Learning Tour

We were privileged to have Carter give us a tour of his learning environment last night during Grant School's Learning Celebrations Night. It's amazing to see what fifth-graders are learning these days. Some of the highlights:

Carter showed us a Portfolio folder of some of his more time-intensive projects so far this school year. Above, he and Daddy look over his Carter Times newspaper.

Carter also shared a digital Portfolio! Here he shows us a Power Point presentation of some of his favorite subjects and projects, along with some facts about his school "job." Thinking back to our school days, hubby and I figured we probably didn't see or touch a computer until high school or do typing until then. These fifth-graders are learning programs I don't even know yet -- plus becoming skilled at the keyboard. Amazing!

Speaking of amazing... I love the SmartBoard! This replaces the old-fashioned chalk board, which has already been replaced by wipe boards in most schools. Here Carter answers a math problem at the touch of his finger. It's interactive without the powdery white mess!

Let's not forget the teacher! Mrs. Forstner has introduced a lot of creative learning programs that have kept Carter and his classmates excited about school.

We are fortunate Carter has liked all of his teachers -- and fortunate they all have kept him in line. But based on what we observed on our "tour" last night, I don't think that's too tough a job.