In my role as the Director of Digital Learning and Innovation at with Copperas Cove ISD, I have had the pleasure of being featured in videos, quoted in some news articles (and featured on one podcast). Below you’ll find some links to news reports of our special events.

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Copperas Cove ISD holds inaugural Salute to Literacy

Cove Leader Press – By david_morris on Thu, 09/18/2025 – 16:04

https://www.coveleaderpress.com/news/copperas-cove-isd-holds-inaugural-salute-literacy

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Making The Grade: Central Texas public schools show scattered responses to using popular artificial intelligence chat bot in the classroom

https://www.kwtx.com/2023/08/16/making-grade-central-texas-public-schools-show-scattered-responses-using-popular-artificial-intelligence-chat-bot-classroom/

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DoDEA grant funds Copperas Cove ISD robotics showcase

By Wendy Sledd Special to the Herald May 24, 2023

https://kdhnews.com/military/dodea-grant-funds-copperas-cove-isd-robotics-showcase/article_c8592428-f9b7-11ed-bcd0-47bacd099db4.html

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DoDEA grant sparks interest in STEM careers with Cove students

• By Wendy Sledd Special to the Herald
• Apr 19, 2023
• https://kdhnews.com/fort_hood_herald/dodea-grant-sparks-interest-in-stem-careers-with-cove-students/article_fa6f1652-de32-11ed-9afa-875fb867e022.html

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Copperas Cove ISD works to close the STEM gender gap

• By Wendy Sledd | Special to the Herald
• Apr 20, 2023
• https://kdhnews.com/copperas_cove_herald/copperas-cove-isd-works-to-close-the-stem-gender-gap/article_fea2990e-dfce-11ed-9c94-6fe4f66ea163.html

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Department of Defense grant funds Cove student learning in computer coding

• By Wendy Sledd | Special to the Herald
• Feb 8, 2023
• https://kdhnews.com/fort_hood_herald/department-of-defense-grant-funds-cove-student-learning-in-computer-coding/article_ff6168aa-a73b-11ed-bbf4-e78bf70e0793.html

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Cove students learn computer coding through military grant

• By Wendy Sledd | Special to the Herald
• Feb 9, 2023
• https://kdhnews.com/copperas_cove_herald/cove-students-learn-computer-coding-through-military-grant/article_8a9e22dc-a71e-11ed-88ab-03d60758deaa.html

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Central Texas school district warns parents about alarming trend involving threats sent via Airdrop

• By Jasmine Lotts
• Published: Oct. 21, 2022 at 6:01 PM CDT
• https://www.kwtx.com/2022/10/21/central-texas-school-district-warns-parents-about-alarming-trend-involving-threats-sent-via-airdrop/

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Austin illustrator and author visits Copperas Cove students

• By Thaddeus Imerman | Herald staff writer
• Oct 2, 2022
• https://kdhnews.com/news/local/austin-illustrator-and-author-visits-copperas-cove-students/article_059add0e-428e-11ed-a3b8-1f27bca3ef90.html

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Killeen ISD Stories

😎 Elementary Schools – Conversation w/ Dr. Crayton and Mrs. Landez

• https://archive.org/details/kisdtx-Elementary_Schools_-_Conversation_w_Dr._Crayton_and_Mrs._Landez

KISD Professional Development: Book Creator

Using Tech to Inspire Student Passions | Let’s Talk CS | Rex K12 Podcast
New technology and software is an important part of learning, but many times new things can be scary. Getting students to try new things in the field of technology is such an important part of getting kids excited about computer science.