Todd Flory

Todd Flory is a general education 4th grade teacher at Wheatland Elementary School in Wichita, Kansas. Flory has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts from Bethel College, a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from McPherson College, and a Masters in Instructional Technology from Ft. Hays State University. Flory also works as a Teacher Leader Consultant for the Kansas Department of Education, where he helps design and facilitate math professional development for teachers across Kansas. Flory served as the board president for the Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics in 2018, was named a 2018 Kansas Master Teacher, was a 2022 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) winner, and was a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms awardee for 2024-25. Providing global collaborative and real-life, passion-based learning experiences for students is a focus for Flory. He has spoken at state and national education conferences, including the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference on topics such as global collaboration, personalized learning, and technology in the classroom. Flory regularly connects his students with others around the world for global collaborative projects, including a global coding challenge, a cooking cultural exchange, and a 12-hour Skype Around the World day, where students virtually visit with classes across the globe to learn new cultures. He has written for EdSurge and PBS Education and was featured by NPR and Japanese national news for co-creating a media literacy project. Flory believes that teachers need to create global citizens in a global classroom to empower students to shape their future and the world’s.