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Jen Reiter 2014 Teacher on the Trail
We have been learning about the many, many volunteers who help the Iditarod run like a well-oiled machine – or should I say sled? Volunteer responsibilities range from making foot ointment for the dogs, to selling merchandise, to loading and unloading trucks, to working with communications, to being out on the trail, to just about …
A is for Iditarod! “What?” you ask. A is for Iditarod. Because the Iditarod awesomely takes place in Alaska and starts in Anchorage! One of my favorite books to share with my students is A is for Musk Ox by Erin Cabatigan. My third grade boys always roll their eyes when I tell them I …
The question I seem to be asked most commonly these days is how I got chosen to be this year’s Iditarod Teacher on the Trail ™…. Kids ask me, teachers ask me, old friends ask me…. So here’s the story! Two years ago my teaching partner and wonderful friend Ellen Rizzuto and I applied for …
I have had a jam packed three weeks doing pre-trail Skypes with schools all over the country. It’s been a lot of fun to talk Iditarod with kids of all ages and all levels of experience with the race via Skype in the Classroom. One of main goals while I’m out on the trail is …
One thing that each Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ is required to do is to create a patch for inclusion on the official Teacher on the Trail sleeping bag. You can learn more about this tradition and the sleeping bag here: LINK I decided a long time ago, that this was going to be a …
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 …
One of the most anticipated pre-departure events finally happened in my classroom… The formal trying on of the official Iditarod Teacher on the Trail ™ coat! The boys were blown away by how big and heavy the coat, boots, and mittens are that have been provided for me to wear on the trail. In fact, …
It’s getting to be crunch time and I am finalizing plans for my sub for the time that I am away on my amazing adventure! Here are some things that I am leaving for her to do that you may be able to use also! Math: The class will be rolling along with our Iditarod …
The weather continues to be the big story as we prepare for this year’s Iditarod. It seems like the world has turned upside down… at least it looks that way on our weather graph! The line tracking the temperatures in Baltimore keeps dropping down below the lines tracking the Alaska weather! My students have been …
The students of 3A have a seat at the table at the Mushers’ Banquet! Actually they have a seat ON the table…. Okay, actually, their artwork has a seat on the tables! We have shipped our centerpieces to Alaska! Every year, the Iditarod Education Department hosts a contest for school kids to design centerpieces …