2020 ASTA Mentee Application Apply by October 9, 2020 Question Title * 1. Contact Information (*required fields) Name * Address * Address 2 City/Town * State/Province * ZIP/Postal Code * Country Email Address * Phone Number * Question Title * 2. What is your primary instrument? Question Title * 3. How long have you been teaching? Question Title * 4. What online learning platform does your school district use? (ex. Canvas, Schoology, Blackboard, Teams, etc.) Question Title * 5. In which areas are you currently teaching or seeking employment? Check all that apply. Elementary Strings Middle School Strings High School Strings High School Full Orchestra (working with winds and percussion for string players) Youth Orchestra String Teaching (for non-string players) Question Title * 6. Describe your teaching experience(s). If this is your first year of teaching, describe your student teaching experience(s). Include a description of your program and the demographics of your community. Describe your skill level with secondary instruments. Question Title * 7. In which areas are you seeking assistance? Chose all that apply and rate them in order of priority (1 = most important / select n/a if appropriate). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Classroom Management and Pacing N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Efficient Tuning Procedures N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Repertoire Selection/Score Study N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Specific String Technique Instruction (specify technique) N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Administration-Paperwork/Time Management N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Lesson Planning N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Assessment of Student Growth N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Parent/Guardian Communication N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Field Trips/Travel N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Program Advocacy N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N/A Building Relationships with Other Teachers N/A Question Title * 8. Include a copy of your updated resume to help the Mentor Committee pair you with a mentor who will meet your needs. PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only. Choose File Choose File No file chosen Remove File Include a copy of your updated resume to help the Mentor Committee pair you with a mentor who will meet your needs. Question Title * 9. Communicating via digital and/or virtual technologies is essential to the success of the ASTA Mentor Program because your perfect mentor may not be geographically close to you. Choose all that apply and rate them in order of priotity (1 = most favored / select n/a if appropriate). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A Email N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A Text N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A Phone N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A FaceTime N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A Skype N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A Google Hangout N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A Zoom N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A GoTo Meeting N/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N/A BlueJeans N/A By submitting this application, you agree to work with and maintain regular communication with an ASTA assigned mentor for the upcoming school year.Thank you for your interest. The program has limited slots available. Notifications will be sent in October 2020. Done
