Address:
1650 Exploration Falls Dr
Chula Vista, CA 91915
Have questions? Contact us at:
info@CamarenaPTA.org
Phone:
PTA: (619) 800-8160
School: (619) 591-5900
Resources
We’ve gathered resources from a variety of sources and organizations to support parents, teachers, and other PTA groups. We hope you’ll find these resources helpful.
While we provide these links for your convenience, the inclusion of any resource does not imply endorsement by our PTA.
If you have a favorite resource you’d like to recommend, we’d love to hear from you!Please email us at president@camarenapta.org
If you are a military connected family relocating to Chula Vista and looking to enroll your student(s) at Enrique S. Camarena and or have general questions, please reach out to military@camarentapta.org. We have a wealth of information, resources and support to provide. With around 20% of our school population being military connected, Camarena was recently designated as a Purple Star School. Read more about the Purple Star designation, here. https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/pf/mc/capurplestar.asp
Resources for Parents & Students
Resources for Teachers
Teacher Advisor
Teacher advisor is a joint effort between the IBM Foundation and Teachers that uses IBMs Watson technology to provide free math lesson planning and instructional guidance for teachers.
Teacher Advisor is powered by IBM Watson™ technology, which was trained by K-8 math experts, allowing it to come up with optimized recommendations and resources for teachers.
Microsoft Education
The Resource Center (curated by Microsoft Education), offers a collection of resources in a variety of educational topics to help make classroom management more enjoyable and fun.
Microsoft Education has a variety of research and guides to help teachers. This includes whitepapers, eBooks, and more.
Coursera
Coursera partners with leading universities around the world to provide online courses on a variety of subjects. Universities include Yale, the University of Michigan, and Rice University.
Certificate programs are available for a fee. However, many courses can be audited for free (you simply won’t get a certificate after taking the class).
EdX
Like Coursera, EdX is a collaboration between some of the top universities in the world. Universities offering courses include MIT, Harvard, and UC Berkley.
EdX offers 67 programs for teaching and over 400 courses for teachers including The Science of Learning – What Every Teacher Needs to Know. Many courses can be audited for free.
Miscellaneous
Now you can use electronic forms to submit your expenses with our Electronic Submission options. Please reach out to treasurer@camarenapta.org with questions.
Resources for Other PTA Organizations
Canva for Nonprofits
Qualifying nonprofits get access to al of the premium features of Canva Pro for free. Access is made available to up to 10 members of your organization.
Facebook Social Impact
Facebook offers nonprofit organizations tools to build an online presence, develop followers, and to fundraise online.
On-Facebook Donation Ads is available to nonprofits that are onboarded to Facebook Fundraising tools. They also provide guides for fundraising, messaging, and other important activities to help your organization succeed.
Google Workspace for Nonprofits
Get access to Google Meet, and other Google tools for free. With a verified account, you will able to hold longer Google Meet meetings and have up to 100 participants.
Once your organization has been verified, you can apply for Google Ad Grants which will provide access to $10,000 monthly of in-kind advertising.
Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofits
Microsoft offers free access to up to 10 users to Microsoft 365 Business Premium. Get access to Microsoft Teams to host your virtual meetings and more.
This service includes access for 10 members to Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more. Microsoft also offers discounts on other services and grants to non profits.