Ken "Kenn" Pendleton

Ken “Kenn” Pendleton has spent nearly 50 years devoted to various aspects of mathematics education.  He has taught secondary mathematics for over 30 years, 27 years in the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) system, and four years teaching in two private schools in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.  During that time, he taught every basic, honors, and AP mathematics course offered in middle and high school with the exception of Calculus.  While working for MCPS he also served as chairman of the mathematics department in two of the schools at which he taught.  For12 years he served as the Mathematics Test Specialist for GED Testing Service, and during the last five years he has provided teacher training for both adult educators and teachers of AP Statistics and has served as an adjunct professor at Montgomery College, where he teaches statistics.

Mr. Pendleton has served as an educational consultant for the College Board for the past 15 years, GED Testing Service in 2011, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) in 2010, MCPS in 1999, and recently has been selected as the mathematics professional development specialist for Educational Testing Service’s HiSET (High School Equivalency Test).