Leslie Dietiker
Associate Dean, Research
Associate Professor
Dr. Leslie Dietiker is the associate dean for research at Wheelock College of Education and Human Development and an associate professor of mathematics education. Her research focuses attention on the curricular perspectives of mathematics teachers and their use of mathematics curriculum materials. Dr. Dietiker is the recipient of the Boston University Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Dr. Dietiker is lead author and editor of multiple mathematics textbooks for middle and high school through CPM Educational Program. She is also a fellow of the International Society for the Design and Development of Education (ISDDE). Previously, Dr. Dietiker was a mathematics teacher in San Francisco’s Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School for 17 years.
Recent News
- Scholarly Accomplishments, November 2025
- Scholarly Accomplishments September 2025
- Why Continued Federal Research Matters
- Scholarly Accomplishments May 2025
- Scholarly Accomplishments February 2025
- Leslie Dietiker Receives Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Leslie Dietiker Promoted to Associate Professor
In the Media
Education
PhD, Mathematics Education, Michigan State University
BA, Mathematics Education, California Polytechnic State University
Courses
ME 547 Methods of Teaching Mathematics: High School
ME 558 Mathematics Curriculum: Programs, Issues, & Trends
ME 363/563 Problem Solving
ME 703 Curriculum Research and Theory in Mathematics Education
Selected Publications
Dailey, A., Dietiker, L., Jackson, P., & Keyes, M. (2025). Influences on teachers’ attending to mathematics textbooks: Patterns in lesson planning. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Mathematics Textbook Research and Development. Trondheim, Norway.
Dietiker, L., McKenney, S., Rycroft-Smith, L., & Schunn, C. (2025). Editorial for Special Issue of Educational Designer: On Design for Justice and Belonging. Educational Designer, 18. https://www.educationaldesigner.org/ed/volume5/issue18/article77/
Barno, E., Benoit, G., & Dietiker, L. (2025). Designing digital clinical simulations to support equitable mathematics teaching. Educational Designer, 5(18). http://www.educationaldesigner.org/ed/volume5/issue18/article76/
Schwartz, A., Wikner, E., Dietiker, L., & Singh, R. (2025). Designing captivating mathematics lessons for high school. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 118(6), 445–452. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2024.0132
Litke, E., Candela, A., Boston, M., & Dietiker, L. (2024). Unraveling high-quality mathematics teaching in algebra: Insights from domain-specific and content-specific observation instruments. ZDM Mathematics Education, 56, 1011–1027. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11858-024-01606-7
Jackson, P., & Dietiker, L. (2024). An Asset–Based Approach for ELLs in Mathematics. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 117(10), 729–736. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2024.0027
Dietiker, L., Riling, M., Singh, R., I. Nieves, H., & Barno, E. (2023). The aesthetic effects of a new lesson design approach: Mathematical stories. The Journal of Educational Research, 116(1), 33–47. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2023.2182264
Dietiker, L., Singh, R., Riling, M., Nieves, H. I., & Barno, E. (2023). Narrative characteristics of captivating secondary mathematics lessons. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 112(3), 481–504. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-022-10184-y
Dietiker, L., & Richman, A. S. (2021). How textbooks can promote inquiry: Using a narrative framework to investigate the design of mathematical content in a lesson. Journal of Research of Mathematics Education (JRME), 52(3), 301–331. https://doi-org.ezproxy.bu.edu/10.5951/jresematheduc-2020-0318
Richman, A. S., Dietiker, L., & Riling, M. (2019). The plot thickens: The aesthetic dimensions of a captivating mathematics lesson. Journal of Mathematical Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmathb.2018.08.005
Selected Presentations
Dietiker, L., Keyes, M., Dailey, A., & Jackson, P. (2025). Maintaining or enhancing curricular complexity: The case of Mr. Mitchell. Proceedings of the 47th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA). State College, PA.
Dietiker, L. (2025, May). Designing joyful mathematical experiences [Keynote]. Annual meeting of the International Society for the Design and Development of Education (ISDDE), Galway, Ireland. https://sites.google.com/view/isdde2025/featured-invited-speakers?authuser=0
Dietiker, L. (2025, April 30). Narrative characteristics of interesting math lessons [Invited talk]. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Ilhan, A., Dietiker, L., & Jackson, P. (2025, April 18). International education and research [Invited talk]. Silk Road Career Expo, Inonu University, Turkey. https://ipekyolukaf.inonu.edu.tr/index.html
Dietiker, L. (2025, March). The influence of curriculum design and the interactions between teachers and textbooks [Invited Talk]. Loughborough University, UK.
Dietiker, L. (2025, March). Designing mathematics lessons with AI: Affordances and limitations. Shell Centre, University of Nottingham, UK.
Dietiker, L. (2022). Teacher Lesson Design with the Mathematical Story Framework. International Society for the Design and Development of Education (ISDDE) Conference, Nottingham, UK.
Singh, R., Dietiker, L., & Barno, E. (2022). Shifting the Qualities of Questions Asked in Secondary Mathematics Education. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, CA.
Dietiker, L., Singh, R., Riling, M., & Barno*, E. (2022). Improving the Learning Experiences of High School Mathematics Students. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, CA.
Barno*, E., & Dietiker, L. (2022). Opportunities in social justice mathematics curriculum: Analyzing high school algebra lessons. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, CA.