Brown Bag Sessions
Welcome to our Brown Bag page! The goal of our voluntary Brown Bag sessions is to provide Oregon Reading First coaches the opportunity to hear about what our fellow Oregon colleagues, researchers, and other educational researchers are doing in their field. These Brown Bag sessions are scheduled to take place typically on a Friday of each month from 12:00-1:00. We will post the exact dates each month on What's Happening With Oregon Reading First? Handouts or other content that will be discussed during the Brown Bag sessions will be available on this page.
Information about each specific Brown Bag, as well as reminder on how to participate in the Brown Bag sessions, will be sent to Reading First coaches two weeks before each session. If you need any assistance in accessing the conference line, please contact either Deni (541) 346-3530.
Currently Scheduled Brown Bags:
• January 22, 2010: Jill Jackson (Explicit Comprehension Instruction)
• February 26, 2010: Cathy Collins Block and John Mangieri (Vocabulary and Word Learning Strategies)
• March 19, 2010: Peer Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS)
• April 23, 2010: Kevin Feldman (Vocabulary Consciousness and Engagement)
November 20, 2009: Dr. Jeanne Inman
Dr. Inman is the director of curriculum and instruction for the Oceanside Unified School District in California. Oceanside is in the midst of implementing a very sound and thorough academic vocabulary program, which they developed. To learn more about why this program was developed and how it is going please download the presentation below:
• November 2009 Brown Bag: Jeanne Inman
October 23, 2009: Connie Robertson
This month's session will feature Connie Robertson, coach at Lincoln Street. This Beacon School started the 2008-2009 school year with only 42% of their first graders meeting benchmark but ended with 74% meeting the goal. To learn more about how the staff and students at Lincoln Street accomplished this, please download the presentation below:
• October 2009 Brown Bag: Lincoln Street
Previous Brown Bag Sessions: To access content from the Brown Bags held during previous school years, please visit our Brown Bags archive!