Submission Information: PART 1 General Information: Teacher Name School Name Grade Level Years teaching PART 2 Submit a hardcopy detailed lesson plan you developed and subsequently used in your classroom incorporating information and/or data from the Iditarod. Submission will include artifacts such as photos, student work, etc. (You must use a prepared template for this section. The template is a Microsoft Word Document and you can download it by clicking here.)

PART 3
Submit a 1-2 page double-spaced essay on how attending the Official Iditarod Teacher Conference will be of benefit to you and your students.

AGREEMENTS
The contest winner, and top finalists, will agree to make their lesson plans available to other teachers. The contest winner agrees to present elements of what they learned at the conference to Utah State University Elementary Education students. This presentation will focus on utilization of real world events to integrate curriculum.

SELECTION
Winners will be chosen by a committee composed of education and science professionals. If the winner is unable to attend the conference (June 22-28, 2008), the prize will be given to a top finalist.

For further information, please email blairlarsen@msn.com

Submission Selection Criteria: Creativity, depth and comprehensiveness of lesson Lasting impact of lesson Lesson integrates several curricular areas Rigor of lesson Level of student involvement Innovative delivery and assessments Correlation to Utah State Core Curriculum

The Utah State University College of Science and Elementary Education departments and Sue Morgan have endorsed this worthwhile learning opportunity with generous sponsorship.