phillips' creative teaching strategies earned him a disney award () in 2004. from 39 disney teachers nationwide, warren was selected as the disney middle school teacher of the year. he made a guest appearance () on 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 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, blue ribbon schools of excellence , and local school districts. 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.