Upon completion of this workshop, the participant should be able to:

• Formulate a personal and professional development plan that balances academic, personal, and professional responsibilities in the areas of teaching, scholarly activity, and service in the academic environment.
• Integrate ethical standards of behavior and positive role modeling within the academic environment.
• Construct a plan to position themselves in the academy which allows future growth.
• Value the benefits of collegial relationships.
• Appreciate and accommodate the differences in learning styles in the millennial generation of students.
• Develop a course including outline, objectives, syllabus, and evaluation methods that is evidence based.
• Design strategies to document the scholarship of teaching and learning.
• In addition: PTA educators should be able to design a curriculum appropriate for the physical therapist assistant

The primary audience for the workshop will be full-time faculty members who are in the first 4 years of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant faculty appointment. Priority enrollment will be given to participants who are part of this audience and are members of the Education Section, APTA. Maximum enrollment is 50 participants.

Because this workshop will be interactive and designed for immediate application, enrolled participants will receive a list of items to bring to the workshop, such as: curriculum vitae, promotion and tenure policies, course syllabi, test samples, individual development plans, etc.

• Kathy Hall, PT, EdD
• Karen Hayes, PT, PhD, FAPTA
• Stephanie Kelly, PT, PhD
• Sandra Levi, PT, PhD
• Joyce MacKinnon, PT, PhD
• Rebecca McKnight, PT, MS
• Rebecca Porter, PT, PhD
• Ellen Spake, PT, PhD
  

    Thursday, June 3^rd

• 5:00 - 5:45pm       Registration and Light Refreshments
• 5:45 - 6:00pm       Welcome and Introduction
• 6:00 - 7:30pm       Culture of the Academy
• 7:30 - 7:40pm       Break
• 7:40 - 9:00pm       Promotion/Tenure

    Friday, June 4^th

• 6:30 - 7:30am        Professional Development Meetings
• 7:30 - 8:00am        Hot and Cold Beverages
• 8:00 - 9:30am        Learning Styles, Active Learning, Generic Abilities, Strategies for Success
• 9:30 - 10:00am     Mid-morning Break
• 10:00 - 12:00am   Teacher Preparation: Course Design
• 12:00 - 1:00pm      Lunch, Table Conversations and Professional Development Meetings
• 1:00 - 2:30pm        Course Design Continued
• 2:30 - 3:00pm        Mid-afternoon Break
• 3:00 - 5:00pm        Assessment/Evaluation of Students
• 5:10 - 5:30pm        Assessment/Evaluation of Students
  • Evening Dinner on Your Own
    Saturday, June 5^th
• 6:30 - 7:30am        Professional Development Meetings
• 7:30 - 8:00am        Beverage Service and Review Assessment Homework
• 8:00 - 10:00am      Assessment/Evaluation of Students Continued
• 10:00 - 10:30am    Mid-morning Break
• 10:30 - 12:00am    Assessment and Evaluation of Teaching
• 12:00 - 1:00pm       Lunch, Table Conversations and Professional Development Meetings
• 1:00 - 2:30pm         Breakouts:
   
  • PT- Research: Getting Started
  • PTA- Curriculum Design
• 2:30 - 3:00pm        Mid-afternoon Break
• 3:00 - 4:00pm        Concurrent Breakout Sessions
   
  • -Rubric Design
  • -Managing Cheating
  • -Research Continued
• 4:00 - 5:00pm       Concurrent Breakout Sessions
   
  • -Rubric Design
  • -Managing Cheating
  • -Research Continued
  • Evening Dinner on Your Own
    Sunday, June 6^th
• 6:40 - 7:30am        Professional Development Meetings
• 7:30 - 8:00am        Hot & Cold Beverages
• 8:00 - 9:30am        PT-Scholarship of Teaching/Learning PTA- Curriculum Design
• 9:30 - 10:00am      Mid-morning Break
• 10:00 - 11:30am    PT- Scholarship of Teaching/Learning Continued PTA- Policy Development
• 11:30 - 12:00am    Course Evaluations, Questions, Conclusions

The deadline for the registration is May 20th, 2010.
Early registration is encouraged to ensure enrollment.

• Online Registration Form (Registration is Full)
• Download Paper Registration & Mail (Registration is Full)

Location and Accommodations:

The workshop will be held on the campus of Midwestern University in Downers Grove, IL.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hampton Inn; 222 E. 22nd St., Lombard, IL 60148. Room rates are $69/King or Double plus tax. You may contact the hotel directly at 630.916.9000. Please make sure you reserve your room for the American Physical Therapy Association, Education Section’s Faculty Development Workshop.

Questions? Contact the Executive Director Sharon Kneebone sharonkneebone@apta.org