Find one connection to water, mountains or another community.
Write a question the map cannot answer. Look for a source or a person whose knowledge could help.
No names or personal details needed.
FOR EDUCATORS / PLACE-BASED LEARNING
Bring a place into the classroom.
Connect local history, ecology and community service. Start with the Alliance’s iTREC! approach and the original sources, then build a lesson around a place your students know.
For workshops and professional development, consult the Alliance’s current program information. No future event or registration is announced by this demo.
Iditarod Trail to Every Classroom (iTREC!) helps educators connect lessons with the communities and public lands along the trail. Its approach brings ecology, local history, recreation and civic participation into hands-on learning.
From an idea to a lesson.
The original workshop cycle began with a summer introduction, continued with autumn curriculum development and finished with spring implementation. Teachers developed their own lessons around the places their students know.
From a lesson to a contribution.
Service-learning links classroom goals with a community need. Students investigate their surroundings and find ways to care for them.
FROM THE ALLIANCE / SMALL DISCOVERIES. A BIGGER WORLD.↗
Small discoveries. A bigger world.
The Junior Trailblazer booklet introduces children and adults to the trail’s history and present-day uses. The Alliance developed it with BLM Alaska and Chugach National Forest.
FROM THE ALLIANCE / A RECORD OF YOUR DISCOVERIES.↗
A record of your discoveries.
The trail joined the Passport stamp program in July 2014. The Alliance describes nine stamps at locations along the trail, giving visitors another way to record their connection with public lands.
Check the official program for stamp information before a visit. The Passport book also includes a national trails section.
