For information on the value of Iditarod Insider as a tool in the classroom and information about Iditarod Experiential Learning Programs, visit the following link to view PowerPoint presentations: PowerPoint: Iditarod Insider as a Tool in the Classroom   Iditarod Insider is a valuable teaching tool that can be used to enhance your current [...]

Join us for the 2012 Teaching Adventure!  Maximize student success!   Teaching Packet:  General information. (facts, vocabulary, historical information) about the Iditarod and the sport of dog mushing. Musher Bios: Packet containing the bios for the mushers who signed up prior to October 1, 2011. PDF Doc.  (This document will be updated as mushers sign [...]

Summer camp is not just for children!  It’s for teachers, too! Iditarod’s Summer Camp for Teachers is a 9 day event that takes place in Alaska and results in academic success for students.  This opportunity provides teachers training in research based teaching strategies, challenges teachers to develop standards aligned curriculum, provides training in technology integration, [...]

2012 Winter Conference for Educators! * Thanks to generous sponsorship and support to Iditarod’s Education Department from ExxonMobil, the first 50 teachers who register for the 2012 Winter Conference will have a $200 decrease in their conference fee.  That’s right!  Your conference fee has been discounted!  Act quickly!  Register today! AND to make the conference [...]