Toshiba says, “Science and math teachers in public or private (non-profit) schools may apply for grants to support classroom science and math education." Projects that are led by individuals or teams of teachers and that support engage students creatively are preferred. Additionally, the Foundation prefers projects that enable students to answer and ask their own scientific questions and that incorporate community partners.
Prize: Grants of $5,000 or less are reviewed on a rolling basis; grants for more than $5,000 are reviewed twice per year (Aug. 1 and Feb. 1).
Nathan Smith is Director of Technology for the College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University. In that role, he also directs The Adele & Dale Young Education Technology Center (The YETC) located in room 170 of the Education Building on Utah State University's Logan campus. The YETC is a combination student openaccess computer facility, a K12 curriculum materials library, a NASA Educator Resource Center for Utah, and a technology training center.
Nathan served eight years (20042012) on the Board of Directors for the Utah Coalition for Education Technology (UCET) He was reelected in 2014 to serve another two year term on the board.
A former elementary school teacher, Nathan has taught students every age from young children to senior citizens. He has had the opportunity beginning in 2011 to train international high school teachers from all over the world about technology in education, through the U.S. State
