National Teachers’ Conference 2026

Kathmandu University School of Education (KUSOED)

About the Conference

Kathmandu University School of Education (KUSOED) presents the National Teachers’

Conference 2026, a nationwide initiative aimed at strengthening the professional capacity of schoolteachers across Nepal.

As the second edition of the conference, the program builds on the foundation of its inaugural edition, which brought together over 1200 educators from diverse contexts from across the country to share practices, reflect on challenges, and engage in meaningful professional dialogue. Recognizing the need for continuous professional development and context-responsive teaching practices, this year’s conference has a theme: “The need for critical, creative, and wise teachers in the time of merciless infomercials". This theme highlights the responsibility of teachers to act as navigators in an information-saturated world, helping students develop not just skills, but judgment. It calls for a shift from rote learning to reflective, inquiry-based, and value-driven education.

The conference acknowledges teachers as key agents of change in the education system and

provides them with the opportunity to showcase their classroom innovations, research, and lived experiences.Through a combination of keynote sessions, panel discussions, paper presentations, and hands-on workshops, the conference promotes both theoretical understanding and practical application. The inclusion of emerging areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education,

alongside core themes like pedagogy, assessment, and inclusion, ensures that the conference remains relevant to both current and future educational needs.

Ultimately, the National Teachers’ Conference 2026 aims to foster a collaborative professional community of educators, strengthen institutional linkages, and contribute to the ongoing transformation of school education in Nepal. Through this initiative, KUSOED reaffirms its commitment to advancing quality education by empowering teachers, promoting innovation, and supporting evidence-based policy dialogue.

Conference Theme and Sub-Themes Theme

The Need for Critical, Creative, and Wise Teachers in the Time of Merciless Infomercials

Sub-Themes

The conference will be organized around the following sub-themes:

• Cultivating critical inquiry and creativity in a marketplace of shallow distractions
• Leadership That Inspires: Creating Collaborative School Ecosystems
• Empowering teachers as lifelong learners amidst the lure of quick fixes
• Nurturing authentic wellbeing in a culture of consumer pressures
• Wisdom through diverse linguistic voices in a homogenized media landscape
• Reclaiming ancestral wisdom against the tide of mass-market narratives
• Transforming Teaching for Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Ethical Learning in the Digital Age

Conference Objectives

• To create a platform for knowledge sharing and collaboration among teachers, school leaders, researchers, and policymakers across Nepal.
• To facilitate dialogue between practice and policy by bringing forward ground-level insights to inform education reform and decision-making.
• To promote lifelong learning among teachers by encouraging continuous professional development, reflective practice, and resistance to quick-fix solutions in education
• Integrate critical thinking into everyday teaching
• Promote ethical and responsible use of knowledge

Who Should Attend

• School leaders and principals
• Schoolteachers (all levels)
• Education officers from municipalities and government agencies
• Education practitioners and trainers
• Researchers and academics
• NGOs/INGOs and social organizations working in education

Conference Structure

Each one-day conference will include:

Opening Session

• Welcome remarks
• Keynote address

Panel Discussion

Topics may include:

• Curriculum development and reformation
• Classroom pedagogies
• Assessment practices
• Inclusive education

Paper Presentations

Teachers and researchers can present in various topics including:

• Innovative classroom practices
• Case studies and experiences
• Challenges and opportunities in education
• Research findings in education

Interactive Workshops

Hands-on sessions led by experts. The topic may include but is not limited to:

• Designing Inquiry-Based STEAM Lessons for Real Classrooms
• Ethical Decision-Making in Education Leadership
• Developing a Personal Professional Learning Plan for Teachers
• Creating a Safe and Inclusive Classroom Environment
• Multilingual Classroom Strategies in Nepal
• Place-Based Learning: Using Local Context as Classroom

Date and venue

Key Features

• Theme-Driven and Conceptually Grounded
• Hands-On, Skill-Oriented Workshops
• Teacher-led knowledge sharing platform
• Opportunities for networking and collaboration
• Contribution to policy dialogue and reform

Expected Outcomes

• Increased use of critical thinking and inquiry-based approaches in classrooms
• Strengthened professional networks among educators
• Documentation of innovative teaching practices
• Generation of evidence based insights and policy recommendations
• Policy recommendations based on ground-level insights
• Enhanced collaboration between KUSOED and education stakeholders

Registration & Participation

Each participant needs to pay Nrs. 2000 for the registration in the conference. Those who wish to present in the conference need to submit their abstract (250 words) of the presentation. For those who only wish to attend the workshop, please choose the topic of the workshop you want to attend in the google form.