Warren G. Phillips

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Warren G. Phillips
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Phillips in 2010
Born1954
Occupation Science teacher
Known for National Teachers Hall of Fame
SpouseKaren Phillips

Warren G. Phillips (born 1954) is an American science teacher who was inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame in 2010. [1] [2]

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Career

Phillips obtained 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. [3]

Phillips taught science for the Plymouth Public Schools in Plymouth, Massachusetts from 1975 to 2010, and for Silver Lake Schools in Kingston, Massachusetts from 2011 to 2016. As a middle school science teacher, he organized a three-day outdoor education trip for all Plymouth seventh graders for 25 years. [4] He helped obtain grants to establish and maintain a TV studio within the school. [5] His classes initiated and organized a recycling program for Plymouth Schools. [6] He was 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. [7]

Since 2005, Phillips has traveled around the U.S. doing keynote speeches and teacher professional development [8] for Developing Minds, Inc., Bridgewater State University, Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, and local school districts. He is past president of the nonprofit STEP Foundation, [9] which has funded an observatory, established teaching awards, and supported students and teachers in science endeavors. [10] Since March 2019, Phillips has been an outreach coordinator for the Pegasus Springs Education Collective, a nonprofit dedicated to improving education. [11]

Phillips is co-author with Marcia Tate of the teaching strategies book Science Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites. [12] [13] Phillips is also the author of the teaching guidebook Oh, The Lives You'll Change! A Teacher's Story. [14] He conducts brain-based STEM professional development for teachers.

Awards

Personal life

Phillips is the son of Joseph E. and Eleanore M. Phillips. He is married to Karen ( née Friberg) and has two children, Jeff and Kristin. [23]

Phillips was a guest on The Tony Danza Show (2004 talk show), [24] after winning his Disney Middle School Teacher of The Year Award that same year. Phillips also appeared as a contestant on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2005. [25]

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