Dr. David I. Smith is Professor of Education at Calvin University; Director of the Kuyers Institute for Christian Teaching and Learning at Calvin University; Coordinator of the de Vries Institute for Global Faculty Development at Calvin University; and Senior Editor of the International Journal of Christianity and Education.

David earned his BA in Modern Languages at Oxford University; a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from the University of Nottingham; an MPhil in Philosophy of Education/Philosophical Theology from the Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto; and a PhD in Education with a specialty in Curriculum Studies from the University of London.

David has written widely and worked extensively with educators at all levels of education on questions of how faith relates to the practice of teaching. His book On Christian Teaching was awarded the 2021 Lilly Fellows Program Book Award, a biennial award for work focused on teaching and scholarship in the Christian intellectual tradition.