Warren Phillips, Middle School Science Teacher Extraordinaire!
Warren Phillips has been a science and service learning teacher in Massachusetts for 35+ years. Inducted into the National Teacher's Hall of Fame in 2010, his focus is on brain-based learning in association with his book, Science Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites. The book provides 20 brain-proven strategies that teachers should use in their teaching and sample lessons for each strategy.
In 2005, in his quest to reinforce science concepts with young students, he composed and produced 3 (now wildly popular) cd's: Sing-A-Long Science, Sing-A-Long Science - the Sequel; and Sing-A-Long Science - the Second Sequel. His newest endeavor is "The Science Secret," a school musical (think "Science Glee") that addresses 93% of the K-8 standards.
Mr. Phillips is the founder of H.O.W.L. - Helping Others While Learning. It is a service learning course that allows outstanding students to work on projects that advance their learning and serve the community. For example, students develop Jeopardy-style power point presentations for teachers to teach specific units. As part of the H.O.W.L. program, the students produce a weekly news program and handle everything from running the lights and camera, to copy writing and on-camera reporting.
He has won many awards including 6 major national awards:
Outside his work as a classroom teacher, he advises the garden club and coordinates a 3-day outdoor educational field trip that is held annually for 700+ students. He is a contributing writer for the Prentice-Hall Science Explorer textbook series and NSTA's Exemplary Science in Grades 5-8. Recently, he was the keynote speaker at the 3-day national conference of the Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence at Disney World. The convention features best practices in education. To find out more about Blue Ribbon Schools, visit: http://www.blueribbonschools.com/.
For updated information about Mr. Phillips, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_G._Phillips. For great resources for science teachers and service learning teachers, visit his website at: http://www.wphillips.com/.
