This year’s theme, “Under the Burled Arch in Nome” brought us many fabulous Trail Mail Art Contest entries. Thanks to everyone who participated. Teagan R., age 12, of Omaha, Nebraska has been selected as the artist for the 2025 Trail Mail envelopes. Teagan’s design was selected by Jon and Jona Van Zyle to be printed …
This year’s theme, “Under the Burled Arch in Nome” brought us many fabulous Trail Mail Art Contest entries. Thanks to everyone who participated. Teagan R., age 12, of Omaha, Nebraska has been selected as the artist for the 2025 Trail Mail envelopes. Teagan’s design was selected by Jon and Jona Van Zyle to be printed …
Please join the Iditarod Education Department in congratulating this year’s Trail Mail art contest winner, Teagan R., age 12. Teagan’s art was selected by artists Jon Van Zyle and Jona Van Zyle based on artistic design, reflection of the theme “Under the Burled Arch in Nome”, and how accurately the design represents the Iditarod and …
The Application for the 2026 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™️ is Here The Iditarod Teacher on the TrailTM program is a unique opportunity for one selected educator to teach beyond the traditional classroom walls via Internet and to be involved in a program that reaches students around the world during a one-year volunteer teaching job. Be …
Annual Iditarod Education Department Trail Mail Design Contest Attention 5th – 12th Grade Artists, Teachers, & Parents: It’s time again for our student art contest to create the 2025 Iditarod Trail Mail envelope design. What is the Educational Trail Mail Project? To honor the Historic Iditarod Trail’s use as a mail trail, the Educational …
The Iditarod Teachers on the Trail™️ Celebrate the Newly Created Anchorage Mushing District by Jen Reiter, 2014 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™️ The area of Fourth Avenue, located around the Iditarod Starting Line, has been getting a facelift. The newly created Anchorage Mushing District is a cooperative project between the Anchorage Mushing District and the …
Join the Iditarod Education Department in welcoming our 2025 Iditarod Teacher on the TrailTM, Maggie Hamilton, to the elite group of educators to earn this honor. After completing an involved and thorough application, and the selection process as a finalist in Alaska prior to this year’s race, Maggie accepted this year-long job. All finalists have …
Join the Iditarod Education Department in welcoming our 2025 Iditarod Teacher on the TrailTM, Maggie Hamilton, to the elite group of educators to earn this honor. After completing an involved and thorough application, and the selection process as a finalist in Alaska prior to this year’s race, Maggie accepted this year-long job. All finalists have …
Here you go! Print these certificates and fill them out for your students that finish your IditaRead program this year. And please send us pictures of your IdtaRead bulletin boards, digital displays, etc. We love to share the success stories. (Please send photos with indication if whether they can be shared on social media or …
Technology at its finest. Lesson plan submitted by Kelly Searson, I.C.E. certified teacher. Click on each link for the lesson plan and 2 movie demonstrations. 3D Sled Designs Lesson Plan Movie 1 Movie 2