Asha von Liebtag

Founder, Lit to Liberate LLC / Teacher Mentor / College Academic Coach

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. She has experience teaching in charter and public, Abbott and affluent, middle and high school settings in classes ranging from modified to AP Literature with students who display various learning abilities (IEPs/ 504s included).

     After years of serving on the I&RS (Intervention & Referral Services) Team, she's acquired a plethora of tools and strategies to create individualized action plans for struggling students who may not be granted Special Education services. Asha 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 to help support transitioning 1st year students and struggling students at-large through college. In addition, Asha has worked with Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Education in the capacity of a Teacher Portfolio Coach where she evaluates 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  in 2019 for new high school English teacher(s) as part of Diverse Teachers for Diverse Schools (DTDS) initiative at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education in partnership with the NJ Department of Education. She has also contributed on the NJSLS ELA College and Career Ready Committee for the Division of Teaching and Learning Services within the NJ Department of Education.

     This award winning educational leader has provided different professional development workshops in her former school district, for Rutgers Graduate School of Education's Annual Diversifying the Teacher Workforce conference, and the NJEA Teacher Convention. She’s trained in Restorative Practices, which helps students with social-emotional learning, and more importantly, has a deep affection and love for the students she serves. All in all, Asha von Liebtag is passionate about education, and as the founder of Lit to Liberate, she continues to give all schools, students, and parents her utmost and her best.