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Educator Opportunities

NEW! October 2023 | MORE INFO COMING SOON!

Iditarod Fall Educators Conference

McCall, Idaho
CEUs Available

iSTEM Summer Institutes

June 12-16 & June 20-23, 2023

If you are registered for the iSTEM Summer Institutes, don’t miss these keynote speakers:

Jane Holmes: Director Iditarod Education Department & 2008 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ Teacher

June 20 – North Idaho College
June 22 – College of Eastern Idaho
June 23 – College of Southern Idaho

Erin Montgomery: 2015 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ Teacher

June 12 – Lewis-Clark State College
June 14 – College of Western Idaho
June 15 – Idaho State University

education ideas

TRACK A TEAM

Print a map of the racecourse and small sled dog team markers. Follow GPS trackers and move musher markers along the trail each morning or afternoon.

CARE PACKAGES & LETTER WRITING

Send a care package to a checkpoint for a musher.

CALCULATING RACE DISTANCES

Math Project: calculate mush team distances by the day, how long it takes to reach that distance, subtract rest times, and calculate average dog team speed per mile.

ON THE PLAYGROUND

Play dog team on the playground. Get a rope and have “dog” team members hold the rope with one hand with a musher at one end giving commands.

ADOPT A TEAM

Adopt a Mush Team: make posters, send letters, and follow them through the race.

DOG’S JOURNAL

Write a dog’s journal of the trail

MATH PROJECTS

More math projects are available on the Iditarod education link below.

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SIMON SAYS

Play Simon Says like a dog team. Simon (musher) says:
Gee – Right
Haw – Left
Come Gee or Haw – 180 turn in either direction
Hike – Go forward
Easy – Slow down
Whoa – Stop