A gifted instructor and storyteller, Ken has been inspiring students and teachers for the last 47 years. Known for his ability to connect and engage with his audience Ken can adapt his presentations to the needs of your school or conference.

Who is Ken Rand
Ken Rand

Who is Ken Rand

  • Ken is someone who has chosen to make a difference in the lives of his students.
  • He is an Award Winning “Teacher of the Year” and voted one of the top 100 instructors in the United States (Who likes to eat a lot of cake)
  • Author/Editor
  • Game Inventor
  • Innovator
  • Guest lecturer/Keynote Speaker
  • 4.8/5 rating: RatemyProfessor.com
  • Dedicated Mentor


Known for his incredible passion for teaching, Ken has been able to, during the last 47 years, hopefully reach, motivate and inspire thousands of students and equally important, has also had the same effect upon his teaching colleagues. He has designed numerous interactive and engaging conference workshops to alter the teaching styles of countless instructors.

Awards

  • As a full time, temporary instructor, He was voted No. 1 on the Tower List (Best teacher): San Jose City College
  • Voted as one of the Top 100 educators in United States and invited to Jaime Escalante award conference. (Chicago)
  • In recognition of his talents, he was voted Teacher of the Year: Phi Delta Kappa (Hartnell College)
  • Teacher of the Year: Hartnell College
  • After only spending three years at White Plains High School: Teacher of the Year: White Plains HS


  • Time Cards and Paychecks (Janus Publications)
  • Beginning Algebra Text Book: “Solving the Mystery” (Ken Rand Publishing)
  • Point Counter Point (Creative Publications)
  • Handy Math 3-book Series (Co-author w Jan Fair, Creative Publications)
  • Enrichment Math (Editor/Enrich Publications)
  • Fostering Habits of the Mind for Today’s Students: (contributing co/author) Stylus Publ.
  • One Student at a Time: A Teacher’s Journey: Published memoirs
  • One Teacher at a Time: (co-authoring w/Kim Thomas) (in progress)
  • And…there’s more;
  • Bronx, NY (1975) district-wide seminar: “Making Middle School Math fun”
  • White Plains high school Math Day (1987): “Games and Activities for the math class”
  • Salinas Valley school district Math Day (1990) “Games and Activities to engage students in their own learning”
  • Lumina Conference, Monterey California (2013): “Games and Activities for the classroom”.
  • Hartnell College Engaging & Connecting seminar (2014): “Using games, activities and classroom tips”
  • ASHIE conference (Phoenix 2015): “Innovation + Inspiration = Math Academy = Student Success”
  • CMC3 conference (Monterey 2015): “Innovation + Inspiration = Math Academy = Student Success”
  • Keynote Speaker (Livermore 2016): “Engaging and Connecting with Today’s Students”, Las Positas College
  • NACCTEP (National Association Community College Teacher Education Programs: Conference (Chicago 2016): “Giving Future Teachers a Jump Start”
  • League of Innovation Conference (Chicago 2016): “Inspiration + Engagement = Student Success”
  • Hartnell College (2013 – Present): Guest Lecturer, Topics Include: “Become your Vision”, “Making Choices”, “Who are you?”, “Building Self-Esteem”, “Today’s Students Are……?”, “How to overcome Math Anxiety & Test Anxiety”


  • Dominque
  • Dotto
  • Shanghai Rummy
  • In the Chips New York
  • Marathon
  • Afterwords (A book of seven different word games; Random, Alphabetics, etc.)
  • Math-O
  • Closure
  • AfterMath
  • Common Knowledge


Contact

Contact Me Directly

kenbbcetc@aol.com
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