Bring confidence and clarity to another challenging area of the PTA curriculum! In this fourth session of the PTA Educator Series, we’ll explore PhysioU’s Special Tests app and highlight advanced features like bookmarking that make teaching and learning more efficient.
Discover practical strategies to integrate special tests into your classroom, boost student confidence, and connect theory with hands-on practice.
Featured Speaker: Sam Coppoletti, PT, DPT
Dr. Coppoletti is a veteran PTA educator with a diverse clinical and academic background. He has earned degrees from Northern Illinois University, the University of Iowa, and Shenandoah University. His career includes work as a PTA, rural hospital director, pediatric cooperative therapist, and MPT faculty at Southwest Baptist University. He also led the Shawnee State PTA Program for eight years, served a decade at the University of Cincinnati Clermont College, and directed the Hocking College PTA Program. Dr. Coppoletti has served on the Ohio PT Licensure Board, the OPTA Ethics Committee, and as a consultant to NPTE Final Frontier. He is part of an international team teaching in Cameroon’s first PT bachelor’s program and currently teaches for Lake Superior College’s PTA Military Bridge Program and Stark State College’s PTA Program.
Featured Speaker: Tracy Moore, PT, DPT, ONC
Dr. Moore is a physical therapist, faculty member, product manager and educational leader. He is an active speaker at national and international conferences, specializing in oncology rehabilitation, chronic pain, and learning science. Dr. Moore continues to conduct and publish research, present at industry conferences, and contribute to PhysioU app design and development.
00:00 PTA Faculty Webinar Series Introduction
02:06 Introducing Education Lead and Agenda
04:18 PTA Video Education Strategies
07:52 Physical Therapy Assessment App Demo
16:29 Enhancing Teaching with App Demonstrations
19:26 PTA Test Standards Discussion
22:31 Pyramid of Progress Learning Tool
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