She is the co-founder and executive director of Education Transformed, where she hires and trains teachers, orders all curricular materials and collaborates with schools on professional development.
PLAIN CITY, UT, October 02, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Susan M. Goers, EdD, has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Goers is a distinguished educator and leader with over 40 years of experience in the field. She is the co-founder and executive director of Education Transformed, where she hires and trains teachers, orders all curricular materials and collaborates with schools on professional development; she also mentors school leadership teams on how to train their own teachers. Additionally, Dr. Goers is the head of school at Telos Classical Academy, an institution she is leading based on her transformational classical model.
Dr. Goers' career has been shaped by significant roles across diverse educational institutions. From 2022 to 2023, she served as the network director of curriculum, instruction and assessment at Ascent Classical Academies, and she also excelled as the network recruiter and at the same institution in 2022. Before accepting these roles, she founded American Cavalier Academy in 2020 and led the school as the director through 2022. Between 2017 and 2022, she served as a clinical supervisor at Western Governor University, and key roles from earlier in her career included a successful tenure as the charter author, founder and director of Capstone Classical Academy between 2015 and 2020, the director of curriculum and instruction at Utah Military Academy from 2014 to 2015 and instructor at Good Foundations Academy from 2010 to 2014. Dr. Goers also served as Utah lead reviewer for Cognia Accreditation for five years.
Dr. Goers' academic achievements have been foundational for her advancement. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in religious studies and education from Nazareth College of Rochester (now Nazareth University) in 1984 before pursuing a Master of Science in curriculum and instruction from Western Governors University in 2011. Notably, Dr. Goers also holds an EdD in transformational leadership from Concordia University in 2016.
One of Dr. Goers' most notable accomplishments occurred in 2015 when she traveled to Finland as part of her doctoral program to focus on active learning education. This experience led her to integrate active learning and mastery into a classical framework, resulting in the development of the transformational classical model. Upon returning to the United States, Dr. Goers designed and copyrighted this model before establishing Capstone Classical Academy.
Dr. Goers' professional credentials include a Google project management certification, an elementary education K–6 teacher certification from the Utah State Board of Education, TESOL certification, and administration certification. She also maintains membership in several organizations including the Heritage Foundation President's Club since 2017, AMLE, ACCS, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the National Council of Teachers of English, ASCD, and Society for Classical Learning.
In addition to her professional achievements, Dr. Goers has been actively involved in civic associations such as teaching Bible study at her home church and volunteering for The Humane Society of the United States and various church organizations. She has received numerous awards including a scholarship from the Association American of Educators in 2016, and she humbly accepted the Charter School Educator of the Year designation from UAPCS in 2011. Dr. Goers has also contributed to creative projects such as her podcast episode "What is Virtue? With Dr. Susan Goers" on One Herd Podcast in 2019.
Outside her professional life, Dr. Goers achieves balance by spending time with friends and outdoor activities such as paddleboarding and hiking. She attributes her success to the unwavering support of her husband and family, counting their encouragement as instrumental in her accomplishments and ongoing endeavors within the educational field. Looking toward the future, Dr. Goers aims to further expand Telos Classical Academy by assessing staff for potential leadership roles while continuing to travel and assist in establishing classical schools across the country.
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