May 16, 2008
Ending the Year the Idita Way!
Join us in Alaska! Attend the 2008 Summer Boot Camp for Educators!
There is still time to attend this conference in Wasilla, Alaska. Be a part of a unique experience.
End your school year by attending our Iditarod Summer Boot Camp for Educators! Be among the educators and fans that spend June 22 - 28 in Wasilla, Alaska, at the 2008 Summer Boot Camp. Three days of this year's conference will be held at Vern Halter and Susan Whiton's Dream a Dream Dog Farm, allowing participants to experience first hand how to care for and train sled dogs while learning from Iditarod Mushers, what it takes to race. Speakers, sessions, fieldtrips, and information on lesson design will connect the Iditarod - Alaska experience into your curriculum will send you back home from the conference, with a 'sled bag' full of ideas. University Credit will be available. To learn more, Click Here!
Email djohnson@iditarod.com for details.
Read an article and view pictures from the 2007 Boot Camp experience! Click here!
Do you know that Iditarod's website has on line auctions? This is a great way for you to pick up some special items to have on display in your classroom. Watch the Iditarod Auction section of the website all year long. You'll find many treasures! Be a part of the Iditarod Auction. Click here to learn more! (Watch for information in the fall about the Idita-Rider Auction!)
Are you finishing the school year the Idita way? We'd like to hear about it!
The 2008 Iditarod is part of history and classrooms around the world are finishing up Iditarod activities and projects. We'd enjoy hearing from you about how you 'end' your Iditarod unit and the kinds of end of the year Idita projects that you and your students complete. Drop us a note at djohnson@iditarod.com and share your Iditarod adventures, your stories of success, or an idea of how you'll introduce the Iditarod Unit next year. We'll share your stories with our readers.
We hope the examples from our 'email-bag' get you started on your projects for next year!
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Following the Iditarod with my class has proven to be a great
motivator for their learning; I'm already excited about expanding it
next year. Thanks for your wonderful website; it's very helpful for
those of us who don't live in Alaska.
Sincerely,
Melanie Scott
To read about Melanie's lessons which include dog sled building, Idita Reads and more, Click Here!
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In South Carolina, Martha Dobson's students had a finisher's banquet. Learn more, Click Here!
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Deb Shaller's students learned the words to The Iditarod Trail Song. Sing along, Click Here!
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The Target 2009 Iditarod Teacher on the Trai, Cathy Walters, shares a summer camp idea! To learn more, Click Here!
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Teaching doesn't end with the end of the race! Target 2009 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail finalist, Laurie Nakauchi Hawn, shares a 'flat musher summer project' Click Here!
We will share additional information about this project next fall!
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What kind of articles would you like us to publish on the website next school year? Send us your ideas! We want to hear from you!
The 2008 - 2009 School Year Starts NOW!
Watch for an Iditarod newsletter this summer to provide you updates about our summer events and next year's Iditarod. If you do not check your school mail over the summer, you might want to add your home email address on our newsletter subscription form so that you get updates all summer long! Don't miss a moment of the Iditarod action! Which mushers will sign up to run the 2009 Iditarod? www.iditarod.com will have all the news for you--- all summer long! Click Here!
Take time this summer to discover the educational materials on our website as you plan your next year's curriculum. Watch for news articles at the For Teacher section of the site, new articles at Zuma's Paw Prints, and our Target 2009 Teacher on the Trail lessons and messages. (Click here!) The 2008 race is over but sign up for the next race begins the end of June. Stay on the 'sled with us' and build your projects for next school year.
Read about Zuma's Paw Prints, Click here!
Interested in attending the Iditarod Winter Conference before the start of Iditarod 2009? Email djohnson@iditarod.com for details and start making your plans now!
Do you have an Iditarod Insider subscription? If not, consider subscribing over the summer so that you can start the school year with us. A classroom subscription is only $39.95 and allows you to share the materials, video, and information with all of your students on one or as many computers as there are you and your class. A school wide subscription ($99.95) allows access for everyone in your school. Remember, the $19.95 subscriptions is for home and personal use only and is not a license to share in a public setting. If you have questions or wish to renew over the summer and need assistance, contact djohnson@iditarod.com.
Are you wondering what is happening in the Idita-world now? Be sure to read the For Teachers news articles for updates for news and information. Review the articles that have been posted over the past several months to make sure you haven't missed anything and that you have the information you need to plan your next Iditarod teaching unit.
Have a GREAT SUMMER!
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