The Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ program is a unique opportunity for one selected educator each year, to enter into a one year agreement to teach beyond the traditional classroom walls via Internet and to be involved in a project that reaches students around the world. Creating standards driven lessons, using research based techniques, and integrating technology as a tool for the teaching and learning are 21st Century components leading to academic success for students of all ages. Be a part of this teaching adventure!

Trade in your coat and ‘teacher shoes’ for extreme weather gear as you brave the arctic elements, temperatures far below zero, during the Last Great Race®. Spend about 4 weeks during race time in Alaska as a member of Iditarod’s educational team, as you visit schools, present programs in the community, and prepare for the teaching adventure of a lifetime.

Fly in small bush planes over rugged yet magnificently beautiful terrain from checkpoint to checkpoint during the race. As a race volunteer, help where needed in checkpoints you visit as you learn first hand what goes on behind the scenes during the race. Bring the sights, sounds, and race events to classrooms in an online journal so that educators can connect the race with lessons surrounding a real event, in real-time, and transition that learning to their own local communities, as you report back to classrooms via Internet. Be a part of an academic success story that inspires students to learn and gain skills necessary to help lead them down the trail of reaching their own goals and dreams.

Represent the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race® and educators everywhere in the teaching adventure of a lifetime. Iditarod is the Last Great Race®. It is a vehicle to transport students to academic success. Be a part of this teaching and learning adventure by applying for Teacher on the Trail™.