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My journey toward 2018 Teacher on the Trail™ started at an Iditarod Educator’s Camp in the summer of 2016. The thing I first loved about coming to an Iditarod Educator’s Conference was that I met like-minded, passionate teachers! Anyone who incorporates the Iditarod and is willing to travel to Alaska to learn more has to …
Welcome to Husky Talk Podcast. A Weekly Behind the Scenes Look at the Iditarod and mushing for classrooms around the world Erin Montgomery, 2015 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ from Iowa and her students host this podcast, designed and created to introduce you to the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and give you an essential behind …
Teaching Volunteerism The Iditarod takes place because thousands of volunteers play major roles in every aspect of the race and the events that surround it. Your students can join the team as “Official Classroom” Volunteers! Enter the annual Table Centerpiece Contest! Selected classrooms will create and send the decorations that will be featured on the …
Iditarod’s Winter Teacher Conference will be held in Anchorage Feb. 26 – March 1, 2019. Join us for this educational conference and see the start and restart of the 2019 Iditarod. Learn more about this event and register at this link. Summer Camp for Educators will be held June 22 – July 1. Join …
We are happy to provide you with contact information of mushers agreeing to receive letters from students. If you are writing to mushers, please follow the instructions below- EVEN if you have done this project before, please read the information again- to gain optimum success on your project. Read the information below, follow the directions …
Dear Teachers, Welcome back to another school year! I am sure you have been busy preparing your classroom for all of the new students. Your students will become your team for the upcoming academic year…mush forward. Speaking of new team members…our kennel just added a new member to the roster, Topaz! She is getting …
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is also called the “Last Great Race on Earth®” Who? Mushers – See the current list of mushers for the 2019 race by clicking here. Dogs! Dogs! Dogs! Most of the sled dogs are Alaskan Huskies. Dogs in the race must first meet standards of good health. Learn more …
Our goal is to help you use the race with your students by providing lessons, projects, and activities that you can use in your classroom. We want to get to know you and your students better so we can meet the goal of continuing to develop engaging content for you and your students. Share how …
Teachers: Are you interested in having an Iditarod quilt visit your classroom during the upcoming school year?! Last year we had nine quilts traveling around the country throughout the school year. One quilt was even at the Shaktoolik checkpoint during the race and was signed by dozens of mushers while they rested their teams! The …
Each year, ‘The Iditarod Trail Song’ is sung in classrooms around the world. Watch this performance and listen to students in Maryland sing this song at their school program. 2018 – Spring (with Hobo Jim granting permission) Here’s the words to the chant that the students recite prior to singing. In the land of the midnight sun, …