(Rachel) Leigh Hill Foy
Passionate * Engaging * Committed
Leigh Foy
My Background
Rachel “Leigh” Foy, M.S., M.A.T., is an Educational Consultant specializing in climate science literacy, building on an award winning high school science teaching career at York Suburban High School and adjunct faculty member at York College of Pa. Leigh's latest job experience was working remotely on a multi-national learning science team to produce content for medical educators. She was an associate editor on the national High School POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) Initiative and is an exceptional workshop facilitator and presenter for POGIL and climate science literacy. She has been awarded several classroom grants for environmental education and in 2015 was awarded the MIT Inspirational Teacher of the Year award. In 2019 Leigh was awarded the American Chemical Society's National Award "Incorporation of Sustainability into Chemical Education" for her work in climate science literacy.
Experience
Roles & Responsibilities
Experienced and award-winning science educator with a passion for developing climate literacy
Experienced Science Educator
Learning Science Consultant - Lecturio Developed online Medical Education Materials
National Blue Ribbon High School
Private middle and high school
Public middle school
AP Biology * Chemistry * Anatomy & Physiology
Curriculum Development
Mentor
Professional Development
Climate Literacy Leadership
State & National Presenter
Published Author
Experiential Learner
Professional Development Provider
Curriculum Writer
Program Developer
Teacher
Mentor
Advocate
Grant Writer & Recipient
iPads for e-science journals
Renewable energy lab materials
Real science - Real scientists
Joint HS and college stream study
Costa Rica classroom experience
Classrooms for the Future technology
Forensic chemistry program
National Gardening Association Education Garden Grant
Educational Background
R. Leigh Hill Foy
Teaching
Zoology with emphasis in physiology
Miami University of Ohio
Bachelor of Science
Biology with minor in Chemistry
PA Teaching Certification
Biological Sciences and Chemistry
Grades 7-12
Fellowship
American Physiological Society research and national fellowship program
Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University Medical School.
Summer research and year-long fellowship to incorporate inquiry teaching methods into classrooms
POGIL
PROCESS ORIENTED GUIDED INQUIRY LEARNING
Associate editor for national High School POGIL Initiative
Developed guided inquiry activities for Biology, AP Biology, Chemistry, and AP Chemistry Published by Flinn Scientific
Workshop for area Anatomy and Physiology teachers and professors, University of Minnesota (Co-director)
Facilitator and "Best Practices" presenter, Franklin and Marshall College Northeast Region POGIL meeting
2012 Author and consultant for activity collections (APChem, APBio, Biology, and Chemistry)
Facilitated workshop, Northern Colorado teachers, Ft. Collins CO
2011 National Association of Biology Teachers National Meeting, San Diego Presentation and Webinar for POGIL teachers on facilitation skills
Facilitator for workshop for University of Otago, New Zealand and area high school teachers in Wellington, NZ
2010 Pennsylvania Science Teacher Association (PSTA) presentation – “A Powerful tool in your teacher arsenal”
Governor’s STEM institute POGIL workshop
PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS
Leigh Foy
CLIMATE CHANGE LITERACY
Invited lecture on climate change Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Organized and co-taught teacher summer workshop on climate change
Invited community lecture on climate change York (PA) Saturday Speakers Series
Invited speaker “Confirmation Bias, Disinformation, and the War on Climate Change Science”
“The Path Forward” coauthor, American Chemical Society (ACS) Symposium Series V3
“Citizen Science” ACS invited speaker at National Mtg Boston
“Climate Change Literacy and Education” coauthor, ACS Symposium Series Vol. 1
Pennsylvania Science Teacher Association presentations on climate change
Huffington Post Climate Change Warrior UN Climate Change Conference article
United Nations Climate Change Conference, Paris - Nongovernmental Observer
York Teachers Tackle Misinformation, Skepticism About Climate Change
PA Has No Standards For Teaching Climate Change In The Classroom - So It Might Not Be Taught At All
ADDITIONAL TOPICS
Developed cyber course for college placement chemistry course and a hybrid course for Anatomy and Physiology students
Inquiry science workshop for elementary teachers - co presenter
“The utilization of technology in the science classroom” - Statewide presentation to Classrooms For the Future coaches Boot camp
Developed teacher workshop on evolution with national leaders (National Center for Science Education) in attendance to highlight 10 year anniversary of Dover trial on intellectual design in public schools (Kitzmiller vs Dover Area School District)
Developed and piloted a blended “hybrid” course for Anatomy and Physiology course
Foy, G. P. and Foy, R. L. “Our changing students: Computers and relevance in Analytical Chemistry” American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2001
Moore, Richard W. and Foy, Rachel Leigh Hill “The Scientific Attitude Inventory: A Revisions (SAI II)
Paper, National Association of Research in Science Teaching, National Meeting, San Francisco, CA
Additional Information
Leigh Foy
Teaching Awards
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Inspirational Teacher of the Year (awarded to one HS teacher annually)
American Chemical Society (ACS) National Education Sustainability Award
Disney National Teaching Award Nominee
Teacher of the Year Award, York County (PA)
National Sallie Mae First-Year Teaching Award Nominee
Graduate Student Achievement Award, Miami University
Professional Affiliations
National Science Teacher Association
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association of Chemistry Teachers
PA Classrooms for the Future
PA State Education Association
Strengths
Broad and deep knowledge of science
Experienced climate change educator
Award winning classroom teacher
Energetic, enthusiastic, and passionate
Published author with extensive portfolio
International Presenter and Facilitator
Engaging presentation skills
Creative, hard-working, and conscientious