My name is Beth Hoyt-Flewelling and I am the Coordinator of Recruitment for Education Programs at Granite State College. My days are spent travelling the state in search of teachers...individuals who are looking for teacher certification programs, another teaching certification or an advanced endorsement for their current certification. I attend conferences, job fairs, visit public and private schools and meet with potential students at one of the 10 Granite State College locations around the state, or in coffee shops or wherever we might meet! My car is my office and I love seeing all of New Hampshire.
It is a joy to talk with potential students who are so excited about teaching! I remember when I decided to become a teacher...I was thirty-six years old, my son was eight and I decided to return to school as an adult. I was so excited and nervous at the same time! I went in search of a Post Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Program in which I could be in a teacher preparation program while still working. This was not easy back then! I finally did find a program that allowed me to get my Early Childhood Teacher Certification and my Master's degree in Education. I wish Granite State College had been available to me back then, it is what I was in search of!
I am so excited to tell potential students about the
Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification programs at Granite State College. The programs are field-based and job-embedded, meaning that you can continue to work (or volunteer) in a school while you take classes online, putting what you are learning into practice. It is one of the most affordable colleges in New Hampshire...and you can apply up to 24 of your credits toward a Master's degree!
I look forward to posting from the road about my travels and meetings with potential students and teachers around the state. Is there a teacher in you just waiting to teach? I look forward to meeting you!
Well, I am on the road again, visiting more of New Hampshire's SAUs. I am meeting with Superintendents, Special Education Directors, HR specialists, Principals and anyone else who might be connected with the teachers (or future teachers) within the school districts. I think I am up to 28 SAU visits since September and the state has somewhere around 90...so I will be on the road often, since it is my goal to visit all of them!
Today's trip takes me to southern NH, to spread the word about Granite State College's Post Baccalureate Teacher Certification Programs and Advanced Endorsements for already certified teachers. Making sure that school administrators are familiar with Granite State College Teacher Preparation Programs
www.granite.edu/academics/teachers/educators.php helps teachers to continue learning and make a difference in their schools.
Travelling New Hampshire's highways and backroads in search of each district's schools provides for an interesting and fun day. I always loved fall and "back to school" time. The happy sounds of teachers' and children's voices in the schools and on the playgrounds reminds me of the excitement of learning, socializing and playing together.
While this is my first year out of the classroom and not teaching, my visits to the different SAUs throughout the state are a lot of fun and very interesting. I especially enjoy talking with prospective teachers about the programs that
Granite State College offers. The excitement of going back to college, taking adult online classes and becoming a teacher is contagious. It is a little bit like visiting those schools and playgrounds...it makes you feel so excited about learning and going back to school!
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