An educator and administrator for over 40 years, Dr. Goers has in depth experience teaching and designing curriculum for the classical education model. Born, raised, and educated in New York State, Dr. Goers had the privilege of attending highly ranked elementary and high schools, as well as Nazareth College of Rochester for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education and Religious Studies. She then attended Brockport State University and Western Governors University for Master’s Degrees in Curriculum and Instruction and earned her Doctoral Degree in Transformational Leadership from Concordia University.  In March, 2015 she traveled to Finland and Sweden to experience education firsthand with her dissertation cohort and decided to bring those elements to the US. Dr. Goers has long aspired to design and start a school focused on family values, core virtues, excellence, and successful purposeful living for graduated students. In 2018, Dr. Goers opened this school in northern Utah; Capstone Classical Academy was her fifteen year project and vision. Capstone Classical Academy was open for 2 years and received numerous awards for its academic excellence. While engaging in this venture, Dr. Goers realized the need for training and providing excellent education was difficult within the confines of the state education system, and therefore Education Transformed was established. 

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Dr. Goers has taught all grades except kindergarten and specialized in Language and Science in the upper grades, as well as teaching philosophy, psychology, and forensics for many years. She was the administrator and developer of Ornament of Grace Homeschool Chapter of  New York LEAH organization for 15 years and provided curriculum training for parents as well as administrative duties and assessments. During her tenure, Dr. Goers has served as Curriculum Director, Assessment Director and Teacher Leader Trainer in a number of public and private schools. She was also an Engagement Review Lead for Cognia Accreditation throughout the United States and worked  part time for Western Governors University as a Clinical Supervisor for new rising teachers.

 

Among many other accolades Dr. Goers was honored to be the 2011 Utah Charter School Educator of the Year.  Throughout the years she has earned awards in the areas of Science (NASA sponsored teachers), Math (Raytheon Math Hero), English (nationally published students in poetry and prose), and Forensics (nationally placing students in speech and debate). Dr. Goers is a current member of a number of professional organizations, among them are AMLE (Association for Middle Level Education), NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English), NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Math), AAE (Association of American Educators), ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development), and AAUW( American Association of University Women).