Registration is now open for the Kuyers Institute/INCHE/de Vries Institute conference on Christian teaching and learning which will takes place on October 6-7, 2026, two days immediately preceding the start of the Wisdom in the Age of AI Conference (which runs from October 8-10, 2026). More information here.
It shares with the AI conference a focus on how we shape wise teaching amid a rapidly changing teacher and student experience but does not restrict the focus to AI. Participants are welcome to propose papers for both strands. In addition to rapidly changing technological tools and affordances, teachers and students continue to experience the social and psychological effects of the pandemic, the pressures of global environmental problems, political change and uncertainty, and more. We invite papers and panels addressing some aspect of Christian teaching and learning with a focus on student flourishing. Topics could include (but are not restricted to):
How is technological change affecting student (and teacher) wellbeing, and how should we respond in our pedagogical designs?
How are the specific pressures on today’s students being mediated through Christian teaching and learning contexts?
How are specific Christian learning contexts experiencing or generating specific challenges to student flourishing?
What theological, pastoral, ethical, and pedagogical resources can inform Christian teaching and learning in ways that support student flourishing?
Panel topics could include (but are not restricted to):
Discussion of a particular issue in Christian teaching and learning as it affects student flourishing in different subject areas.
Discussion of a recent book that has a bearing on the student flourishing and Christian teaching and learning.
Discussion of an issue affecting student flourishing in learning contexts from multiple Christian perspectives (e.g. ethical, theological, pedagogical).
The submission deadline has now passed.
If you plan on attending both this and the AI Conference, please register for the Kuyers/INCHE/de Vries Conference first, as a discount for the AI Conference will be offered to K/I/dV Conference attendees!
Plenary Speakers
Dr. David I. Smith
Dr. David I. Smith is the Director of the Kuyers Institute for Christian Teaching and Learning, Coordinator of the de Vries Institute for Global Faculty Development, and Professor of Education at Calvin University. He is Editor of the International Journal of Christianity and Education, and is regularly involved nationally and internationally in professional development for schools, colleges, and universities, especially focusing on the connection between faith and teaching. His most recent book is Everyday Christian Teaching: A Guide to Practicing Faith in the Classroom (Eerdmans, 2025).
Dr. Lynn Swaner
Dr. Lynn Swaner is the President, US at Cardus, a non-partisan think tank dedicated to clarifying and strengthening, through research and dialogue, the ways in which society’s institutions can work together for the common good. Dr. Swaner is the editor or lead author of numerous books, including Flourishing Faith: Spiritual Formation in Christian Schools (Eerdmans, forthcoming 2026), Future Ready: Innovative Missions and Models in Christian Education (Cardus & ACSI, 2022) and Flourishing Together: A Christian Vision for Students, Educators, and Schools (Eerdmans, 2021). She holds a doctorate in organizational leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University and a diploma in strategy and innovation from University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School. She previously served as a professor of education and a school leader in New York.