Michele Schaich

"I love to remind my students as they are learning how to teach: 'God does not call the equipped; He equips the called.'"

• Teaching & Education

  You will learn with me when taking courses in Elementary Education including:

  • Assessment in Reading
  • Instructional Practices in Reading
  • Content Area Reading and Writing through Children’s Literature
  • Integration of Literature and the Arts into the Content Area
  • Materials and Methods in Social Studies

  Degrees

  • B.A. Intermediate Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • M.S. Special Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Ed.D. Curriculum and Instruction, Gardner-Webb University
  • Principal’s License, Educational Leadership and Administration, Western Carolina University
  • Reading Specialist Certification, Western Carolina University
• Professional Experience

  My experience includes the following:

  • Department Chair Elementary Education North Greenville University 2014-present
  • Literacy Coach; Testing Coordinator; at McDowell County Schools (NC)
  • Assistant Principal; District Lead Reading Specialist; Reading Specialist; 4th Grade Teacher; Special Education Teacher– Buncombe County Schools (NC)
• Articles Published

  Publications

  • Exploring II Curriculum for Children’s Discipleship Training
    Nashville, TN 1995, 1996, 1997
  • Dissertation: An Examination of Elementary Pre-service Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs for
    Teaching Reading (2016)

  Presentations

  • Panelist, Technology Integration North Greenville University, August 2020
  • University Professor Panelist for Dr. Brown’s C&I course, July 2020
  • Beta Delta Education Honor Society, October 2018
  • Engaged Learning Workshop NGU Faculty August 2017
  • Keeping Learning Alive Conference, Gardner-Webb University July 2016
• Awards Received

  One of my recent Honors mentees won NGU Honors Project of the Year with her research on current best practices in Elementary Social Studies.

• My Network

  I will gladly involve you in my circle that includes Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell in Leveled Literacy Intervention in Washington, DC. I am a trainer with Thinking Maps.

• My Story

  I love teaching at all levels—from elementary age students to adults. Teaching kindergartners how to read was a profoundly joyous experience. I cherish my days being a 4th grade classroom teacher, school and district lead reading specialist, and an assistant principal. Facilitating literacy professional development for classroom teachers, paraprofessionals, and reading specialists was such rewarding work. However, I have found teaching young adult education majors how to teach reading is an even greater joy! I have been described by my college students as “passionate about literacy”, especially as it applies to struggling readers. I love seeing the growth in self-efficacy as my students learn how to teach. Teaching pre-service teachers involves being invested in their success! I treasure when they ask me to pray with them. Numerous times every week, they reach out to me with questions or to share teaching successes or personal struggles. I take my calling as an educator very seriously. I am blessed to form lasting relationships with my students.

  Favorite Course to Teach

  Integrating Content through Literature and the Arts because I love purposeful arts integration! It makes learning come alive in all the content areas!