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Latest seminar
Narrative Characteristics of Captivating Secondary Mathematics Lessons
Dr Leslie Dietiker | 26th May 2026, 2:30 - 3:30pm
Location: Donald McIntyre Building, Room 1S3
Abstract: This presentation reports on the Mathematically Captivating Learning Experiences (MCLE) project, a design-based research study exploring how high school lessons can be structured as narrative experiences to improve students’ mathematical experiences. Using the Mathematical Story framework, six teachers designed and taught lessons with narrative features across secondary mathematics courses. Across three iterative cycles of design and analysis, the study found that MCLEs positively influenced student experiences across grade levels and course types. Comparisons with everyday lessons taught by the same teachers showed that extended story arcs, mathematical tension, and deliberate plot structures made mathematics feel more fascinating, thought-provoking, and enjoyable for students.
Previous speakers
Some of the speakers we’ve had in recent years:
- Catherine Thevenot
- Jill Adler
- Branko Andjic
- Nicolas Balacheff
- Alan Bishop
- Margaret Brown
- Pamela Burnard
- Beth Burroughs
- Nigel Calder
- David Clarke
- Paul Cobb
- Brent Davis
- Peter Dudley
- Paul Ernest
- Lianghuo Fan
- Carla Finesilver
- Colin Foster
- Susan Gerofsky
- Hala Ghousseini
- Lulu Healy
- Jeremy Hodgen
- Celia Hoyles
- Matthew Inglis
- Merrilyn Goos
- Manu Kapur
- Magdalene Lampert
- Zsolt Lavicza
- Gosia Marschall
- John Mason
- Candia Morgan
- Jane Moss
- Elena Nardi
- Terezinha Nunes
- David Pomeroy
- Despina Potari
- Luke Rolls
- Flavia H. Santos
- Alan Schoenfeld
- Karin Sørlie Street
- Jon Star
- Gabriel Stylianides