Education Consultant School and Homeschool Presenter Experienced Homeschooler, Teacher, Literacy Coach, Assistant Principal, Assistant Superintendent, College Instructor and Author Homeschool, Farm and Forest School, Nature School, Play-Based Learning Advocate and Progressive Educator www.WatchMonkeyMama.com Founder and Moderator of two (2) Clubs: 🌳 Homeschooling Adventures Club 🐚 Share, Inspire, Educate Club 🌼 Homeschool and a Cup of Java ☕️ 🌬 School Mom Meets Homeschool Mom” with Coach Val bi-weekly on Thursdays at 9:00 PM EST. on Instagram Live About Lesley ♥️ Loving Wife to Randy and 🤸🏿‍♀️ Fun Mama to Sammy 💻 Blogger @ WatchMonkeyMama.com (Motherhood, Education, Homeschooling and Lifestyle) 💻 Educational Consultant, Schools and Homeschool 🌻 Homeschool Mama 🤸🏿‍♀️ Eclectic Homeschool 🤸🏾‍♀️ Self-Directed Learning 🤸🏾‍♀️ Play Advocate 🌳 Farm and Forest School 🍂 Nature School 📚 Adjunct Professor 📝 Author “Healing and Growth” 👶🏽 NICU Mama 💉 Former Tubie Mama 😔 Recurrent Miscarriages 💉 Fertility Mama 🎨 Child and Youth Advocate 📚 Foster Youth Advocate ♥️ Responsive Classroom, Reading & Writing Workshop, Waldorf, Reggio Emelia & Urban Education 🍎 Native New Yorker (Brooklyn born and raised) 👨🏾👩🏽👦🏽 Midwest Living with my Loves ♥️ photography ♣️ 🏡 Moderator and Lifelong Learner I ♥️ Clubhouse and the various experiences shared. Credentials 📚 Elementary School Teacher 📚 Literacy Coach 📚 Assistant Principal 📚 Principal 📚 Assistant Superintendent 📚 Adjunct College Professor 📚 Educational Consultant & Coach ♥️ Former Founding Head of School/Principal of single gender all girls’ academy (Pre-K - 5) 🌟 First all girls’ public elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio 🏆 Award-Winning Educator Education 🎓 BA, Broadcast Journalism, Virginia Union University (HBCU) 🎓 MS, Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Bank Street College of Education 🎓 M.Ed, Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University 🎓 M.Ed, School Administration and Supervision, The City College of New York School of Education Organizations Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 🔺🐘 The Links, Incorporated 💚🔗 Jack and Jill of America, INC. 💗💙 📲 Follow me on Instagram 📲 Subscribe to my blog at WatchMonkeyMama.com