Nationality United States Spouse(s) Karen Phillips | Name Warren Phillips | |
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Occupation Science teacherKeynote SpeakerProfessional DevelopmentMentor Known for National Teachers Hall of FameSing Along ScienceScience Worksheets Don't Grow DendritesThe Science Secret, a school musical | ||
The element song by warren g phillips
Warren G. Phillips (born February 1, 1954) is a teacher inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame (Video on YouTube) in Emporia, Kansas, in 2010 who conducts brain-based STEM professional development for teachers around the country based upon his book Science Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites. Phillips recorded and produced three CD’s of Science Songs entitled Sing-A-Long Science teaching the science standards. From these songs, he developed a musical entitled The Science Secret. Warren maintains a blog at singalongscience.wordpress.com He is past President of the STEP Foundation, a Not-for-Profit (501.c.3) foundation of citizens, supporting Science and Technology. The STEP Foundation has funded an Observatory, established Creative Teacher Awards, and supported students and teachers in science endeavors. Warren was born in Weymouth, MA.
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- The element song by warren g phillips
- Teaching achievements
- Honors and recognition
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Teaching achievements
Phillips' creative teaching strategies earned him a Disney Award on YouTubein 2004. From 39 Disney teachers nationwide, Warren was selected as the Disney Middle School Teacher of The Year. He made a guest appearance on YouTubeon the Tony Danza Show in Fall 2004. In 2005, Phillips was selected as a contestant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. He was selected as national winner of the Time/Chevrolet Teacher of the Year in 2002 and won a Chevy Malibu as grand prize winner. Warren was selected to the USA Today All-USA Teaching Team in 2006. Bridgewater State University featured him in a commercial on YouTube in 2007. He is co-author with Marcia Tate in a brain-based book about teaching strategies entitled Science Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites. His essay about teaching is featured in the NSTA monograph entitled Exemplary Science in Grades 5-8: Standards-Based Success Stories. He is also a contributor to a collection of inspirational teaching stories entitled Today I Made A Difference. Currently, Phillips travels around the country doing keynote speeches and teacher professional development for Developing Minds,inc, Bridgewater State University and Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence [4].
Warren Phillips taught science for 35 years for the Plymouth Public Schools in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and continues to teach at Silver Lake Schools in Kingston, MA. As a middle school science teacher, he organized a three-day outdoor education trip for all Plymouth seventh graders for 25 years. He helped obtain grants to establish and maintain a TV studio within the school. His classes initiated and organized a recycling program for Plymouth Schools. He is a contributing writer for the Prentice-Hall Science Explorer series and has written curriculum for Northeastern University’s Project SEED and the Plymouth Public Schools science curriculum. He is a board certified teacher by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). In 2008, He received an Earthwatch fellowship to study elephant behavior at Tsavo East National Park in Kenya[5]. Phillips has a B.A. in Earth Sciences, an M.A.T. in Teaching Physical Sciences and an M. ED. in Instructional Technology from Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Mass.
Honors and recognition
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