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- Pod Casts *Update February 2010
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- Books About Iditarod and Alaska
- Mentor on the Trail: Stay on Track
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- Alaska Bound? Read This!
- Alaska's Schools: Iditarod
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- Thanking Sponsors
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- Technology-Information Highway
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- Traveling Quilt: Virtual
- Zuma's Paw Prints
Website Links
- 2010 Target Teacher on the Trail
- Awards and Champions
- Education Department Video
- Email Education Director
- Four Paws for Logan
- Idita – Tunes by Cathy Walters
- Jr. Iditarod
- Map and Estimated Miles to Checkpoints
- Maps and Almost Accurate Miles to Checkpoints
- Mushers Racing in 2010
- Mushing Dictionary
- Race Champions
- Rules for Mushers
- Stay on Track: Drug Prevention
- Summer Camp for Teachers
- Zuma's Paw Prints
Authors
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For Teachers
- 07/27/2010
- Iditarod at the Library in the Summer Time!
Herb Brambley, Target® 2010 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ was a special guest speaker at the Summer Reading Program at the Fulton County Library. Readers of all ages attended his presentation and learned about Iditarod, met the dogs, and had…
- 07/24/2010
- 46 Mushers Sign Up at the Volunteer Picnic Event
Rookie Angie Taggart Signs Up!
Sign up for the 2011 Iditarod has begun!
The 2010 Vounteer Picnic and Musher Sign up was held on June 26, at Headquarters in Wasilla.
Here is a list of the first 46 mushers:
Mitch…
- 07/13/2010
- Iditarod Summer Camp for Teachers: 2010 and 2011
2010 Summer Camp, Dream a Dream Dog Farm
Attention Teachers: Join us for teacher’s workshops and camps!
On June 20 – 28, teacher campers spent 9 days at Iditarod’s Summer Camp for Teachers.Staying at the Dream a Dream Dog…
- 07/06/2010
- We’re Updating the Website!
Our website is under construction. Some of our links aren’t working right now. Please check back soon!
Thanks!
Diane Johnson
- 05/20/2010
- Summer Camp for Teachers
Don’t miss the opportunity to attend Iditarod’s Summer Camp for Teachers!
Registration Information can be found at this link.
Your students are probably counting the days until they are out of school for the summer. We aren’t suggesting that you…
- 05/13/2010
- Martha Dobson, Target® 2011 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™
Martha Dobson, Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, has been selected as the Target® 2011 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™.
Martha Dobson
Martha, an educator at Mount Pleasant Middle School, North Carolina, teaches sixth grade English and Language Arts. After returning to…
- 05/09/2010
- Summer Camp for Teachers: June 20 – 28: Wasilla, Alaska
Students are counting the days until summer vacation begins! Now you can make plans to join us at Iditarod’s Summer Camp for Teachers and count the days until YOU take steps on the Iditarod Trail to improve your teaching skills…
- 05/05/2010
- Iditarod Teacher’s Conference in Arizona
Join us in Phoenix, Arizona on October 15, 2010, for a full day of learning and ready-to-use classroom activities based on the historical and exciting 1,000 mile dog sled race across Alaska. Target® 2008 Teacher on the Trail™ Jane Blaile…
- 04/30/2010
- Inspirational Message from Martin Buser
Recently, 4 Time Iditarod Champion Martin Buser and his dogs visited Juneau, Alaska and made a presentation at Centennial Hall.
His message in this interview is an excellent message to share with students and audiences of all ages!
Follow this…
- 04/21/2010
- 21st Century Skills, Skype Project in PA Wins Award!
Skype Call with Herb in Shaktoolik
Sarah Mishlera and students at Chestnut Ridge Middle School in Pennsylvania received notification this week that their Iditarod project is a winner in curriculum contest to demonstrate 21st Century Teaching and Learning. During this…
- 04/11/2010
- 2010 Summer Camp for Teachers
Teachers! Don’t miss this opportunity!! The summer of 2010 is your time to join us in Alaska at the Iditarod Summer Camp for Teachers!
Iditarod Summer Camp
Are you looking to enhance your Iditarod unit and update it with projects…
- 04/10/2010
- From Virginia, Iditarod, Algebra, and Technology
Iditarod Based Education becomes a format for technology use by students and teachers.
Students use technology:Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Research and Information Fluency
Communication and Collaboration
Creativity and InnovationTeachers use technology as an instructional too:…
- 04/07/2010
- Thanks ExxonMobil!
Thanks ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil is the sponsor for the Iditarod Education Department.At the 2010 Iditarod Teacher’s Workshop, ExxonMobil provided the teachers with a year’s subscription to Iditarod Insider and a fleece jacket.
Kim Busch, Montana, attended the 2010 Winter Conference…
- 04/03/2010
- Teacher Workshop: Arizona: October 2010
We are in the planning stages for an Iditarod Teacher’s Workshop to be held in Phoenix, Arizona, October 2010.
Check back for information as this workshop develops.
Interested in attending? Send an email to find out more information.
- 04/03/2010
- Teacher Workshop: Michigan: September 24, 2010
Target® Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ alumni to participate in the Midwest Iditarod Teacher’s Conference, to be held in Curtis, Michigan.
View the conference brochure.
Download Registration Form Register today!
Midwest Iditarod Teacher’s Conference–September 24, 2010
Erickson Center for the…
- 04/01/2010
- Iditarod Works as a Behavior Program
Our school mascot is a husky, so we thought it was an appropriate tie in with Iditarod.
Students compete by grade level-6th, 7th, and 8th.
We have weekly and monthly “checkpoints” where each grade is given points based on their…
- 03/31/2010
- Iditarod Around the World: Germany
I teach at a Department of Defense school. I work on an Army base in Germany. At this time, a large number of our parents are deployed in a war zone. A couple of our students have been to AK,…
- 03/30/2010
- Iditarod Traveling Quilt: March Update
Quilt 1
Quilt 1 went to Maine. We are waiting for the teacher to send her summary of Quilt 1’s visit. Once it arrives, we’ll update this article. Please check back soon.
Quilt 2
I arrived in Rochester, NY at…
- 03/29/2010
- Books to the Trail: Ruby, Alaska
A big thanks goes to Val Orner and her 3rd Grade Students for helping to bring new books to Ruby, Alaska, as part of our Books to the Tail™ program! As a special project, the books sent to Ruby were…
- 03/28/2010
- Classroooms “MAKE” the 2010 Banquet the Best Ever!
Each year, the Iditarod Education Department invites schools to participate in helping to design and make table decorations that are used to help create the special environment and atmosphere at the Musher Draw Banquet that is held in Anchorage prior…
- 03/27/2010
- Shaktoolik Students Prepare for Hawaii Field Trip
Students in Shaktoolik, Alaska, are preparing for the field trip of a lifetime.
After hearing wonderful stories about Hawaii from their teacher, a group of 10 elementary students in Lynda Bekoalok’s classroom have been working for almost about a year …
- 03/26/2010
- Students in McGrath, Alaska: Biography Reports on Iditarod Mushers
Emmitt Peters
Students in McGrath, Alaska, showed pride in the posters they completed for their classroom biography project. This is just one of the ways that students incorporate the race into their school work. Principal Judy Kuhn, has been active…
- 03/25/2010
- Home School Families Follow the Race: Virginia
Hello fellow mushers!
We homeschool in VA and have enjoyed doing the e-Iditarod with Walter McKenzie and his group on surfaquarium.com for several years.
Our kids read the history Iditarod books, look at Alaska by getting their visitor packages, do…
- 03/24/2010
- Musher Banquet Table Top Contest
Be a part of the Iditarod by creating table top decorations to be used as center pieces at the Musher Banquet prior to the start of Iditarod.
Enter our Table Top Decorating Contest!The Iditarod takes place because thousands of…
- 03/23/2010
- Iditarod Arizona Style
This is the first year I’ve actually taught about the Iditarod, and the whole significance of the race. I am a teacher on the Navajo Indian reservation in northern Arizona. My school, as well as students, know that I’ve lived…
- 03/22/2010
- 2010 Summer Camp for Teachers
Attention Teachers!
Join us for our Summer Camp for Teachers! June 20 – 28 in Wasilla, Alaska.
Sunday, June 20: Let the adventure in learning begin! The opening session is held at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Headquarters in…
- 03/21/2010
- Picture of the Day: This Hat Belongs to Who?
Have you seen this hat before? If you’ve been looking at images from the trail this year and in past years or if you’ve been watching Iditarod Insider Video on Demand, or if you’ve been researching the mushers and visiting…
- 03/21/2010
- The Awards! Who Won Which Award?
Lance is the 2010 Iditarod Champion. Who won the other awards?
Pen Air Spirit of Alaska Award
• Jeff King
GCI Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award
• Dallas Seavey
Millennium Hotel Anchorage Alaskan First To the Yukon Award
• Lance…
- 03/20/2010
- Picture of the Day: Sleds of the Other Kind
Not every sled we’ve seen in Alaska is pulled by a dog team. Some sleds are pulled by humans!
The purpose of a sled is to hold or carry items. Dog sleds carry important gear and necessary items the musher…
- 03/20/2010
- Update: Around the World: Iditarod: Kindergarten in Germany
From Charlee and the Kinders in Germany: To the Iditarod Teacher Column
Update: Around the World: Iditarod: Kindergarten in Germany: March 20, 2010
The kinders made it to Nome for the finish of the race. They have been walking about…
- 03/19/2010
- Iditarod in the 50 States!
Iditarod is successfully used in all 50 states (and many foreign countries) as a tool to help students meet academic goals and learn their basic skill. Preschool through university level teachers use the race with students. Private schools, public schools,…
- 03/19/2010
- Around the World: Iditarod: Following the Race
Students in all 50 states and many countries follow the race each year and complete content driven lessons to help them learn the basic skills of their curriculum. Meet some of these students and teachers!
From Elodie, Teaching in France…
- 03/19/2010
- Testimonials from Teachers
What are the teachers saying?
Hello,
I am a retired teacher who used your materials for years with students at an elementary gifted center in St. Louis, Missouri. Based on an idea from Mushing Magazine, we even set up an…
- 03/19/2010
- A Picture for the Day: Start Banner
This is a picture of the 2010 Starting Banner.
The flags above the banner represent the countries that have mushers entered in the 2010 Iditarod.
If you were to design a starting or finish banner, what would it look like?…
- 03/18/2010
- A Picture of the Day: The Brakes on a Sled
The brake system of an musher’s sled is important. Although it won’t hold a team in place, it will help to slow a team.
This youngster was learning about the brake system. Perhaps someday, he’ll be on the Iditarod Trail…
- 03/18/2010
- Prize Money: The Purse
Prize Money, Top 30, 2010 to see the pay out schedule. (prize money or the purse)
The chart shows pay out for mushers finishing 1 – 30. Finishers 31 to the Red Lantern (the last to finish) get $1, 049.…
- 03/18/2010
- Iditarod Around the World: Spain: What is the Time Difference?
I’m a third grade teacher at the American School of Madrid, and I’d like to make a suggestion for an improvement to the website.
In our excitement to find what’s happening NOW, we’ve calculated the time in Alaska many times.…
- 03/17/2010
- Picture of the Day: Get INTO It and Fix It
When something breaks or isn’t working, you have to be willing to ‘get into it’ and work hard until you fix the problem.
This picture was taken at Race Headquarters at the Millennium near the Dog Drop area. The Dog…
- 03/17/2010
- Trent Herbst : Musher, Educator, and Inspirational Leader
Trent and the Snowshoes
Just like all of the 2010 Iditarod Mushers, Trent Herbst left Willow, Alaska for Nome. Trent is a 4th Grade teacher from Idaho. In many ways, Trent’s students began the journey with him – and the…
- 03/16/2010
- Picture of the Day: Scenes from the Dog Yard!
Iditarod sled dogs that are dropped from the race return to Anchorage and spend an afternoon at the Anchorage Dog Drop. Taking a walk through the dog yard to meet the dogs is a favorite pastime of Iditarod volunteers.
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- 03/16/2010
- Best Dog Care Ever!
A Dropped Dog Receives an Exam at Race Headquarters
Iditarod is dedicated to the best dog care ever!
Dogs pass physical exams before they receive the ‘ok’ to race in Iditarod.
During the race, veterinarians who are stationed at Checkpoints…
- 03/16/2010
- Dog Care: From the Trail to the Lab
By Sally Simon, Finalist for Target® 2011 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™, New York
The Alaskan sled dog is widely known as being the most athletic dog in the world. These marathon runners are revered for their strength and endurance. …
- 03/16/2010
- For the Love of Dogs
By Blynne Froke, Finalist for Target® Teacher on the Trail™, California
Iditarod sled dogs are the most amazing athletes in the world, literally. We love the challenge they embody, both personal and physical, as they run full tilt across the…
- 03/16/2010
- Caring for Dogs of the Iditarod
By Martha Dobson, Finalist, Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™, North Carolina
Caring for the Iditarod dogs is as thorough and professional as care for human athletes. High school, college, and professional athletes undergo regular physical examinations to ascertain…
- 03/15/2010
- Picture of the Day: 2010 Start Day: 4 Paws for Logan
This year before and during the race, mushers and face fans learned of a very important way to help make the world a better place for a young boy in Alaska. Read about a very special fund raiser to help…
- 03/15/2010
- K-9 Connection: Brandy: Service Dog ‘Works’ in the Phone Room
Brandy is a Service Dog
Tami is a race volunteer. She volunteers in several different areas each year. Her service dog, Brandy, enjoys accompanying her during her volunteer jobs and especially enjoys spending time in the ‘phone room’ at Race…
- 03/15/2010
- Herb Brambley in Shaktoolik: Skype Call
Skype Call:
Millennium Race Headquarters to Target® Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ Herb Brambley…
Monday evening, March 14, Herb was in Shaktoolik, Alaska.
Tomorrow, Herb plans to go to Koyuk.
Follow Herb’s journey at this link.
Herb and Shaktoolik via…
- 03/15/2010
- Iditarod Around the World: Taiwan
Hi Diane!
Here are two files that shows my one of my students’ letters. She wants to thank you and your website for helping her learn.
English is her second language and she has never seen or heard of a…
- 03/15/2010
- What is Going on in Nome These Days?
Follow this link to look at the schedule of events to be held in Nome in celebration of Iditarod. (PDF Document)
What events would you attend?
If you were in charge of planning an Iditarod event, what event would you…
- 03/15/2010
- Iditarod Around the World: Venezuela
Hello Ms. Johnson,
I am the lucky teacher of 19 6th graders in an international school on the coast of the Caribbean in Venezuela. For three weeks, we will be following all 71 mushers to Nome. Each student has personally…