Kayla Dornfeld

Kayla Dornfeld is a current third grade teacher, the 2019 North Dakota Teacher of the Year, and the 2020 Top USA Educator of the Year! She's an author of two best-selling education books, and was most recently named the 2022 Empowered Woman of the Year by IAOTP. Kayla is a two-time (2017 and 2018) Global Hundred honoree, recognizing her as 1 of the top 100 innovative educators in the world. The New York Times named her "one of the tech-savviest teachers in the United States". She's a TED Talker who has been featured at Twitter, on the Today Show, and as a Young Alumni Achievement Award winner from her beloved alma mater, the University of North Dakota.