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Matt Rector

Matt Rector

Where Joyful Math Leads to Extraordinary Growth

Matt Rector
Matt Rector

Where Joyful Math Leads to Extraordinary Growth

Desmos Mindset Monday Teaching Math Teambuilding Tuesday Thoughtful Thursday

Finding Joy in Math: A Teacher’s Perspective

Matt November 5, 2025 No Comments

When I tell people that joy is at the heart of my math classroom, they sometimes give me a puzzled…

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Reimagining Math Class: How Antiracist Practices Are Changing the Game for Students of Color

Matt June 5, 2025 No Comments

By Matthew Rector If you’ve ever looked around your math classroom and wondered why some students seem to disengage the…

Teaching Math

Do Animal Emoji’s Help More Kids Learn More Math?

Matt November 4, 2024 No Comments

In my never ending quest to create a better math program that helps more kids learn more math I created…

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Conundrums: Non Curricular Bell Work

Matt October 13, 2024 No Comments

Conundrums: Non Curricular Bell Work Are you ready to start your class with Bell Work that activates student thinking, builds…

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Team Building Tuesday: Getting Started

Matt September 4, 2024 No Comments

(5-min Non-curricular tasks that motivate, activate and engage Math students) If you want to read the research on why these…

Mindset Monday Teaching Math

Why Math?

Matt March 23, 2024 No Comments

According to Wikipedia, “Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes…

Teaching Math

Is “Building Thinking Classrooms” Grouping right???

Matt February 13, 2024 No Comments

As a math teacher I am constantly reevaluating my program because even if we think everything is perfect our group…

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Introducing Students to the Three Read

Matt September 12, 2023 No Comments

I developed the three read (self) assessment system prior to COVID and as great as it turned out to be…

Desmos Teaching Math

Low Floor High Ceiling High Cognitive Demand Activities

Matt August 23, 2023 No Comments

How to make every activity a low floor high ceiling high cognitive demand activity

Teaching Math

It’s All About the Dog

Matt May 18, 2023 No Comments

Meet Rufus, a super light stuffed dog that we use to decide who reads or answers a question next. How…

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Matt Rector

Matt Rector

I teach Integrated Math 3 in a large urban HS. My students come from the most challenged homes and backgrounds but still 45% test at or above standard which is more than double the state average on the CAASPP. We can do hard things with love in our hearts

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