A new school has opened in the Mat Su Valley. It is named in honor of the ‘Father of the Iditarod’, Joe Redington, Sr. This school is located a few miles from the Redington home. “We’re blazing a trail to greatness here just like Joe Redington Sr. did with the Iditarod and we hope to …
The Summer Raffle drawing will be held on Monday, September 7th at 5pm at the Iditarod booth located in the Alaska State Fair. All 10 tickets will be drawn at this time. Tickets 1 and 10 will be drawn for the trucks and tickets 2-9 for the $1000 cash prizes. You need not be present …
Creating a classroom environment that is conducive to learning is essential for any teacher to accomplish. Creating a classroom environment that engages the learner and builds an atmosphere that enhances the learning process helps students be successful in school. Every educator knows that the environment created by the teacher can facilitate the learning process. Using …
Annual Idita-math Competition By Jared Cochran Having 96 students, I decided to break students up into 6 equal teams. Each team had 16 students and each team is given a team name based on one of their favorite mushers. 2009 teams were: Team Buser, a Team Mackey, a Team King, a Team Seavey, a Team Swenson, and a …
Lessons by Cathy Walters Preschool and Kindergarten * Music (Idita-Tunes) for some of these lessons can be found at this link. Lessons: Water the Huskies Relay Summary: Students will run traditional relays with the intent of working as a team to water their huskies. The focus is on the chores necessary to take good care …
Press Release: The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) awarded Stuart Nelson Jr., DVM, chief veterinarian of the Iditarod International Sled Dog Race, the 2015 AVMA Meritorious Service Award during the AVMA Convention Keynote Luncheon at the Boston Convention and Events Center. Congratulations, Dr. Nelson!
We’re heading out on the trail to help you lead your students to academic success! We want you and your students to join us for the Last Great Teaching Race! This section of Iditarod’s website provides educators and families with the tools needed to develop the best practices of teaching and learning to guide students …
Meet Wendy Stapleton from Springboro, OH. Each day, her students walked right into ‘Iditarod Headquarters’ thanks to the door decoration created by the art teacher at her school. Imagine the excitement of the students as they worked on their curriculum and followed the race, feeling they were a part of the action, as close …
Press Release: The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) awarded Stuart Nelson Jr., DVM, chief veterinarian of the Iditarod International Sled Dog Race, the 2015 AVMA Meritorious Service Award during the AVMA Convention Keynote Luncheon at the Boston Convention and Events Center. The AVMA Meritorious Service Award is given annually to recognize an individual veterinarian who …
Ellen and DeeDee won their entry fee back today at the drawing at Headquarters! Congratulations Ellen and DeeDee!
