News for Educators

Presented exclusively by Alaska National Guard.

The Iditarod provides teachers and students with unique and entertaining educational opportunities. If you have any questions, please contact Diane Johnson, Education Director at (605) 228-6071 (djohnson@iditarod.com).

08/11/2008

Students from Nulato Visit Cleveland
A Fieldtrip and Adventure

08/04/2008

Kids Go To Idita-College!
A Teacher's Experience

07/01/2008

Summer Camp is Not Just For Kids
Teachers Attend Iditarod Summer Camp

06/06/2008

Students Create Posters
Student Project from WA

06/06/2008

Bring the Best out of Struggling Readers
2nd Grade Remedial Reading

06/05/2008

Create a Virtual Dog Team
Real or Virtual? It is Hard to Tell!

06/05/2008

Following the Race: Lesson Ideas
From Ohio

05/26/2008

Iditarod Learning in PA
Home School Families Use the Race

05/17/2008

Flat Musher Project Update
A Summer Extension Project

05/16/2008

Sled Dogs of Denali Park
On Tour

05/15/2008

Zuma and the K-9 Reporters
Meet the Reporters

05/15/2008

Join us in Alaska June 22 - 28
Boot Camp for Educators

04/28/2008

Bring Iditarod to Your School
Classroom Opportunity

04/16/2008

Success in the Classroom
Making Sleds and Other Projects

04/14/2008

Iditarod Finishers Banquet
North Carolina Style

04/10/2008

The Iditarod Trail Song by Hobo Jim
The Words to the Song

04/07/2008

Students Sing
Iditarod Trail Song

04/04/2008

Poetry by 6th Grade Students
Students Read and Write

03/30/2008

Marching On!
Continue the Race with Lesson Ideas!

03/28/2008

Mush! Iditarod Quest
Summer Camp for Students

03/27/2008

Students in Nulato
Signs Welcomed the Mushers

03/23/2008

Awards That Mushers Win
2008 Awards and Winners

03/22/2008

What Next? Iditarod Summer Extension
Teaching Doesn't End With the End of the Race

03/21/2008

Students in Kazakhstan Follow the Race
Iditarod is a Global Teaching Adventure

03/20/2008

The 2007 Summer Conference in Review
Join us for the 2008 Summer Camp!

03/18/2008

More Than A Toy
Classroom Dog Lot and Brain Research

03/16/2008

A Service Learning Connection
Kindergarten Class Gets Involved in Community Project

03/15/2008

Matters of the Heart
Building Relationships

03/14/2008

Habits of the Mind
From Students in Nebraska

03/14/2008

Habits of the Mind
Thinking Interdependently

03/14/2008

Opening the Door to Learning
Ohio Teacher Shares the Doorway to Education

03/14/2008

The Purse
How much money do the finishers get?

03/13/2008

The Race isn't Over Yet
When does the race end?

03/11/2008

Faces of the Last Great Race
Student Checkpoint Report

03/11/2008

Jane Meets Bullseye
Anchorage Meets Bullseye

03/11/2008

A Common Thread Quilt Project
Designed by Jane Blaile

03/10/2008

Idita-Learn
Connecting Alaska to the World

03/09/2008

Trail Mail Project Update
School Projects Head to Nome

03/06/2008

Libby Riddles
Iditarod Dream

03/06/2008

Inspiration from Susan Butcher
David Monson Inspires the Audience

03/06/2008

Dog Handling 101
To the Starting Line!

03/05/2008

Vet Check
Wasilla Headquarters

03/05/2008

Words of Wisdom from Martin Buser
A Report from the Winter Teacher Conference

03/05/2008

Honoring the Old and Welcoming the New
Teacher Conference Update

03/03/2008

Track the Mushers! FREE
Tracking the mushers if free!

02/16/2008

Boulder Teacher Headed to Iditarod

02/09/2008

Did you get the Newsletter?
Educator Newsletter: Delivered Friday, January 8

02/08/2008

A Common Thread: Uncovers Curriculum
Jane Blaile, 2008 Target Iditarod Teacher on the Trail

02/08/2008

Target Iditarod Teacher on the Trail Finalists
Congratulations to Laurie, Judi, and Cathy!

02/08/2008

Classsrooms Around the World
Connecting the Race

02/02/2008

Attention Teachers: Writing to Mushers
Please Remember This!

02/02/2008

Will You be in Alaska for the Start of the Race?
Don't miss these events!

02/02/2008

Books to the Trail: Looking for Volunteers!
The Big Read: To Kill a Mocking Bird

02/02/2008

Iditarod Trail Mail Educational Project
Deadline is NOW! Don't Delay!

02/02/2008

Meet the Applicants!
2009 Target Iditarod Teacher on the Trail

01/06/2008

We Are Glad to Meet You!
Welcome!

01/06/2008

For Teachers!
Your Teaching Tool

12/17/2007

Attention Educators: A Newsletter for YOU!
FREE! Subscribe today!

12/17/2007

Duane Dewey Halverson
Visiting Schools

12/17/2007

2009 Teacher on the Trail
Applicants for Teacher on the Trail

12/17/2007

Student Action at the IditaRider Musher Auction!
Strengthen Math Skills

12/17/2007

Teaching 6 Traits of Writing-Idita Style
Focus: Word Choice

12/17/2007

An Interview with Dr. Townshend
Faces of The Last Great Race on Earth

12/15/2007

A Common Thread Quilt Project
Join this project today!

11/20/2007

Improving Reading Scores the Idita Way
Dogs in the Classroom!

11/18/2007

Deadlines! Deadlines! Deadlines!
Important Dates to Remember!

11/18/2007

Information for the Classroom
Updates for You!

11/18/2007

The next best thing to taking your students to Nome
Join this project! Trail Mail to Nome!

11/05/2007

The Iditarod Classroom Adventure!
Energize your classroom by connecting your curriculum to Iditarod.

09/21/2007

2007 Final Race Stats
This snapshot of the 2007 final race data is a helpful tool in shaping your Iditarod-based curriculum.

09/20/2007

Meet Jane Blaile: 2008 Teacher on the Trail
Learn more about Jane and download her Iditarod Lesson Plans and Worksheets.

09/19/2007

Zuma's Paw Prints
Zuma shares behind the scenes information all year long and provides race updates for readers during the race. Students can write to Zuma to find answers to their questions while practicing writing and reading skills.

09/18/2007

Apply for 2009 Teacher on the Trail
Download the application packet or learn more about this opportunity.

09/17/2007

Learn About the Iditarod
This section contains resources on the History of Iditarod, vocabulary terms, and other important information to assist students and fans as they research.

09/16/2007

The Iditarod Trail
This page contains maps, distances, and Don Bowers Trail Notes.

09/15/2007

Iditarod Rules for 2008
This page contains information on race rules and prizes.

09/14/2007

The Junior Iditarod
This website contains information on the race for mushers ages 14 – 17, held yearly the weekend prior to the Iditarod.

Contact Information

Diane Johnson, Director
djohnson@iditarod.com
(605) 228-6071

Iditarod Education Department
1412 South Melgaard Road
Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401