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Degrees and Certifications:
B.A. in English, The University of South Carolina, 2002 M. Ed., The University of South Carolina, 2003 Areas of Certification: Early Childhood Education Experience: First Grade Teacher 2003-Present White Knoll Elementary School, LCSD1 Specialized Training and Professional Opportunities: Trained in Balanced Literacy (SCRI: 2004-2007) Past Presenter at Lexington 1 Instructional Fairs 2005;2007 Mentor Cooperating Teacher for a Student Teacher Intern with USC 2006 ADEPT Certified Mentor Coaching Teacher for a fellow Teacher at WKES, 2007-2008 Creating Literacy Independence Using Tech. Daily Five & CAFE 2010 Going Deeper with Reading Data to Inform Instruction 2010 Units of Study for Teaching Writing K-5 2011 Effective Mini Lessons K-5 2011 The Daily 5 and CAFE: Everything you want to know 2011 Leadership Builds Character 2011 Trained in “Leader in Me” Trained as a Mentor Teacher 2017 Trained as a Teacher Evaluator 2018 Presenter for WKES Unconference 2019 Read to Succeed Endorsed 2020
Mrs. Melissa Leviner
My name is Mrs. Melissa Leviner, and I am very excited about being your child’s first-grade teacher! This will begin my 20th year teaching first grade at White Knoll Elementary. I am originally from Orangeburg, SC.
I have a B.A. in English and a Masters in Early Childhood Education, both from USC. Teaching is my greatest passion, but I also enjoy reading, writing, crafting with all things paper, and more importantly, spending time with my precious family.
My husband, Sam, and I have been married for sixteen years, and we have a thirteen-year-old daughter named Caroline and an eight-year-old son named William! Caroline is just a delight! Caroline will be an eighth grader at Beechwood Middle! She enjoys pointe ballet, singing in our church's choir, and volleyball. Like his big sister, our William brings so much joy into our lives! He loves legos, reading, writing, playing outdoors, and all that things go, but baseball and soccer are his favorite sports! William will be a third grader here at WKE!
Thank you for sharing your child with me! I can hardly wait to spend the next year growing and learning with your first grader! It’s going to be so much fun in first grade! Let’s go “team”!!
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