WARFORDSBURG, Pa. — Herb Brambley believes everyone will have at least one “big adventure” in their lifetime.

His will be shared with Southern Fulton Elementary School students using technology that will disseminate information from the Alaskan tundra.

“It broadens students’ perspectives when you’re studying something outside the area,” Brambley said.

The environmental education and technology teacher underwent a rigorous selection process to be named the Target 2010 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail. He will be flown from checkpoint to checkpoint during next year’s sled dog race, talking to teachers and students, and connecting them to Southern Fulton Elementary School with Skype software.

Brambley has incorporated the Iditarod into classroom lessons for several years. He explained that the 1,150-mile race lends itself to math, writing, vocabulary, social studies and reading comprehension lessons.

“What I was looking for was to make learning an adventure. We spend a short portion of our lives in school, but we spend a lifetime learning,” he said.

Brambley learned more about the Target Iditarod Teacher on the Trail program last summer. He completed an extensive application, then went to the 2009 Iditarod to meet with a selection committee. There, he gave a 50-minute presentation, interviewed, wrote 11 articles, assisted mushers and set up areas on Willow Lake.

“It was a grueling thing, but it was rewarding,” he said.

Retailer Target sponsors the program through its charitable giving, which the company says totals 5 percent of its income. That translates into $3 million a week.

“Target does a lot for education,” said Brambley, who has been a teacher for 13 years.

When Brambley visited the last Iditarod, he was surprised by how personable the mushers were. He enjoyed several conversations in zero-degree weather with them.

“These guys are famous in Alaska. This is their Super Bowl,” Brambley said.

The Bedford County, Pa., resident saw firsthand how the climate, terrain and vegetation vary in Alaska. Some communities do all their own fishing and hunting to survive, he said.

Experiences like that help with social studies lessons, such as the ones concerning the six types of Native Americans based in Alaska, according to Brambley.

Intrigue associated with the Iditarod prompted Brambley and his wife to obtain three sled dogs of their own. He took them out in the snow several times last winter.

“It is so much fun,” he said.