The Flexible SEL Classroom Practical Ways to Build Social Emotional Learning

"Amber's book is a practical 'how-to' focused on what all teachers need right now, ways to be flexible and nimble while meeting the varied social and emotional needs of their students. As an exemplary teacher herself, she talks the talk and walks the walk."-Jolene T. DiBrango, Executive Vice President, NYSUT

"Never in American's educational history have we seen so many students with serious mental health needs. Every educator needs to be prepared with new strategies to support social emotional wellness. The Flexible SEL Classroom by Amber Chandler provides relevant strategies, routines, and resources to support educators in embedding SEL and the CASEL competencies within content area instruction and classroom life. Amber shares research and her own experiences, as a student and a teacher, to provide insights which reveal how well she understands and connects with adolescents. Her book will inspire you to try new constructivist approaches like providing choice, Restorative Circles and Bubbles, and academic risk taking which will help students navigate their lives and future. A fabulous Educator Book Club read--I'm looking forward to hearing the discussions this book will foster as colleagues engage with this book and implement ideas in their practice."-Annette Romano, NBCT, Co-Director of the National Board Council of New York, Professional Learning Consultant