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
- 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
For Teachers
- 02/08/2010
- Iditarod in the Classroom: Then and Now
By Kathy Kelly
*More than 20 years ago, educator Kathy Kelly recognized that the Iditarod was an engaging theme to hook students into reading, writing, and math. Kathy wrote an article for the Learning Magazine. A discussion between the magazine’s…
- 02/07/2010
- Iditarod Musher: Zoya DeNure
Joy Davis, Educational Journalist, IN
From the fashion runway to the dog yard, Zoya DeNure has an interesting background. For 13 years she was an international fashion runway model and record label representative. Originally, she is from Wisconsin. Zoya saw…
- 02/06/2010
- Around the World: Iditarod: Kindergarten in Germany
Charlee Stevens, Educational Journalist, Germany
Things you need to know:I teach Kindergarten on a military base in Germany.
I have 25 children in class. They range from non-readers to about level 6 in DRA.
My class is run as…
- 02/06/2010
- Iditarod Musher: Karen Ramstead
Joy Davis, Educational Journalist, IN
Karen Ramstead is from Alberta, Canada. For 3 months of the year she lives and trains in Alaska for the Iditarod. The 2010 Iditarod will be her ninth running. Karen started racing in 2000. She…
- 02/03/2010
- The Race to Student Success
Why use the race with your students? Here is what teachers are saying. . . .
While reading the story Balto, my students became fascinated with the journey and challenges Balto faced on his mission. Seeing their enthusiasm, I realized…
- 02/02/2010
- Iditarod Musher: Sue Allen
Joy Davis, Educational Journalist, IN
Sue Allen of Wasilla, Alaska, has completed 2 Iditarods.
In 2004, she ran her own dog team to Nome. Maintaining a large kennel was expensive. After much thought, Sue decided to not keep the kennel.…
- 02/02/2010
- Meet a 2011 Rookie: Follow the Dream
Meet a Angie Taggart, a teacher in Ketchikan, Alaska. Angie has completed her qualifying races and intends to sign up for the 2011 Iditarod. Get to know Angie now. Follow her dream for the next year as she sets her…
- 02/02/2010
- Iditarod Musher Trading Cards
Are you looking for an activity to help students read, research, and summarize? Join the hundreds of schools around the world. Assign students to create Musher Trading Cards.
Design your class Musher Trading Cards in a way that meets the…
- 01/31/2010
- Four Paws for Logan
We know that each day around the world, service dogs make a difference in the lives of children with autism and in the lives of countless others with a variety of disabilities. We have the opportunity to help make the…
- 01/31/2010
- Iditarod Musher: Allen Moore
Joy Davis, Educational Journalist, IN
Photo from SP Kennel
Allen Moore,52, is originally from Arkansas. He moved to Alaska 20 years ago. He has been mushing for 16 years. 2007 was his first Iditarod. He is married to competitor,…