Melissa Epps is an Instructional Innovation Specialist for Sumter School District in Sumter, SC. She has invested 30 years into the education system. As an instructional technology specialist, she provides instructional technology support to certified and classified district employees. She models lessons in the classroom to demonstrate how to effectively integrate technology to broaden instructional delivery and enhance learning. Professional Development sessions are designed to meet the needs of individual groups such as schools, teachers, administration, and students to assist in transitioning learners from beginner to advanced users. 

Link to:  Sumter School District Instructional Innovation Department

Past Conferences Presenter

• Discovery Education Summer Institute (DENSI) 2025, Chicago 

• ISTELive 2025, San Antonio

• FETC 2024 Proposal Accepted

• SSD New Teacher Institute 

• FETC 2023, Orlando

• Impact Education January 2021

• SCATA (SC Title I Conference) 2022, 2021, 2020, & 2018

• EdTech Conferences Georgia and South Carolina 2016-2020

• SCASA Instructional Technology Roundtable 2017 and 2018

• Lower Richland Unconference 2016

• Ohio Google Summit 2022 Proposal Accepted

• UpState Conference 2023 Proposal Accepted

• FETC Conference 2022, 2023, 2017 & 2016

• SCABSE 2017

• SCBEA 2013 & 2014