Leslie Dietiker

Associate Dean, Research
Associate Professor

Leslie Dietiker
Dr. Leslie Dietiker is the associate dean for research at Wheelock College of Education and Human Development and is an associate professor of mathematics education. Her research focuses attention on the curricular perspectives of mathematics teachers and their use of mathematics curriculum materials. Before graduate school, Dr. Dietiker was a mathematics teacher in San Francisco’s Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School for 17 years. Dr. Dietiker also is lead author and editor of multiple mathematics textbooks for middle and high school through CPM Educational Program. Dr. Dietiker is also a fellow of the International Society for the Design and Development of Education (ISDDE).

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Education

PhD, Mathematics Education, Michigan State University

BA, Mathematics Education, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA

Courses

ME 558 (Mathematics Curriculum: Programs, Issues, Trends)

ME 568 (Design of Mathematics Curriculum) ME 563 (Problem Solving in Mathematics)

ME 565 (Mathematics for Teaching: Calculus)

ME 702 (Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science Teaching and Teacher Education)

ME 703 (Research and Teaching of Mathematics and Science Curriculum)

Selected Publications

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. (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.

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