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 2010who 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.

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 [1].

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[2]. 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.

Warren Phillips inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame 2010

Warren G. Phillips, 2002 Time For Kids/ Chevrolet Malibu Teacher of the Year - grand prize winner.

National level:

• National Teachers Hall of Fame in 2010
• PBS Teachers Innovation Award in 2010
• Earthwatch Fellowship (Elephant Research) Tsavo National Park, Kenya in 2008
• USA Today All-USA Teaching Team in 2006
• Presidential Volunteer Service Award (Gold level) in 2006
• Disney Middle School Teacher Of The Year in 2004
• Time/Chevrolet Teacher of the Year in 2002
• National Board Certified in Early Adolescent Science NBCT# C00320200

Regional and State level:

• The Nicholas P. Tillinghast Award For Achievement in the Field of Education (2013) Bridgewater State University[1]
• The Green Team Recycling Award (2006-2008)[2][3]
• Massachusetts Hall Of Fame For Science Educators (2007)
• Plymouth County Science Teacher of the Year (2006) Mass. Association of Science Teachers (MAST)
• Technology and Learning Magazine’s Leader of the Year (2003) semi-finalist
• Presidential Award in Secondary Science Mass. Finalist (2001, 2002, 2003)
• Above and Beyond Award Winner (2002, 2003) (Mass. Software and Internet Council)
• Winner of Best Buy’s Teach Award (2004, 2005, 2007)
• P.A.L.M.S. (Partnerships Advancing Learning of Mathematics and Science) Science and Technology Teacher Leader (1999)
• Recipient of an N.S.F. Grant in Physical Sciences (1988)
• Winner of the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching (1990 & 1994) (Patriot Ledger Newspaper)
• Recipient of an N.S.F. Grant in Mathematics & Sciences (1992-1993)
• Winner of the Plymouth County Education Association Honor Award for Contributions to the Teaching Profession (1994)
• Grant winner from the National Gardening Association (1995, 1998, 2000)

• Science Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites 20 Instructional Strategies That Engage The Brain. Corwin Press, Marcia L.Tate & Warren G. Phillips 2011 ISBN 978-1-4129-7847-7
• Today I Made A Difference. Adams Media, Joseph W. Underwood, editor 2009 ISBN 978-1-59869-834-3
• Exemplary Science In Grades 5-8, Standards-based Success Stories. NSTA Press,Robert E Yeager,editor 2006 ISBN 0-87355-262-8
• Science Explorer Cells And Heredity. Prentice-Hall, Donald Cronkite,Ph.D. 2002 ISBN 0-13-054064-1
• Sing-A-Long Science. 3 CD's of Science Songs (Original, The Sequel, The Second Sequel),Disc Makers © 1999, 2001, 2002 by Warren Phillips
• The Science Secret A science Glee-like musical using Sing-A-Long Science songs. Independent publishers © Warren Phillips, 2011
• Wordpress Blog [1]