Guest Speakers

10/23/2009

Authors and Explorers Visit Schools

Shelley Gill:  Author, Explorer, Musher
Alaskan author Shelley Gill has written 20 bestselling books and her aim is always to inspire with adventure, educate about the environment and leave her readers with a sense of wonder. One of the first…

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06/08/2009

2009 – 2010 School Year: Guest Speakers for Classrooms

Classroom Opportunity
Bring Iditarod to Your School! ‘Iditarod’ guest speakers will be visiting communities near you!  Read about these opportunities.  Make your plans.  Your students will be inspired and encouraged to do their best in school and in meeting their…

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03/07/2009

Stay on Track… If You Want to Get to Nome

By Linda Kal Sander
Finalist, 2010 Target® Teacher on the Trail

The trail to Nome is filled with unknowns.  At every step along this thousand-mile journey, a musher has to make decisions.  Some call this risk assessment.  What obstacles might…

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02/18/2009

Following the Race from Washington

Hello Iditarod Education Department!
My class annually follows the Iditarod. We put up a map and bulletin board in the hallway at our school so that all of the students in our small school can follow along. Each student chooses…

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08/04/2008

Kids Go to Idita-College!

My “College for Kids” Teaching ExperienceBy Finney
1999 Teacher on the Trail
First Teacher on the Trail
During the third week in June, I had a delightful experience of teaching middle ’schoolers’ through a program at our Ivy Tech College…

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05/16/2008

Sled Dogs of Denali Park

On Tour in Communities in the Lower 48
by Education Department
The Mountain Mushers Hero Sled Dogs Educational/Therapy Team has visited schools and libraries across the United States since 1992. Harry, Lela, and **Team** bring sled dog literature to life.…

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03/30/2008

Marching On: Lessons After the Race

Continue the Race with Lesson Ideas!
by Judi Roach
The month of March is almost gone. As a finalist for Teacher on the Trail 2009, this past March has been full of excitement and adventure unlike any that I have…

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12/17/2007

On tour: Duane Dewey Halverson

Visiting Schools
by Iditarod Education Department
12/17/2007
Nine-time veteran Iditarod Alaska Sled Dog Race Musher, Dewey Halverson, is on tour in the lower 48, bringing his experiences with raising and training sled dogs and running Iditarod to schools and communities.…

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