and non-verbal communication skills with people, and helps us boost our creativity and critical thinking skills, a plus in college, careers, and life. We’ll use any upcoming speech you may have to start honing your skills in audience, preparation, content, organization, delivery, and analysis at the same time as we study & practice a variety of speech types (informative, persuasive, demonstrative, special occasion, etc), and become aware of your personal speech habits & characteristics, improve posture, poise, voice, diction, pacing, and more. We can include Keynote or PowerPoint presentations if you'll be using an audiovisual for your speech.

Elementary Education

Study Skills

Study Skills

Study skills are foundational! I’ve enjoyed teaching two online high school English courses in a college prep environment for over ten years. The first semester course focuses on developing study skills: organizational tools for home & school, goal-setting, a conducive study environment, comprehension (how to read specific types of materials such as instructions, textbooks, charts/diagrams; discerning the main idea; understanding vocabulary/technical words), taking notes, summarizing, writing outlines, time & task management, developing study schedules, tackling specific types of projects (homework, writing assignments, long-term projects), and test-taking strategies. The second semester course reinforces these skills as well as giving added attention to outlines and writing research papers.

English

English,

English

Excelling in your English courses will help you become an overall better communicator, strengthen your writing skills, particularly in preparation for upper level courses, and help you to understand human perspectives developed by reading a wide variety of literature. I focus primarily on written and oral communication and development of your ability to express your thoughts, beliefs, and ideas in writing. I hold both a BSN and MSN which required language arts, writing, research papers, and courses applying these skills. High school/college - I tutored online upper high school-early college classes in English grammar and research writing from 1999-2012. I’ve also held various university faculty positions for over 10 years in which I helped assist and guide students with their research papers. Master’s, Business professionals - I’ve tutored MBA and Master and PhD level nursing students with their research. We review topic brainstorming, paper organization (outline), research, support of the thesis or pico(t), and adherence to required guidelines.
Proofreading,

Proofreading

I've taught online writing and research courses since 1999. I'm happy to help you format and edit your research and other papers.
Public Speaking,

Public Speaking

This is one of people’s most prevalent fears. If it’s yours, it is time to battle this ‘beast’ to the ground! I've taught public speaking skills as part of drama and speech classes for K-12 and practiced them regularly myself as a college lecturer and regular public speaker for the past 30 years. Being an effective communicator increases our self-confidence, makes us more comfortable with our verbal and non-verbal communication skills with people, and helps us boost our creativity and critical thinking skills, a plus in college, careers, and life. We’ll use any upcoming speech you may have to start honing your skills in audience, preparation, content, organization, delivery, and analysis at the same time as we study & practice a variety of speech types (informative, persuasive, demonstrative, special occasion, etc), and become aware of your personal speech habits & characteristics, improve posture, poise, voice, diction, pacing, and more. We can include Keynote or PowerPoint presentations if you'll be using an audiovisual for your speech.
Writing

Writing

I hold both a BSN and MSN which required language arts, writing, research papers, and courses applying these skills. High school/college - I tutored online upper high school-early college classes in English grammar and research writing from 1999-2012. I’ve also held various university faculty positions for over 10 years in which I helped assist and guide students with their research papers. Master’s, Business professionals - I’ve tutored MBA and Master’s level nursing students with their research papers. We review topic brainstorming, paper organization (outline), research, support of the thesis or pico(t), and adherence to required guidelines.

Homeschool

English,

English

Excelling in your English courses will help you become an overall better communicator, strengthen your writing skills, particularly in preparation for upper level courses, and help you to understand human perspectives developed by reading a wide variety of literature. I focus primarily on written and oral communication and development of your ability to express your thoughts, beliefs, and ideas in writing. I hold both a BSN and MSN which required language arts, writing, research papers, and courses applying these skills. High school/college - I tutored online upper high school-early college classes in English grammar and research writing from 1999-2012. I’ve also held various university faculty positions for over 10 years in which I helped assist and guide students with their research papers. Master’s, Business professionals - I’ve tutored MBA and Master and PhD level nursing students with their research. We review topic brainstorming, paper organization (outline), research, support of the thesis or pico(t), and adherence to required guidelines.
Study Skills,

Study Skills

Study skills are foundational! I’ve enjoyed teaching two online high school English courses in a college prep environment for over ten years. The first semester course focuses on developing study skills: organizational tools for home & school, goal-setting, a conducive study environment, comprehension (how to read specific types of materials such as instructions, textbooks, charts/diagrams; discerning the main idea; understanding vocabulary/technical words), taking notes, summarizing, writing outlines, time & task management, developing study schedules, tackling specific types of projects (homework, writing assignments, long-term projects), and test-taking strategies. The second semester course reinforces these skills as well as giving added attention to outlines and writing research papers.
Writing

Writing

I hold both a BSN and MSN which required language arts, writing, research papers, and courses applying these skills. High school/college - I tutored online upper high school-early college classes in English grammar and research writing from 1999-2012. I’ve also held various university faculty positions for over 10 years in which I helped assist and guide students with their research papers. Master’s, Business professionals - I’ve tutored MBA and Master’s level nursing students with their research papers. We review topic brainstorming, paper organization (outline), research, support of the thesis or pico(t), and adherence to required guidelines.

Most Popular

English,

English

Excelling in your English courses will help you become an overall better communicator, strengthen your writing skills, particularly in preparation for upper level courses, and help you to understand human perspectives developed by reading a wide variety of literature. I focus primarily on written and oral communication and development of your ability to express your thoughts, beliefs, and ideas in writing. I hold both a BSN and MSN which required language arts, writing, research papers, and courses applying these skills. High school/college - I tutored online upper high school-early college classes in English grammar and research writing from 1999-2012. I’ve also held various university faculty positions for over 10 years in which I helped assist and guide students with their research papers. Master’s, Business professionals - I’ve tutored MBA and Master and PhD level nursing students with their research. We review topic brainstorming, paper organization (outline), research, support of the thesis or pico(t), and adherence to required guidelines.
Study Skills,

Study Skills

Study skills are foundational! I’ve enjoyed teaching two online high school English courses in a college prep environment for over ten years. The first semester course focuses on developing study skills: organizational tools for home & school, goal-setting, a conducive study environment, comprehension (how to read specific types of materials such as instructions, textbooks, charts/diagrams; discerning the main idea; understanding vocabulary/technical words), taking notes, summarizing, writing outlines, time & task management, developing study schedules, tackling specific types of projects (homework, writing assignments, long-term projects), and test-taking strategies. The second semester course reinforces these skills as well as giving added attention to outlines and writing research papers.
Writing

Writing

I hold both a BSN and MSN which required language arts, writing, research papers, and courses applying these skills. High school/college - I tutored online upper high school-early college classes in English grammar and research writing from 1999-2012. I’ve also held various university faculty positions for over 10 years in which I helped assist and guide students with their research papers. Master’s, Business professionals - I’ve tutored MBA and Master’s level nursing students with their research papers. We review topic brainstorming, paper organization (outline), research, support of the thesis or pico(t), and adherence to required guidelines.

Other

Nursing,

Nursing

I hold both a BSN, MSN, and CCM (Case Manager certification). I'm a strong patient Health Educator, Advocate, a Faith and Health Ambassador, and a TBRI practitioner. I have 7+ years in nursing education in ADN, BSN programs in the classroom, clinical, and online and a combined 17 years in nurse case management, including pediatrics, behavioral health, maternal/child, geriatrics, community health, and HC Leadership. I suppose I'm something of a "super-generalist" in that I've worked the entire age span, from childbirth education to end-of-life. In addition, I've tutored online part time since 1999 in a wide variety of topics including working with BSN and nursing post grads (through DNP) with nursing research and evidence-based research projects. I particularly enjoy three types of tutoring: 1) I enjoy meeting with new nursing students at least once BEFORE they start their first course to help them get a strong start in terms of resources, study skills, time management, and retaining life balance to help counteract the stress typical of nursing school. I do my best to individualize a plan depending on each student's needs and learning strengths. 2) I love research! I like to help BSN/MSN/DNP students develop PICOTs, find and critique research articles, and plan/write research proposal papers. 3) I also love to help all individuals, not just students, build their health knowledge to better understand their health condition(s), understand how to navigate the health care system & work with their provider and other community resources, primarily learning how to be their own health advocate and build a team that will help them reach their personal health goals. This includes doing some reading and research, learning how to keep your own health and medication records, understanding special diets and how to prepare delicious foods on those diets, and making recommended lifestyle changes easier and even fun!
Study Skills

Study Skills

Study skills are foundational! I’ve enjoyed teaching two online high school English courses in a college prep environment for over ten years. The first semester course focuses on developing study skills: organizational tools for home & school, goal-setting, a conducive study environment, comprehension (how to read specific types of materials such as instructions, textbooks, charts/diagrams; discerning the main idea; understanding vocabulary/technical words), taking notes, summarizing, writing outlines, time & task management, developing study schedules, tackling specific types of projects (homework, writing assignments, long-term projects), and test-taking strategies. The second semester course reinforces these skills as well as giving added attention to outlines and writing research papers.

Science

Nursing,

Nursing

I hold both a BSN, MSN, and CCM (Case Manager certification). I'm a strong patient Health Educator, Advocate, a Faith and Health Ambassador, and a TBRI practitioner. I have 7+ years in nursing education in ADN, BSN programs in the classroom, clinical, and online and a combined 17 years in nurse case management, including pediatrics, behavioral health, maternal/child, geriatrics, community health, and HC Leadership. I suppose I'm something of a "super-generalist" in that I've worked the entire age span, from childbirth education to end-of-life. In addition, I've tutored online part time since 1999 in a wide variety of topics including working with BSN and nursing post grads (through DNP) with nursing research and evidence-based research projects. I particularly enjoy three types of tutoring: 1) I enjoy meeting with new nursing students at least once BEFORE they start their first course to help them get a strong start in terms of resources, study skills, time management, and retaining life balance to help counteract the stress typical of nursing school. I do my best to individualize a plan depending on each student's needs and learning strengths. 2) I love research! I like to help BSN/MSN/DNP students develop PICOTs, find and critique research articles, and plan/write research proposal papers. 3) I also love to help all individuals, not just students, build their health knowledge to better understand their health condition(s), understand how to navigate the health care system & work with their provider and other community resources, primarily learning how to be their own health advocate and build a team that will help them reach their personal health goals. This includes doing some reading and research, learning how to keep your own health and medication records, understanding special diets and how to prepare delicious foods on those diets, and making recommended lifestyle changes easier and even fun!
Nutrition,

Nutrition

My interest in nutrition and health education began in college with my nursing classes. Over the years my own health necessitated that I take additional classes as well as undertake significant self-study in nutrition (not a class often taught in medical school, by the way). I also taught both basic and advanced nutrition courses for over ten years. I read voraciously and take a variety of nutrition classes myself every year. My special interests are gluten & dairy free, plant-based diets, Feingold, dehydrating foods, raw foods, and growing your own food. I am not a certified nutritionist, or a registered dietitian, but I hold a master degree in nursing, am a Master Gardener, and I'm a Certified Case Manager with experience across the age span, children to elders. Health education draws from many fields including biology, environmental science, psychology, and the physical and medical sciences. If you need some help in any of these areas or simply want to learn more about self-advocacy for your own health, I’d be glad to help.
Anatomy, Physiology

Special Needs

Study Skills

Study Skills

Study skills are foundational! I’ve enjoyed teaching two online high school English courses in a college prep environment for over ten years. The first semester course focuses on developing study skills: organizational tools for home & school, goal-setting, a conducive study environment, comprehension (how to read specific types of materials such as instructions, textbooks, charts/diagrams; discerning the main idea; understanding vocabulary/technical words), taking notes, summarizing, writing outlines, time & task management, developing study schedules, tackling specific types of projects (homework, writing assignments, long-term projects), and test-taking strategies. The second semester course reinforces these skills as well as giving added attention to outlines and writing research papers.

Sports/Recreation

Cooking,

Cooking

I've been cooking all my life. I've studied and taught various aspects of cooking and using whole foods for the past 20 years. My special interests are gluten & dairy free, a plant-based diet, dehydrating foods, and raw cooking, which admittedly seems a little odd to list under 'cooking.' I have personal experience rotating my own diet to avoid significant food allergies. I've taught both basic and advanced nutrition courses in an online format for a college for over ten years. I’m not a chef, certified nutritionist, or a registered dietitian, but I am a registered nurse. If you need some help in any of these areas, I’d be glad to help.
Nutrition

Nutrition

My interest in nutrition and health education began in college with my nursing classes. Over the years my own health necessitated that I take additional classes as well as undertake significant self-study in nutrition (not a class often taught in medical school, by the way). I also taught both basic and advanced nutrition courses for over ten years. I read voraciously and take a variety of nutrition classes myself every year. My special interests are gluten & dairy free, plant-based diets, Feingold, dehydrating foods, raw foods, and growing your own food. I am not a certified nutritionist, or a registered dietitian, but I hold a master degree in nursing, am a Master Gardener, and I'm a Certified Case Manager with experience across the age span, children to elders. Health education draws from many fields including biology, environmental science, psychology, and the physical and medical sciences. If you need some help in any of these areas or simply want to learn more about self-advocacy for your own health, I’d be glad to help.

Summer

Study Skills,

Study Skills

Study skills are foundational! I’ve enjoyed teaching two online high school English courses in a college prep environment for over ten years. The first semester course focuses on developing study skills: organizational tools for home & school, goal-setting, a conducive study environment, comprehension (how to read specific types of materials such as instructions, textbooks, charts/diagrams; discerning the main idea; understanding vocabulary/technical words), taking notes, summarizing, writing outlines, time & task management, developing study schedules, tackling specific types of projects (homework, writing assignments, long-term projects), and test-taking strategies. The second semester course reinforces these skills as well as giving added attention to outlines and writing research papers.
Writing

Writing

I hold both a BSN and MSN which required language arts, writing, research papers, and courses applying these skills. High school/college - I tutored online upper high school-early college classes in English grammar and research writing from 1999-2012. I’ve also held various university faculty positions for over 10 years in which I helped assist and guide students with their research papers. Master’s, Business professionals - I’ve tutored MBA and Master’s level nursing students with their research papers. We review topic brainstorming, paper organization (outline), research, support of the thesis or pico(t), and adherence to required guidelines.

Ratings and Reviews

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Reviews

Excellent teacher; very informative!

I had a wonderful first tutor session with Shara! She is extremely kind, knowledgeable, and patient. I’m excited to utilize all of the information we covered in our session and I look forward to many future tutor sessions with her. Thank you Shara! :)

Sarah, 1 lesson with Shara

Tutoring for theory

Applications to theoretically nursing and research. Gave wonderful advice on how to write a nursing paper. Found a useful article that related to the topic. Made nursing understandable at a basic level

Liza, 1 lesson with Shara

Patient and knowledgeable tutor

Shara has been incredibly helpful throughout my educational journey over the last 2 years. I am completing a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. She helped me complete my scholarly project/thesis in a timely fashion. We worked together on a thorough review of the literature, synthesis table, evaluation table, proposal, and manuscript. I am a student that needs a tutor that will let me direct the appointment. In my appointments, she provides me with motivation and momentum for an assignment. She is very attentive and will speak up if I miss something grammatically. She often helps me add critical thinking pieces to my assignments that take an assignment from being bare minimum to doctoral-level thinking. She has been incredibly supportive and I highly recommend her help. I want to remind you that tutors cannot make magic happen in a short amount of time. As a professional student, you should plan ahead on your assignments. Giving yourself plenty of time to complete assignments reduces your stress, and Shara is best able to help you get the most out of your course/assignments.

Brittney, 116 lessons with Shara

Amazing first session

Thank you so much for meeting with me, I really enjoyed our conversation! We’re definitely on the same page about how to go forward. I’ll order the nursing calculations work book tonight. Can’t wait to work with you again!

Madison, 1 lesson with Shara

great teacher

This was the first session I had and I feel that she used the time very wisely. She gave me practiced questions that pertained to the material that I am studying now as well as resources to use for my future understanding.

Monica, 1 lesson with Shara

Secret weapon

Shara is truly amazing! I have been working with her for a nursing research course and although I strongly dislike the course, I am actually starting to understand the course and it’s content. She is always prepared when she arrives and makes notes based on what you send her. She doesn’t make you feel uncomfortable and her easy going nature enables you to learn in a nonjudgmental environment. Shara helped me to boost my grades and is the reason for my success so she has become my secret weapon! She is worth every penny and so much more!

Stephanie, 15 lessons with Shara

Knowledgeable, caring. and patient

Shara taught me test taking strategy, study plan and study tools for me to prepare for my pharmacology exam and fundamental courses. I have the confidence that I will do well on my pharmacology exam and I'm sure that I will do well on my next big exam. I recommend nursing students to reach out to Shara for help. You will do great, but you have to study hard and put those study plan into actions.

Hnat, 7 lessons with Shara

Inspiration for a stay at home dad

Making a plan and organizing my house and kitchen has been a challenge for this stay at home dad, and Shara is helping. We've gone over a range of things from healthy cooking to getting the kids involved in keeping the house running. Thank you Shara!

Jeff, 9 lessons with Shara

Peds Testing

Mrs. Shara as an experienced nurse and educator, is very knowledgeable and informative with NCLEX style testing. Our one session was helpful and encouraging in helping me know what steps to take in studying for this peds exam and future exams.

Emily, 1 lesson with Shara
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