Steve Spangler
Teaching People to be Amazing!
When
asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?", Steve
replied, "Why do you have to grow up?" Answering a
question with a question is not uncommon for a guy who is a leading
expert in the area of inquiry-based learning.
Steve
Spangler is nationally known as a teacher's teacher who shares
his passion for learning in the classroom, on the platform, and
through the airwaves. Over the last ten years, Steve has made over
240 network television appearances as an authority on hands-on
science. His eye-catching science demonstrations and kid-focused
activites earned him an Emmy as the science host of NBC
television's News for Kids in 1997. Steve continues to use the
airwaves as his classroom to reach over a million viewers each week
as the "science guy" on 9NEWS - KUSA-TV in Denver.
With
twelve years experience in the classroom, Steve continues to share
his creative learning strategies and inquiry research as a
consultant for the Littleton Public Schools in Colorado. The focus
of his work centers around hands-on learning and student
motivation.
When faced with having to make a career decision, Steve combined his experiences as a teacher and a toy designer to start his own business dedicated to creating products that make learning science fun. As the founder and CEO of Be Amazing! Toys, Steve and his creative team of designers have developed more than 50 educational toys and science related products for companies like Scholastic, the Discovery Channel, and Toys R' Us.
So, what is Steve doing right now?
He's probably making some gadget ooze, bubble, fizz, bounce, smoke, or maybe he's creating a new idea to get another human being turned on to life's small wonders.
