HARK (Health, Athletic Training, Recreation & Kinesiology) Teaching Assistant

Mar

2019

HARK (Health, Athletic Training, Recreation & Kinesiology) Teaching Assistant

2019-2020
Full-time, Fall & Spring

Teach, assist, develop, and assess lessons for Health & Physical Education (HPE) undergraduate courses. Research and other opportunities will be available.

For full job description, contact Dr. Amanda Blaisdell, blaisdella@longwood.edu, 434.395.2543

Standard Full-Time Teaching Assistant
College of Education & Human Services – HARK
Funding Source: CGPS
Status: FILLED

Apr

2018

SHAPE America Conference: Nashville, TN 2018

Hey my name is David Van. Traveling to Nashville, TN and having the chance to interact with such a wide variety of individuals was inspiring. Having the opportunity to experience the enthusiasm attendees and presenters had made me even more inspired to enter the field of health and physical education after my graduate year at Longwood University. Not only were there presentations that were informative and interactive but the skills the presenters showed demonstrated their desire to better the field. At this conference, I attended meetings and sessions, however, presenting with our fellow graduate students from James Madison University was quite an extravagant event. We came together to inform others within the field about providing individuals with disabilities an opportunity to participate with their fellow classmates in physical education classes. We brought in a room full of teachers and future professionals and educated them on how adapting and modifying tasks to include individuals with disabilities will better the student, class, and teacher. Experiencing a national conference is nothing like anything else I have experienced. If you ever get the chance to attend a SHAPE America Conference, please do because you will always walk away with something positive!

Mar

2018

SHAPE America Conference: Nashville, TN 2018

Longwood University has always provided me with a variety of opportunities. I have been fortunate enough to attend three VAHPERD state conferences and one other SHAPE America Conference throughout my undergraduate years at Longwood University. The generosity of Graduate Studies has allowed me to continue attending professional development opportunities for my fifth year at Longwood. I had just as much fun and learned just as much as I had at all other conferences I previously attended, but this one was different. I was able to present with professors and other graduate students from Longwood and JMU about putting children’s abilities before their disabilities. The amazing part is that I was able to learn just about as much from the participants as they learned from me by listening to their experiences in the profession. This experience allowed me to get outside my comfort zone and use the skills and information Longwood has provided me and share those with others in the Health and Physical Education field.

I was also able to reunite with a previous Longwood University professor who taught my first physical education course. It was truly eye-opening to see how much we’ve grown and learned throughout the years. I look forward to attending National and State Conferences as a Longwood Alumni after graduating in May!

Feb

2018