ASHA von LIEBTAG, Ed.M. M.A. Founder of Lit to Liberate LLC, Educational Consultant, Motivational Speaker, #Teacher Mentor,  @Rutgers,'10

ASHA von LIEBTAG, Ed.M./ M.A: Founder of Lit to Liberate LLC, Educational Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Teacher Mentor CONTACT INFO: [email protected] website: www.littoliberate.com Asha von Liebtag is certified within the state of New Jersey as an English supervisor and teacher of English, K-12, with pending Principal Certificate of Eligibility. With a Bachelors in English, an Ed.M. in English Education, and a M.A. in Educational Leadership, she served over a decade teaching English literature curriculum in Blue Ribbon schools ranked in the top 20 in New Jersey and in the top 500 nationally according to the US News and World Report. With experience teaching in charter and public, Abbott and affluent, middle and high school settings in classes ranging from modified, college prep, honors and AP Literature, she uses evidence-based curriculum and data analysis to improve teaching, learning, and instructional methods that promote student achievement and academic rigor in accordance with NJSLS Standards. She has developed English literature curriculum for high school and has created academic coaching curriculum for a private educational organization to help support and transition 1st year college students through virtual schooling during the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, Asha von Liebtag has worked with Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Education in the capacity of a Teacher Portfolio Coach where she evaluates teacher portfolios and provides direct feedback that enables aspiring English teachers to become certified by the state of New Jersey. She became trained to serve as a teacher mentor for the 2019-2020 school year and mentored new high school English teacher(s) as part of Diverse Teachers for Diverse Schools (DTDS) initiative of the Center for Effective School Practices at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education in partnership with the NJ Department of Education. Moreover, this award-winning educational leader also uses her public speaking skills to provide professional development workshops to teachers and interactive motivational talks to students. Her most recent presentations include the 3rd Annual Convening for Diversifying the Teacher Workforce hosted by Rutgers Graduate School of Education and NJEA’s 2020 Teacher Convention. She loves presenting on topics relating to culturally responsive teaching and is passionate about exploring ways to be a highly effective teacher in an English literature classroom. She works tirelessly to develop motivational content that embeds literary skills into interactive talks, incorporates her personal narrative to relate to the students, and she caters all presentations to suit the school’s needs by providing each school with a questionnaire to learn about their student populations.