Michael D Evans

When staying ahead of the boss means staying alive … In 1988, at Miami International Airport, Liam Bradford watches in horror as a plane on the tarmac erupts into a fireball. Frozen in shock, he shields himself from the exploding concourse windows as people flee in panic. But Liam can’t move—moments earlier, a voice on a payphone made it clear the bomb was meant for him. Fearing for his life, Liam escapes to his uncle’s home, where he recounts the chain of events that began months earlier when he landed a job at HeartPace Medical. During his interview, founder Tom Sheer spoke of new government regulations that threatened the company’s future. A month later, Tom is nowhere to be found. Soon after, Liam uncovers fraud in the Chicago office, receives an unexpected visit from the FBI, and follows a trail of clues that leads to a mysterious thirty-foot-deep hole. What should Liam do? Does someone at HeartPace want him dead? If so, will cooperating with the FBI help him uncover the truth—or get him killed?

Assessment practices in schools often stem from outdated traditions that don't serve today's learners. Assessment Literacy for Educators is the culmination of Robert J. Marzano's decades of work, coauthored with Michael D. Evans and Julia A. Simms. Presenting 43 tenets for assessment literacy, the book equips teachers and leaders to replace outdated grading practices with equitable, accurate approaches that truly advance student learning. K-12 educators and preservice teachers can use this book to: Understand the history of assessment in the United States, including failures and biases Learn the technical characteristics and limitations of influential large-scale exams Employ a variety of effective classroom assessments to measure student knowledge on specific learning progressions Aggregate formative assessment scores over time and compute summative scores to accurately report student status and growth Individualize the assessment and learning process with competency-based practices Contents: Introduction: Revisiting Assessment Practices Part I: Large-Scale Assessments Chapter 1: The Influence of Large-Scale Assessments Chapter 2: Technical Characteristics of Large-Scale Assessments Part II: Classroom Assessments Chapter 3: Rethinking Classroom Assessments Chapter 4: Scoring Classroom Assessments Chapter 5: Aggregating Classroom Assessment Scores Part III: Grading Practice Chapter 6: Grading Systems Chapter 7: Competency-Based Systems Epilogue: Applying the Tenets of Assessment Literacy References and Resources Index

Is the world ready for nuclear Jihad? Showdown with Nuclear Iran is a gripping and detailed exposé of Iran's relentless pursuit of atomic weapons and its apocalyptic goal of wiping Israel off the face of the earth. Michael D. Evans, who has been working in the Middle East for the last three decades, cuts through the official lies an ddeceptions of the Iranian government and reveals in terrifying detail:how close the radical Islamic republic is to fulfilling its nuclear ambitionshow Iran's president believes he has a divine mission to destroy Israel and cripple the United States in a nuclear holocaustand what America must do to avert this global disasterWith the Middle East poised at the brink, Showdown with Nuclear Iran provides much-needed perspective on the current crisis and the dire threat that a nuclear Iran poses to the existence of Israel and global stability." The most detailed account of the Iranian regime's determination, policy, and plan to acquire military nuclear capabilities. Mike Evans delves into the roots of the Iranian revolution and explores Iranian history to better understand a major challenge to the western world. he compellingly analyzes policy options for confronting this threat." ? Lt. Gen. Moshe Ya'Alon, red., former Chief of Staff, Israeli Defense Force