Educator · Trainer · Framework Architect · TESOL Faculty

Karamjeet Sodhi

Educator·Author·Trainer·Innovator·Consultant

Two decades bridging classroom reality with world-class research. 1,000+ trainers, 10,000+ teachers and over a million students impacted across India and abroad — aligned to NEP 2020 and NCF-SE 2023.

Karamjeet Sodhi at TESOL25 International Convention & Expo

01 — About

A practitioner.
A scholar.

Karamjeet Singh Sodhi is an accomplished and internationally recognised educator-trainer, with 28 years of K-12 experience.

His work bridges classroom realities with global educational research, deeply grounded in Indian contexts and aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP 2020), the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE 2023) and the demands of 21st-century learning.

Operating as an independent trainer, framework architect and curriculum developer alongside his role as Academic Excellence Coordinator at CM SHRI School, Amalwas Jawalapuri, Karamjeet has — across two decades — trained 1,000+ trainers and 10,000+ teachers, with a ripple effect reaching over a million students.

Karamjeet is a TESOL International Faculty Member, CBSE Master Trainer, US State Department Virtual Exchange Alumni and a sought-after keynote speaker at national and international forums.

TESOL International Faculty Member
CBSE TOT & Master Trainer · KRP · MCD Mentor Trainer
Core Committee Member — CBSE English (Secondary Classes) 2026–29
US Embassy — RELO decade-long partnership
Singapore NIE 2017 — first batch of Delhi Govt teachers sent abroad
SUSI 2026 Educator — University of Montana
Selected International Virtual Presenter — ASCD & ISTE Live 2026
US State Department Virtual Exchange Alumni — Certificate of High Performer

02 — Trusted Collaborations

Where my work travels.

From government boards and international academies to global tech ecosystems — a partial list of the institutions Karamjeet has trained, advised or collaborated with across two decades.

TESOL International✺
RELO · US Embassy✺
CBSE✺
NCERT✺
SCERT Delhi✺
Directorate of Education, Delhi✺
U Educate✺
Microsoft✺
Google✺
Shri Ram Global School✺
Modern School✺
Heritage School✺
Seth Anandram Jaipuria✺
Span Consulting✺
Learning Link Foundation✺
TESOL International✺
RELO · US Embassy✺
CBSE✺
NCERT✺
SCERT Delhi✺
Directorate of Education, Delhi✺
U Educate✺
Microsoft✺
Google✺
Shri Ram Global School✺
Modern School✺
Heritage School✺
Seth Anandram Jaipuria✺
Span Consulting✺
Learning Link Foundation✺

Faculty

TESOL International

Decade-long partnership

RELO · US Embassy

Master Trainer · Core Committee

CBSE

Curriculum contributor

NCERT

Mentor Trainer

SCERT Delhi

Academic Excellence Coordinator

Directorate of Education, Delhi

Author

U Educate

Educator program

Microsoft

Certified Educator

Google

Training partner

Shri Ram Global School

Training partner

Modern School

Training partner

Heritage School

Training partner

Seth Anandram Jaipuria

Consulting partner

Span Consulting

Capacity building

Learning Link Foundation

03 — Original Work

Frameworks built in classrooms, tested at scale.

Each framework below was created to solve a real classroom problem and refined across thousands of teachers. They translate global research into Indian practice.

04 — Innovation

Innovative Product
Responsicles™

"Because every child deserves to be seen, heard, and inspired."

A thoughtful fusion of two powerful ideas — Responses and Popsicles — reimagined as colourful acrylic sticks that transform every classroom into an inclusive, joyful and fair learning space. A tool born from the conviction that fairness in the classroom isn't an ideal to aspire to — it's a practice to embody every single day.

Responsicles — colourful classroom engagement sticks designed by Karamjeet Sodhi

The Kit

A Multi-Purpose Classroom Engagement Tool

6

Vibrant Colours

60

Unique Numbers

10

Distinct Shapes

60

Affirmations

Sixty sticks · Endless possibilities

Ten ways to transform your classroom.

Distribute. Respond. Return. The simplest workflow in the world — and an entire ecosystem of pedagogical moves it unlocks.

  1. 01Equal Participation — turning passive observers into active contributors
  2. 02Attendance Tracking in under 30 seconds
  3. 03Instant Group Formation via colours & shapes
  4. 04Foundational Numeracy with numbers 1–60
  5. 05Vocabulary & Language Building
  6. 06Random Fair Task Allocation — zero favouritism
  7. 07SEL Affirmation Boosters aligned with NEP 2020
  8. 08Kinesthetic & Creative Learning
  9. 09Icebreakers for trainer & corporate sessions
  10. 10Workshop Facilitation aid

Responsicles is not just a product. It is a promise — that in our classrooms, every child will be seen.

— Karamjeet Sodhi · Creator of Responsicles™

Built for

· School Teachers · Primary to Senior Secondary

· Special Educators · Inclusive Settings

· Teacher Trainers & Facilitators

· Workshop & Corporate Trainers

05 — Activities & Games

Original classroom activities & games.

Beyond frameworks, these are the tangible classroom tools — board games, kinesthetic activities, journals and systems — Karamjeet has built across two decades of practice.

01

3B Name Tags

Introductory · Setting the Ground

An excellent introductory activity that sets the ground for the day — works exceptionally well in classrooms as well as in training rooms. Three Bs, one tag, and a room of strangers instantly becomes a room of names, stories and shared intent.

02

Find Someone Who

Ice Breaker · Energizer

A high-energy classroom opener that breaks the ice instantly — gets every learner moving, talking and connecting in minutes.

03

MGWOS

Meet · Greet · Write on Sheet

A 'get-to-know-each-other' activity that simultaneously sharpens listening and speaking skills — perfect for orientation days, induction trainings and new cohorts.

04

Rainbow Vocabulary

Kinesthetic Vocabulary Game

A super-kinesthetic vocabulary game built around rotating learning stations — students move through colour-coded zones, building rich word banks through movement.

05

Let's Bloom

Socratic Board Game · Bloom's Taxonomy

A Socratic board game grounded in Bloom's Taxonomy — converts dry revision into a structured journey from recall to creation across the levels.

06

Qurious Quest

Socratic Board Game · 5W1H

A Socratic board game built on the foundational 5W1H questioning technique — trains learners (and teachers) to ask better questions, deeper questions.

07

Time Crafter

Productivity System · Ancient Indian Wisdom

A time-management system rooted in ancient Indian wisdom — a framework for students and adults to author their day with intention, not impulse.

08

I Matter

Skill & Productivity Journal · Grades 6–12

A skill and productivity journal designed for students in Grades 6–12 — develops collaboration, self-leadership and sensitivity to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).

06 — Trainings & Areas of Expertise

What I bring to your school, district or convention.

Sessions are deeply aligned to NEP 2020 and NCF-SE 2023, and shaped to your context — from one-day TOTs to year-long capacity-building partnerships.

01

Signature Trainings · K-12 & Education

  • English Language & Literature — Secondary & Senior Secondary
  • AI for Educators
  • Storytelling as Pedagogy
  • TEACH Framework — Stress Management for Teachers
  • HEART Framework — Happy Classrooms
  • Active Learning Strategies
  • Gamification in the Classroom
  • Lesson Planning that Works
  • TESOL's 6 Guiding Principles of Exemplary Teaching
  • Design Thinking for the Entrepreneurial Mindset
  • Train the Trainer
  • Experiential Learning
  • NEP 2020 & NCF-SE in Context
  • 21st-Century Exemplary Classrooms

02

Beyond the Classroom · Talks & Sessions

  • The Momentum of Life — Create & Sustain
  • Ask and It Is Given
  • The Cosmos is in You
  • Going That Extra Mile
  • Turning the Stones
  • The Science of Asking
  • Time Management through Time Crafter
  • Be Exemplary
  • Science and Spirituality — Gyanam Suvigyanam
  • 4444 Formula for Life

07 — Impact

Numbers that took two decades to earn.

1,000+

Trainers Trained

10,000+

Teachers Trained

1,000,000+

Students Impacted

2 Decades

Of Impact

17+ national workshops for CBSE in 2024 alone. A decade-long partnership with the US Embassy's RELO programme. International faculty status with TESOL. Selected international virtual presenter at ASCD & ISTE Live 2026. A ripple of practice that has reached over a million students — directly and through the trainers and teachers Karamjeet has shaped.

08 — Global Fellowship

A Fulbright-style summer in Montana.

Selected to represent India in an intensive U.S. Department of State fellowship on civic education, pedagogy and cultural exchange — five weeks of classrooms, communities, policy corridors and conversations that reframed what a teacher's classroom can hold.

Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) — Secondary Educators 2026

The Maureen & Mike Mansfield Center, University of Montana, Missoula
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State · RELO / U.S. Embassy

01

Representing India

One of a small international cohort of secondary educators chosen for the institute, carrying Indian classroom practice into an American academic setting.

02

Know America

Designed and presented 'KNOW AMERICA — A SUSI-Inspired Cultural Learning Repository', turning a fellowship experience into a lasting, reusable educational resource.

03

Facilitating the Cohort

Led sessions on community, mutuality and civic education — the questions of what community we want to build, and who builds it.

04

Policy Corridors

Study visits into American civic life, including a U.S. Senator's office in Washington, D.C., and institutions where policy meets people.

Presenting 'Know America'
Presenting 'Know America'
Homage at the Gandhi bust, Mansfield Center
Homage at the Gandhi bust, Mansfield Center
U.S. Senator's office, Washington D.C.
U.S. Senator's office, Washington D.C.
Peer roundtable with the SUSI cohort
Peer roundtable with the SUSI cohort

The 6T Framework

In development · TESOL Press / Routledge

The 6T Framework

A full-length practitioner book expanding the 6T Framework into a comprehensive guide for K-12 educators worldwide.

Featured in TESOL Press

Contributor

Featured in TESOL Press

Karamjeet is a featured contributor in TESOL Press publications, with chapters and articles read by educators across continents.

Smiling Chalk

Co-authored framework

Smiling Chalk

A teacher-facing framework reframing classroom practice toward joyful, learner-centred pedagogy.

11 — Testimonials

What educators say.

The Offline Storytelling CBP was truly inspiring and engaging. The resource persons beautifully demonstrated how storytelling can transform a simple lesson into a magical learning experience for young minds.
Geetanjali Sahani · Educator · CBSE Workshop · St. Xavier's
01 / 05

12 — Speaking & Recognition

A career on stage and in the field.

Selected forums, institutions and partnerships across India and abroad.

  • May–Jul 2026

    SUSI 2026 Educator — University of Montana, USA

    Representing India at the Study of US Institutes programme.

  • 2026

    ASCD & ISTE Live 2026 — Virtual Presenter

    Selected international virtual presenter at ASCD & ISTE Live 2026.

  • 2025

    TESOL25 International Convention & Expo

    Presenter — TESOL International Convention.

  • 2024

    17+ National Workshops for CBSE

    Across India — TOT and capacity-building programmes.

  • Ongoing

    TESOL International Faculty

    Faculty member contributing to TESOL conventions and publications.

  • 2017

    Singapore — NIE Capacity Building

    Part of the first batch of Delhi Government teachers sent abroad for capacity building.

  • Decade-long

    US Embassy — RELO Partnership

    Longstanding partnership in English language education.

13 — Insights

Notes from the profession.

Essays, frameworks-in-progress and reflections — published as Karamjeet writes.

New essays coming soon. In the meantime, find Karamjeet's published chapters via TESOL Press.

13 — Connect

Bring Karamjeet to your school, district or stage.

Speaking, teacher training, curriculum design or an exploratory conversation — tell Karamjeet a little about your context and he'll respond personally.

Educator · Author · Trainer · Innovator · Consultant. Bridging classroom reality with world-class research — for the next generation of teachers.

Reach

connect@karamsodhi.com
New Delhi, India

Elsewhere

For speaking, training & consulting enquiries please use the contact form.

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