Leadership Development
Ongoing faculty development is necessary to provide contemporary physical therapy education. These leadership opportunities range from new faculty to seasoned faculty and directors in physical therapy education programs.

New Faculty Development Workshop
The APTA Academy of Physical Therapy Education provides this workshop to facilitate an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of faculty in higher education. Opportunities to network and learn more about how to function more effectively as a faculty are included in this program.

Mid-Career Faculty Development Workshop
The APTA Academy of Physical Therapy Education hosts this workshop to assist mid-career physical therapy education faculty with teaching clinical reasoning, teaching with technology, and managing career progression.

Education Leadership Conference
In October of each year, APTA Academy of Physical Therapy Education and the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy sponsor the three-day Education Leadership Conference to address contemporary topics and issues relevant to academic and clinical physical therapy education

Grantsmanship and Mentorship in Education Research
Held annually, this four-day intensive workshop provides participants with the expertise and support to be successful at the national level in obtaining funding for education research. (Cosponsored by the Education Leadership Partnership, which includes representatives from APTA, the Academy of Physical Therapy Education, and the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy.)

APTA Fellowship in Education Leadership
The APTA Fellowship in Education Leadership is a 52-week, blended learning program that is intended to develop visionary, innovative, and influential directors in physical therapist and physical therapist assistant educational programs to advance the health of society.

ACAPT Leadership Academy
The Leadership Academy is designed to identify and cultivate resources to achieve excellence in academic physical therapy.

Educator Resources for Academic Faculty
Organizations on this webpage provide helpful, broad-based background and resources on teaching, educational research, and community partnerships that support endeavors in physical therapy education. 

American Council on Education
The American Council on Education is a membership organization that mobilizes the higher education community to shape effective public policy and foster innovative, high-quality practice. It is the major coordinating body for the nation’s colleges and universities and is the only major higher education association to represent all types of U.S. accredited, degree-granting institutions: two-year and four-year, public and private.

American Education Research Association  
The American Educational Research Association, a national research society, strives to advance knowledge about education, to encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and to promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public good.

Association for the Study of Higher Education
The Association for the Study of Higher Education promotes collaboration among its members and others engaged in the study of higher education through research, conferences, and publications. ASHE values rigorous scholarly approaches to the study of higher education and practical applications of systemic inquiry.

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching aims to build a field around the use of improvement science and networked improvement communities to solve longstanding inequities in educational outcomes.

Council for Advancement and Support of Education
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education is the global association for professionals in advancement-alumni relations, communications, development, marketing, and advancement services-who share the goal of championing education to transform lives and society.

Community Campus Partnerships for Health
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health is a nonprofit membership organization that promotes health equity and social justice through partnerships between communities and academic institutions. This organization mobilizes knowledge, provides training and technical assistance, conducts research, builds coalitions and advocates for supportive policies.

Assessments
APTA is dedicated to supporting the education of physical therapy students and the effectiveness of education programs through data collection, reporting, and standardization.