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Information for the Classroom

Updates for You!

by Diane Johnson

11/18/2007

Coming soon to your classroom via email is our educational newsletter which is designed to give you teaching tips, lesson ideas, and information about the race. Subscribe to this newsletter so that you have updates to enhance your unit of study and your student's ability to follow the race. This newsletter will be one more tool for you, so please, be a part of the planning by sending us your comments and ideas. Let us know what you'd like to see in the newsletter or on the For Teachers section to assist you in your units of study.

2008 Teacher on the Trail^TM Jane Blaile, from Phoenix, Arizona has placed many teaching ideas on the Teacher on the Trail^TM section of the website. Get to know Jane now through her on line journal and lessons. When the race begins, Jane will travel from checkpoint to checkpoint and report her observations and experiences to her readers. Drop Jane and email and wish her a great adventure. 2008tott@gci.net .

Zuma went back to K-9 Journalism School this year and has met new friends. You can meet those friends, too. Don't forget to read Zuma's Paw Prints for the latest K-9 Iditarod classroom news. Zuma is looking forward to hearing from you this year!

Iditarod Insider is an incredible teaching tool that brings the sights and sounds of the race to your students. If you haven't subscribed, consider subscribing. Iditarod Insider contains a fly by map, a library of video segments that tell of the history of the race, and includes race highlights from the 2006 and 2007 Iditarod. There are also many educational curriculum connections to help you plan your teaching unit. During the race, daily video segments will be uploaded to Insider to bring you the best possible race coverage. Your students won't want to leave the computer as they click and view incredible race highlights. If you are already a subscriber, we'd enjoy hearing your favorite aspects of the site. Drop us an email!

The excitement of the 2008 Iditarod is building. We are about 100 days away from the start of the race. Be sure to check out the Iditarod Auction section of the website to see how much each musher's sled ‘sells' for at the auction. "Idita-Riders" are bidding for rides at the start of the race in downtown Anchorage. Students can predict the amount of money each sled will sell for and estimate the total amount of money that will be raised at the auction. How much would you pay to ride in the sled? Follow the auction with your students.

Are you Iditarod Ready? Are you Storm Ready? Check out our weather related curriculum connection. StormReady® teaches the communication and safety skills needed to save lives and property - before and during the onslaught of severe weather - while improving science skills and expanding knowledge about climates of the world. Be an Iditarod StormReady® classroom!

Check the For Teachers section of the website often. We welcome email from you and your class. We know that Iditarod in the classroom is an incredible tool that empowers students to be academically successful. I look forward to hearing from you!