Dr. Sheldon Berman has led the implementation of comprehensive approaches to social-emotional learning as superintendent in four districts over 28 years and is now serving as AASA’s Lead Superintendent for Social-Emotional Learning. Dr. Berman has worked with districts across the country on SEL implementation. He was a member of the Council of Distinguished Educators of the National Commission on Social, Emotional and Academic Development and was the primary author of the Commission’s SEL practice report. He has written extensively on SEL and is the recipient of lifetime achievement awards from AASA, CASEL, and Character.org. Dr. Berman's new book, Implementing Social-Emotional Learning: Insights from Districts’ Successes and Setbacks, features case studies of six districts implementing SEL.