Mike Kaleta at the IKS Highlander continues to crank out one great hands-on learning adventure after another. Today we’re pleased to showcase a Maelstrom mission run with Harrison Middle School’s ELL students… … and a Cable Car Design Challange in the Mission Ops…
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Video fun & Operation Rx
Hello troops, We’re constantly receiving videos from our simulators around the globe—fantastic footage of students tackling important problems in high-stakes missions. We’ve tried to share most of these videos here on our blog, but today we’ve carved out a special…
IKS Highlander completes another rousing round of Contaminant
Attention: 8th Grade Science Students at J.E. Harrison Middle School have completed the Contaminant Mission and Mission Ops Experience. This Mission connected to their Unit on Human Impacts on Earth Systems. Students worked to solve the mystery surrounding a river…
Operation Rx Coming to IKS Highlander Mission Ops Lab
This just in from the IKS Highlander’s Mission Ops lab: Operation Rx is an extension of the Pandemic Mission for 6th Grade Gifted Students at J. E. Harrison Middle School. A Sneak Peak into the scenario… Students are working the midnight…
Another Rousing Set of Missions Aboard the IKS Highlander
Admiral Huckelberry of the IKS Highlander continues to run epic missions with the students of J.E. Harrison Middle School, and as icing on the cake he’s put together some fantastic videos showing his students in action. Succession 8th Grade Social Studies Students…
Succession aboard the IKS Highlander
Attention, incoming transmission: 8th Grade Social Studies Students at J.E. Harrison Middle School have completed a Dream Flight Adventure Mission! These students completed the Succession mission as well as the Succession Mission Ops STEAM Classroom activities. While participating in the Succession…
December Community of Practice Meeting
Merry Christmas everyone, and a happy New Year! All the holiday festivities have made us a bit tardy in sharing an update about our latest Community of Practice meeting, which took place on the 15th. This was a historic event,…
IKS Highlander Completes Epic Five-Day Mission
This just in—the IKS Highlander has just returned from an epic five-day mission. Under the direction of Admiral Huckelberry, also known as mild-mannered Michael Kaleta, the lucky 6th grade Health Students at Harrison Middle School have bravely battled ferocious diseases and saved…
Simulator takes Baldwin-Whitehall students on a learning adventure
Extra, extra! Read all about it! Check out this great article in the Trib about the IKS Highlander’s launch. By Stephanie Hacke There’s a plague in the remote city of Sudura. Fish have disappeared, and food is nearly gone. Enter…
IKS Highlander Ribbon Cutting
Last night crowds came from far and wide to Baldwin-Whitehall School District to witness the public launch and ribbon-cutting of the IKS Highlander, our latest full immersion simulator classroom. The Highlander is a fantastic example of what can happen when teachers,…
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