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Annette Heckart

Annette Heckart

Originally from Wisconsin and Georgia, Annette Heckart came to Alaska in 1993, after graduating from the University of Georgia with a bachelor's degree in biology. She was a summer volunteer for the U.S. Forest Service. She currently is the Regional Program Manager for Interpretation and Conservation Education for the Alaska Region of the U.S. Forest Service based in Anchorage, Alaska. In this role, she helps with public education outreach projects about the Iditarod National Historic Trail, since part of the trail goes through the Chugach National Forest. Annette also helped develop, plan, and teach in the Iditarod Trail in Every Classroom (iREC!) program, which is a professional development program for K-12 teachers based on the application of place-based and service learning techniques.
Annette Heckart appears in the following new Jukebox projects:
Interview Title Abstract Archive #: Oral History Project Date of Interview
Annette Heckart

Annette Heckart was interviewed on May 7, 2024 by Karen Brewster at the U.S. Forest Service office in Anchorage, Alaska. As the Regional Program Manager for Conservation and Education for the Alaska Region of the U.S. Forest Service, Annette was one of the founders of the Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance’s iTrec! (Iditarod Trail in Every Classroom) teacher education program. In this interview, Annette talks about the importance of place-based and service learning, how the iTrec! program got started, the development of the workshop curriculum and recruitment of teachers, and gives examples of activities done in the workshops and successful classroom projects that teachers implemented after attending iTrec! workshops. She also talks about working well as a team to make the iTrec! program successful, the importance of working with partner organizations, successes and challenges of running the program, and envisioning the future of iTrec! as times have changed.

 2021-04-11 Iditarod National Historic Trail May 7, 2024