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Seven-year-old Piglet runs with the Klejka family from Bethel Alaska. Piglet, a winner of Junior Iditarod gold is a veteran of many Junior Iditarod races.
I have this mantra about lesson plans – steal . . . ahem . . . borrow and tweak. This lesson is an example of my mantra. At the Winter Conference for Educators last year, Sid Lucas, a High School teacher from Kiel, Wisconsin, presented a lesson about genetics. Seeing the value of the lesson …
Attitude. Optimism. These are two of the 8 Traits of Iditarod. Sometimes they can be a hard sell. But they can be incredibly useful in the face of difficult situations, particularly those we have no control over. I have been looking forward to this adventure for almost a year. Yesterday I was to fly to …
Leaping Libby here: Alaskan husky puppy, living her best life in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, and dreaming of becoming a sled dog. I’ve gotten to know most of the folks here at the kennel. They’re all pretty wonderful, each in their own unique way. Each of the sleddogs has their own personality, their own likes …
Leaping Libby here, the puppy who dreams of being a real sled dog someday. Now that the snow is flying, it’s getting more serious around here. The team gets howling when it’s time to hook up to the sleds. They focus on pulling-pulling-pulling. They slam into their harnesses, trying to get the sled to go …
Paw Print = Anchorage ~ Teacher Conference last day, Dog Handler Class, I.C.E. training and COMMS training Exploration Feeling ~ Day Six = Motivated As the three of us started to head down the stairs toward our next adventure, I realized that our time is growing shorter together. This makes me realize how much I …
Meet Your K9 Reporters Hello friends! The dog days of summer are behind us, and we look forward to the new school year. The K9 reporters and their human Iditarod Education partners are well rested and excited to be back. K9 reporter Sled Dog Ed is back on the education trail this year for the …
The Iditarod Trail in 2020 was definitely different from years past. Covid was making its way across the country, and the world was quickly shutting down, but not the Iditarod! I admire the strength and the stability the Iditarod had during this time of unknown. In true Iditarod fashion, we used our 8 traits of …
The month of May has finally arrived. For me, this month marks the end of the school year, but begins with the celebration of Mother’s Day, Principal’s Day, Nurses Week, and Teacher Appreciation Week. These events provide time to thank those who help and support us in the schools, and maybe even some of …
The Insider as an Instructional Tool The mushers are off the trail once again, demonstrating incredible skill, courage, and perseverance. What does it take to be a musher? You might hear folks talk about dogs, sleds, equipment, etc. but it’s what is inside that mushers need to draw on to run the Iditarod. They need: …
