Resources
- For Teachers
- Target® Teacher on the Trail
- Here's What's Happening!
- Zuma's Paw Prints
- Traveling Iditarod Quilt
- Take Virtual Field Trips
- Pod Casts *Update February 2010
- Educator Insight Newsletter
- Iditarod Insider for Educators
- Teaching Resources
- Mission Statement and Goals
- Books About Iditarod and Alaska
- Mentor on the Trail: Stay on Track
- Writing to Mushers? READ THIS
- For Students
Curriculum Connections
- 2010 Race Season
- Alaska Bound? Read This!
- Books to the Trail
- Curriculum for the Classroom
- News and Information
- Teacher Tips and Tools
- Technology-Information Highway
- Traveling Quilt Journal
- Traveling Quilt: Virtual
- Zuma's Paw Prints
Website Links
- 2010 Target Teacher on the Trail
- 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
- Zuma's Paw Prints
Authors
Archives
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- May 2007
- January 2007
- January 2006
For Teachers
- 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 Breaks on a Sled
The break 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 break 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.
2010-iditarod1…
- 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…
- 03/15/2010
- Goal Setting and Community Service
By Valerie Orner, Educational Journalist
On the first day of school, I presented my students with a community service goal which tied into the Iditarod Rookie Project. We were going to raise money for our rookie musher, Kim Darst and…
- 03/14/2010
- Picture of the Day: Yum! What is for Lunch?
Yum! What is for lunch before the big race?
What is for lunch before the big race?
A wonderful stew of fish, rice, and broth!
Yum!
What sled dog wouldn’t love this yummy meal?
Click on the image for a…
- 03/14/2010
- Far From Home: Marshall and McDonald Take on the Iditarod
by Sally Simon, Finalist for Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™, New York
One has an infectious smile, the other wears a kilt. Both received a lot of attention at this year’s Iditarod. Newton Marshall, from Jamaica, and Wattie…