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One of the things I’m looking forward to in Alaska is the Winter Conference for Educators. It’s an amazing opportunity to be surrounded by all things Iditarod for a full week! It’s always rewarding to be surrounded by educators who value the same things you do! In addition to the many presentations by and for …
Since my school year has officially begun, (I have been at inservice training the past two days), I wanted to take a minute to tell you about my plans for the year and the blog, and let you know some ways that you can join me on this amazing journey by dogsled! One of the …
Don’t worry! Linda is NOT where the GPS Tracker shows that she is…. Unlike the GPS Trackers that mushers carry and are attached to their sleds, Linda’s GPS Tracker is in her backpack. This means the tracker goes inside and outside, inside another building, and then outside again. This makes the possibility of false readings …
Saturday, Feb.23, after attending the start of the 2013 Jr. Iditarod, Linda headed out to Yentna Station to observe the 2013 Jr. Iditarod. 13 Jr. Mushers are racing in this year’s Jr. Iditarod. Learn more about the Jr. Idiarod at this link. Linda will be sharing her observations of the race after she returns from …
Linda Fenton, 2013 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ teaches 3rd grade at the Waupaca Learning Center. Having used Iditarod in the classroom as a teaching tool for the past 11 years, Linda says “I have kept the Iditarod as part of my curriculum because students use research skills, technology skills, math, science, reading, map skills, …
Linda Fenton, Waupaca, Wisconsin, has been selected as the 2013 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™. Linda is the 15th Teacher on the Trail™ to join this program that began in 1999. Currently teaching 3rd grade at the Waupaca Learning Center, Linda has been using the Iditarod in the classroom as a teaching tool for the …
Adventure and personal challenge have always been at the top of Blynne Froke’s to do list. It seems like she has been on the go her whole life. Blynne was born in Canada and immigrated to California with her family. When he father was sent to Venezuela for work, Blynne went along to start high …
A big thanks to Martha Dobson, the Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™ for her energy, creativity, photography, expertise in literacy, and dedication throughout the 2010 – 2011 school year. Congratulations, Martha! The Target® Iditarod Teacher on the Trail program was created in 1998 by Finney, (Andrea Auf der Hyde, Indiana.) Thus began the …
Martha Dobson of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina is a lifelong North Carolinian, a sixth grade middle school teacher and the second North Carolina teacher to hold the Iditarod Teacher on the Trail position. Living all around North Carolina while growing up, she has resided in her small town near Charlotte, NC for 27 years with …
Wasilla Alaska – (May 13, 2010) – Martha Dobson, Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, has been selected as the Target® 2011 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™. Martha Dobson, an educator at Mount Pleasant Middle School, North Carolina, teaches sixth grade English and Language Arts. Martha’s prophetic choice of a Gary Paulsen novel to teach her students, …