Faculty Profiles

Concordia University- Chicago
Ed.D, Teacher Leadership, 2018 

Northern Illinois University
M.A., Curriculum and Instruction, 2010 

Wheaton College
B.A., Elementary Education, 2007

Dr. Carleigh Schoenleber comes to Wheaton after serving for ten years as a classroom teacher in many different grades at the elementary level. She has taught in both public and private schools in Illinois, providing a wealth of experience to share with Wheaton students as they seek God’s call for their teaching careers. She has done adjunct work in higher education at other Division 3 universities in the area as well. She began serving at Wheaton as a clinical placement supervisor for student teachers in the field and has continued to add more courses and responsibilities each year. A Wheaton alumnus of the Education program, she is committed to further mentoring and developing the next generation of educators to be agents of change in their future classrooms. 

Her research has focused on mentoring for pre-service teachers, peer-coaching, and best practices in technology integration in the classroom. With a wide range of classroom experiences across different schools and grade levels, she is passionate about promoting positive and collaborative professional relationships across any context. She is well-versed in technology integration, not only from her own classroom experiences with technology, but from her doctoral research on the positive impact of peer-coaching on technology integration in the classroom. She is committed to training educators to use technology to enhance their teaching using research-based best practices promoting digital discernment and stewardship. 

Dr. Schoenleber lives in Wheaton, Illinois with her husband and three children. She enjoys serving at her local church, finding quiet moments for her personal devotions and Bible study, as well as working out and spending time with her family. She loves being active and spending time outdoors with her husband and kids. She especially loves hiking and loves traveling out West to the mountains. A former Wheaton swimmer, she still loves spending time in the water whenever possible, especially with her children. She is grateful and humbled to give back to the Education program that prepared and fueled her to pursue teaching and now higher education. 

• Technology Integration
• Peer-Coaching
• Mentoring for Pre-service Teachers
• Curriculum Development
• Classroom Community
• Professional Learning Communities 

• EDUC 101- The Teaching Profession
• EDUC 313- General Methods for Elementary and Middle School
• EDUC 315- Math Methods for Elementary and Middle School
• EDUC 494/594- Senior Seminar- The Craft of Teaching
• EDUC 352/552- Educational Technology
• EDUC 496/596- Student Teaching 

Publications

Schoenleber, C.J. (2023). Technology integration and Biblical worldview in today's classroom. KSCEIT: 2023 International Conference: “Christian Education for Digital Natives”, South Korea.

King, R., Schoenleber, C., Mack, D. (2022, October). Best Practices and Biblical Worldview for Technology Integration. International Christian Community of Teacher Educators Journal, 17(2).

Presentations

International Christian Community for Teacher Education- “Hope for a Bright Future: Reimagining Teacher Candidate Induction”, Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts, May 2024.

International Christian Community for Teacher Education- “Exploring the ‘Why’: A Technology Integration Framework for Glorifying God with Technology in the Classroom”, Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts, May 2024. 

Wheaton College Library Scholar Series- “Best Practices and Biblical Worldview for Technology Integration”, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, February 2024

Wheaton College Lunch and Learn- “Technology Integration and Biblical Worldview in Today’s Classroom”, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, September 2023.

Korea Society for Christian Education Information and Technology, International Conference- “Technology Integration and Biblical Worldview in Today’s Classroom”, [Keynote speaker], South Korea, March 2023. 

International Christian Community for Teacher Education- “Best Practices and Biblical Worldview for Technology Integration.” Portland, Oregon, May 2022.

International Conference on Social and Education Sciences- “Peer Coaching and Technology Reluctant Teachers” Chicago, October 2021.

International Conference on Humanities, Social, and Education Sciences- “Peer Coaching and Technology Integration” New York, April 2021.

International Christian Community for Teacher Education- “The Power of Peer Coaching”, Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, Ohio, May 2021.

Concordia University-Chicago Dissertation Defense “Teachers and Technology Integration: Using Peer-Coaching to Help Technology Reluctant Teachers”, Chicago, August 2018.

Awards

Recipient of the 2024 Harro Van Brummelen Memorial Scholarship through the International Christian Community of Teacher Educators (ICCTE).

Recipient of the Wheaton College Alumni Faculty Development Grant 2024-2025.

Classroom Teaching K-12

Fourth Grade Teacher, 2013-2017, Wheaton Christian Grammar School, Wheaton, IL

Second Grade Teacher, 2011-2013, Wheaton Christian Grammar School, Wheaton, IL

First Grade Teacher, 2007- 2011, Kaneland School District, Sugar Grove, IL

Athletic Coaching

Junior High Cross Country Coach, 2011-2014, Wheaton Christian Grammar School, Wheaton, IL