The Importance of Building a Simple System
Emily Rinkema is CBE Ignited’s guest for teachers who are preparing for the year ahead. She shares her experience and insight on how to keep your eyes on the ball. Join us for the 14-min vodcast!
Emily Rinkema
25 years’ teaching / coaching / author
Emily Rinkema is a District Learning Leader in the Champlain Valley School District in Vermont, where she supports proficiency-based learning at the system and classroom levels for grades 5-12. Emily began teaching English and humanities at Champlain Valley Union HS twenty-five years ago, and was inspired by the progressive philosophy of the school and community from the start. While teaming with Stan Williams in a heterogeneous tenth grade humanities class, they became obsessed with differentiated instruction and standards-based learning, applied for a sabbatical, and began down the path that would lead them to where they are today. In 2018, Stan and Emily wrote a book about the approach to standards-based learning they advocate for, one that is simple, flexible, and based on transferable skill targets. She has presented about SBL at local and national conferences and has worked with schools around the world who are transitioning from conventional to standards-based systems.
Currently: Coach for Chaplain Valley School District
2018 ASCD Empower Conference – SBL
M.A. Bread Loaf
Blog: https://www.corwin.com/books/standards-based-classroom-261288
Web site: https://www.makelearningthegoal.com/about.html