Math education and engagement in West Philadelphia

Armed with miniature white boards and colored markers, 30 10th graders are busy chatting and working with Penn students on a Thursday afternoon. Split across several rooms in the School of Nursing’s Fagin Hall and fresh from a neuroscience laboratory activity and short lunch break, the students from Paul Robeson High School spent the hour honing their math skills as their college-aged mentors discuss problem-solving strategies, work through examples, and provide real-time feedback.

The students taking part in this afternoon study session are all part of Math 123, one of Penn’s Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) courses offered this fall. Through a combination of weekly lectures and lesson plan development, followed by in-person activities, Penn students applied the skills they learned about math education and communication while engaging with students in the West Philadelphia community.

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