Each year teachers from around the world apply for the Iditarod Teacher on the Trail position. The process is long and complex starting with a portfolio submission, due December 1, which includes showcase lessons, experiences and background that are helpful to performing the tasks of the Teacher on the Trail, letters of support from districts …
Mr. Jim Deprez’s 3rd grade class, Columbus, OH On Thursday, March 3, these classrooms will have their designs on the tables at the 50th Anniversary Gala! Thank you teachers and students for your volunteerism! You will be amazed by the variety and creativity of the projects. We will post pictures when the centerpieces arrive …
A big thanks to all classrooms participating in the 2022 Trail Mail project. All spots are now filled. How exciting it will be for your class to get your envelope returned from Nome after having traveled the Iditarod 50th Anniversary Trail! If you’ve signed up, you will be getting next step instructions soon. And if …
IDITAROD: THE FIRST TEN YEARS – reading informational text to compare, contrast, analyze, and synthesize This month’s lesson prompt about the stars of the race is based on the book The First Ten Years pages 274 – 285 from the chapter “Unstoppable Dogs”. On these pages, early mushers describe their iconic dogs. Teachers should …
Rookie Meeting Math On Saturday, December 4, the rookie meeting for the 50th running of the Iditarod was held via ZOOM. A collection of veteran Iditarod mushers and Iditarod staff joined to preview the race and review the rules and dog care, as well as give advice to this year’s rookies. Use these math …
Greetings Fellow Educators! The month of November signifies thankfulness, and this year is no exception. It is truly a year to celebrate all that we are thankful and grateful for in our lives, families, communities, and the world. I, Sled Dog Ed, decided to get out of the kennel with my friend, Topaz, and took …
IDITAROD: THE FIRST TEN YEARs – Visual Arts The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has been represented through art almost from its very beginning. Paintings, posters, patches, badges, belt buckles and buttons have all been created to celebrate, commemorate and spread the word of The Last Great Race. Chapter 8 of Iditarod: The First …
A legendary artist in his own right, Fred Machetanz donated the use of his artwork for covers of Iditarod Trail Annuals. Click on each image to enlarge it.
Meet the speakers of your conference. Learn about these Iditarod experts and their sessions. What will be the part you are most excited to learn about? Sara is a long time member of the Iditarod Education Committee and dog handling coordinator for the race. She will be around and about the conference helping out in …
SPEAKERS SCHEDULE REGISTRATION Iditarod Education Department Winter Educators Conference “50 Years of Adventure Learning” At the Lakefront Hotel, Iditarod Race Headquarters March 1 – 4, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska Registration is open for the Iditarod Winter Educators Conference and we can’t wait to see you! Whether you have used …
