Plan ahead 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).
Each session will consist of 22 minutes for presentation followed by 8 minutes for discussion. Panels may be scheduled in longer slots as needed. Please submit:
A 200-250 word abstract describing your proposal and how it connects both to the overall conference theme of Wisdom in the Age of AI and to questions surrounding Christian teaching and learning.
A longer description of 500-700 words outlining the argument and main sources of the proposed session.
Panel proposals should include the names and describe the contributions of each panelist. Presentations for this portion of the event should be accessible and relevant to a thoughtful general audience of Christian educators and those interested in faith and education. Abstracts are due by March 2, 2026 to kuyers@calvin.edu.