Dr. Leslie Dietiker, BU Wheelock associate professor of Mathematics Education has published “Good Questions for Math Teaching: Why Ask Them and What to Ask.”  Published by Math Solutions and co-authored by Nancy Anderson and Greg Reilly, this book offers a needed resource for high school mathematics teachers who aim to challenge students to think and reason mathematically.

“As a former high school mathematics teacher myself, I know how the quality of the questions I ask changes the learning opportunities for my students,” says Dietiker. “Questions that require just a short response do little to provide students with an opportunity to build an argument that shows why their answer is correct. I wrote this book to provide other math teachers with a starting place for questions that probe student thinking.”

The book spans all major content areas of high school mathematics – from algebra to calculus – and is designed to provoke discussion on mathematical properties and relationships. It is meant to supplement schools’ existing mathematics curricula and provides more than 375 examples of open-ended tasks, in question format, to support dynamic learning environments.

At BU Wheelock, Dr. Dietiker teaches courses in mathematics and pedagogy to future high school mathematics teachers as well as research and theories in mathematics curriculum to masters and doctoral students. She also designs and leads professional development for schools and districts in the Boston area. Prior to coming to BU, Dr. Dietiker taught high school mathematics and computer science at a public high school in San Francisco, California, for 17 years.

Congratulations, Dr. Dietiker!