Carla Powell-Lewis
Spirit Of Excellence Learning Systems
USA
Carla Powell-Lewis is an award-winning educator, consultant, and school board member with over 20 years in education. As founder of SOELS, she advances PK–16 innovation, global citizenship, and equity. A 2024 NAUW Woman of the Year and 2025 E Pluribus Unum Fellow, she is committed to transforming traditional students into sustainable, empowered global citizens.
Keynote: From Local Learner to Global Citizen: Transforming Students for a Sustainable Future
25/07/2025 17:00 UTC
Today’s learners must be more than academically prepared—they must be globally conscious, empathetic, and future-ready. This session offers a transformative framework to help educators cultivate “sustainable students” with the skills to think critically, act responsibly, and engage with global issues. Attendees will explore practical strategies to embed global citizenship, independence, and cultural fluency across PK–16 learning environments.
Key takeaways:
A Practical Framework for developing globally aware, sustainable students who think critically, act responsibly, and engage with empathy.
Strategies to Embed Global Citizenship across PK–16 curricula, including project-based learning, current events, and civic engagement.
Tools to Shift School Culture toward student empowerment, cultural fluency, and long-term global readiness.
🟦 Panel 1: From Access to Impact — Rethinking Equity and Inclusion in Global Education
25/07/2025 16:00 UTC
In today’s learning ecosystems, mere access is not enough. This panel explores how we can ensure deep engagement and success for every learner—particularly those from marginalized, underserved, or neurodiverse backgrounds. Together, we’ll examine how technology, community, and pedagogy can come together to deliver meaningful learning outcomes for all.
Topics to explore:
Building inclusive digital ecosystems
Supporting neurodiverse and multilingual learners
Global-local approaches to equity
Teacher leadership in inclusive education
Moderator: Judy-Ann Denton-Green