Michael McDowell

Reclaim student attention with interval-based instruction Struggling with student disengagement and dwindling attention spans in your classroom? You're not alone. To meet the needs of today’s learners, teachers must find ways to transform instruction into a more dynamic and engaging experience. In The Attention Gap, author Michael McDowell tackles these urgent challenges head-on, proposing a new, actionable framework—the Interval Instruction Approach (IIA)—to reshape the rhythm of your classroom. Inspired by interval training and grounded in cognitive science, this approach alternates short bursts of direct instruction with immediate, active student practice to build focus, boost motivation, and make learning stick. This book will help you: Alternate your instructional routine between building the learner (metacognition, focus) and building the learning (academic content) Implement the five-step IIA approach of cognitive snacking, launch intervals, content intervals, pattern breaks, and cool-downs Access real-world classroom examples, model lessons, and reproducible activities that can be implemented tomorrow Apply research from the science of learning, attention science, and cognitive psychology to your daily practice Discover how to create a classroom where all students can improve, not just in effort or engagement, but in actual growth. This innovative guide will help you invigorate your instruction, get you and your students working in tandem, and transform your classroom dynamics for lasting student success.

Effective teaching involves checking and responding in the moment to learning, as you discover which students are getting it and which ones need more support. But how do you make decisions on the fly based on information gleaned during class? In this handy playbook, Starr Sackstein and Michael McDowell help you collect formative assessment data in real time, and then they provide step-by-step flowcharts and images to demonstrate how best to proceed once you have the data you need. They offer set plays for secondary students below, at, and above standards. They also provide specific instructional advice for when the challenges occur at the beginning, middle, and end of lessons, or in full group or small group settings. And finally, they cover ways to shift instruction based on student needs, engagement, and metacognitive opportunities. With this helpful resource, you'll have a plethora of instructional moves that work in different situations, so you can continually adjust to where students are and help them truly grow in their learning.

Effective teaching involves checking and responding in the moment to learning, as you discover which students are getting it and which ones need more support. But how do you make decisions on the fly based on information gleaned during class? In this handy playbook, Starr Sackstein and Michael McDowell help you collect formative assessment data in real time, and then they provide step-by-step flowcharts and images to demonstrate how best to proceed once you have the data you need. They offer set plays for secondary students below, at, and above standards. They also provide specific instructional advice for when the challenges occur at the beginning, middle, and end of lessons, or in full group or small group settings. And finally, they cover ways to shift instruction based on student needs, engagement, and metacognitive opportunities. With this helpful resource, you'll have a plethora of instructional moves that work in different situations, so you can continually adjust to where students are and help them truly grow in their learning.

Behavioural Problems in Developmental Disorders: A Paediatrician's Guide helps paediatricians better understand and manage behaviour issues in children and adolescents with developmental disorders. These challenges are common but often not well covered in paediatric training, making them difficult to address in practice. A key challenge is determining whether a child's behaviour is due to brain differences or shaped by their environment and experiences. Traditional diagnostic labels may not always offer clear guidance. This book bridges the gap between psychiatry and paediatrics, offering practical tools and insights. It covers how to assess a child in context, understand their abilities and experiences, and build a flexible, evolving understanding of their behaviour. It also provides a toolkit for managing behaviour, including what paediatricians can do themselves and how to work effectively with others. Real-life case examples illustrate the process, and the book ends with a look at specific developmental conditions from a behavioural point of view.

A Visual, Step-by-Step Guide for Re-Envisioning Rigor: Powerful Routines for Promoting Student Agency is your blueprint for making student ownership not just possible, but habitual. Grounded in real classrooms and supported by research, this third book in the series transforms agency from a buzzword into a daily practice that supports every learner. Designed for immediate application, it delivers routines and tools to help students take initiative, monitor progress, collaborate meaningfully, and build lifelong habits of thinking and learning. Whether you're launching a new routine, leading a PLC, or coaching new teachers, this book makes agency actionable . . . one habit at a time. Supports agency through daily habits and intentional practice 24+ visual, research-based routines for all levels of learning Step-by-step visuals with dashboards for prep, implementation, and impact Aligned to the "Need It, See It, Start It, Show It" framework for PLCs and coaching Builds small, stackable habits for long-term success This isn't a guide for compliance; it's a daily playbook for helping students think, collaborate, and lead far beyond the classroom.

Descubre el quinto volumen de la saga Blackwater. Una saga matriarcal. Mujeres poderosas que luchan por el dominio durante generaciones. Una atm sfera nica para una lectura adictiva. Un retrato realista con toques sobrenaturales. Escritura magistral y visual en un ambicioso proyecto entre el pulp y HBO. Como un organismo vivo, el clan Caskey crece y se transforma. Mientras unos tendr n que enfrentarse a la muerte, otros ser n bendecidos con la vida. A trav s de acercamientos inesperados cambiar n las relaciones y el odio, finalmente, quedar enterrado. Miriam dirige ahora el ASERRADERO FAMILIAR y saca buen r dito de sus gestiones. Todo Perdido celebrar un sorprendente y milagroso descubrimiento. Pero servir de algo la repentina fortuna cuando la naturaleza empiece a reclamar lo que es suyo? ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The fifth book in the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold. 'RIVETING, TERRIFYING... JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT.' --STEPHEN KING In Perdido, Alabama, the Caskey family have endured, some face death whilst others welcome new life. Unexpected alliances have formed, bitter conflict divides former friends. Hardened by years of experience, Miriam, now head of the family business, is relentless in her pursuit of wealth. And when she makes a surprising discovery beneath their lands, it is not just the Caskey family that benefits, but the whole town. But will this sudden fortune be enough to lay to rest the ghosts of the past? And how long before nature comes to reclaim its debt?

Descubre el ltimo volumen de la saga Blackwater. Una saga matriarcal. Mujeres poderosas que luchan por el dominio durante generaciones. Una atm sfera nica para una lectura adictiva. Un retrato realista con toques sobrenaturales. Escritura magistral y visual en un ambicioso proyecto entre el pulp y HBO. 1958. Pasan los a os entre suntuosas fiestas, uniones ins litas y sobrecogedoras revelaciones, pero nada traer paz a la familia Caskey. Saben que, tras la calma, siempre aguarda una nueva tormenta. Algo terrible se cierne sobre Perdido, sus habitantes y su r o. HA LLEGADO el momento de la profec a. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The electrifying finale in the gothic horror saga that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold. 'RIVETING, TERRIFYING... JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT.' --STEPHEN KING Even if the years weigh heavily on their shoulders, the Caskey family now enjoy wealth way beyond their wildest dreams. Parties, lavish receptions, and social gatherings give a rhythm to their existence, their days spent in carefree abandonment. But the past is not forgotten and a dark presence loom over Perdido, its inhabitants and its rivers. The time of reckoning has come.

Descubre el cuarto volumen de la saga Blackwater. Una saga matriarcal. Mujeres poderosas que luchan por el dominio durante generaciones. Una atm sfera nica para una lectura adictiva. Un retrato realista con toques sobrenaturales. Escritura magistral y visual en un ambicioso proyecto entre el pulp y HBO. Comienza una nueva era para el clan Caskey: la persistencia y el trabajo duro de Elinor en Perdido por fin parecen dar sus frutos. Su control arraiga en los hogares de un pueblo que en el pasado desconfi de sus intenciones. Sus enemigos, poderosos anta o, de crecen en n mero y pierden fuerza. El conflicto armado en Europa trae sangre nueva a Perdido. En las tierras de los Caskey, los hombres van y vienen como marionetas. No saben que sus vidas penden de un hilo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Discover the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold. 'RIVETING, TERRIFYING... JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT.' --STEPHEN KING A new era has begun for the Caskey family. Elinor's relentless determination and the years of struggle are finally beginning to bear fruit: old hostilities have faded, and the town is ripe for change. The conflict in Europe has brought new blood to Perdido, men arriving from far afield wanting to ingratiate themselves with the powerful family. But tangling with the Caskeys comes at a cost, and soon they must ask themselves how close is too close...

Descubre el tercer volumen de la saga Blackwater. Una saga matriarcal. Mujeres poderosas que luchan por el dominio durante generaciones. Una atm sfera nica para una lectura adictiva. Un retrato realista con toques sobrenaturales. Escritura magistral y visual en un ambicioso proyecto entre el pulp y HBO. Perdido, 1928. El clan Caskey se desmorona con la cruenta guerra personal entre Mary-Love y Elinor. En los recovecos del caser n donde viven Elinor y Oscar se esconden crisis conyugales y existenciales con repercusiones que desaf an la imaginaci n, mientras los peores recuerdos, aquellos que uno se esfuerza por mantener ocultos, acechan para tejer sus mort feras redes y salir a flote. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The third book in the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold. 'RIVETING, TERRIFYING... JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT' STEPHEN KING Perdido, 1928. Torn apart by the continuing tensions between Mary-Love and her daughter-in-law Elinor, the Caskey family must also confront other crises. As the economy plummets and relationships sour, something sinister is prowling the darkest recesses of the Caskey household. Patient, implacable, waiting to catch its next victim in its deadly web...

Descubre el primer volumen de la saga Blackwater. Una saga matriarcal. Mujeres poderosas que luchan por el dominio durante generaciones. Una atm sfera nica para una lectura adictiva. Un retrato realista con toques sobrenaturales. Escritura magistral y visual en un ambicioso proyecto entre el pulp y HBO. Las g lidas y oscuras aguas del r o Blackwater inundan Perdido, un peque o pueblo al sur de Alabama. All los Caskey, un GRAN clan de ricos terratenientes, intentan hacer frente a los da os causados por la riada. Liderados por Mary-Love, la incontestable matriarca, y Oscar, su obediente hijo, los Caskey trabajan por recomponerse y salvaguardar su fortuna. Pero no cuentan con la aparici n de la misteriosa Elinor Dammert, Una joven hermosa pero parca en palabras con un nico objetivo: acercarse a los Caskey cueste lo que cueste ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Discover the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold. 'RIVETING, TERRIFYING... JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT' STEPHEN KING As the dark and menacing waters of the local river submerge Perdido, a small town in the south of Alabama, the Caskeys - a family of rich landowners - must confront the tide of damage caused by the flood. Led by Mary-Love, the powerful matriarch, and by Oscar, her devoted son, the family must pick itself back up. But what they haven't anticipated is the sudden appearance of Elinor Dammert - a mysterious but seductive young woman with a troubling past. Her sole ambition appears to be to infiltrate the very heart of the Caskey clan... 'Beyond any trace of a doubt, one of the absolutely best writers of horror' Peter Straub 'One of the genre's most underrated writers' Poppy Z. Brite

Descubre el segundo volumen de la saga Blackwater. Una saga matriarcal. Mujeres poderosas que luchan por el dominio durante generaciones. Una atm sfera nica para una lectura adictiva. Un retrato realista con toques sobrenaturales. Escritura magistral y visual en un ambicioso proyecto entre el pulp y HBO. Mientras Perdido se recupera de la inundaci n, propone la construcci n de un dique que impida una nueva cat strofe. Sin embargo, con las obras comenzar n las corrientes impredecibles y las desapariciones. Mientras tanto, en el clan Caskey, la matriarca Mary Love ve c mo sus intereses chocan con los de Elinor, su misteriosa nuera. Las tensiones entre ambas amenazan con destruir el pueblo entero. En Perdido se avecinan grandes cambios, y las consecuencias ser n devastadoras. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The second book in the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold. 'RIVETING, TERRIFYING... JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT' STEPHEN KING Perdido, Alabama, has scarcely recovered from the floods that devasted the community. Now a scheme to build a levee is dogged by a series of mysterious events: unpredictable currents in the river, worrying disappearances. Meanwhile in the Caskey family, Marie-Love, the matriarch, continues her machinations against Elinor, her strange daughter in law. Plots, unholy alliances, sacrifices - in the struggle between them, nothing is off limits. In Perdido, the changes will be profound, the consequences irreversible.

The electrifying finale in the gothic horror saga that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold'RIVETING, TERRIFYING... JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT' STEPHEN KINGEven if the years weigh heavily on their shoulders, the Caskey family now enjoy wealth way beyond their wildest dreams. Parties, lavish receptions and social gatherings give a rhythm to their existence, their days spent in carefree abandonment. But the past is not forgotten and a dark presence looms over Perdido, its inhabitants and its rivers. The time of reckoning has come.

The fifth book in the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold'RIVETING, TERRIFYING... JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT' STEPHEN KINGIn Perdido, Alabama, the Caskey family have endured; some face death whilst others welcome new life. Unexpected alliances have formed, bitter conflict divides former friends. Hardened by years of experience, Miriam, now head of the family business, is relentless in her pursuit of wealth. And when she makes a surprising discovery beneath their lands, it is not just the Caskey family that benefits, but the whole town. But will this sudden fortune be enough to lay to rest the ghosts of the past? And how long before nature comes to reclaim its debt?

Discover the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold'RIVETING, TERRIFYING... JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT' STEPHEN KINGA new era has begun for the Caskey family. Elinor’s relentless determination and the years of struggle are finally beginning to bear fruit: old hostilities have faded and the town is ripe for change. The conflict in Europe has brought new blood to Perdido, men arriving from far afield wanting to ingratiate themselves with the powerful family. But tangling with the Caskeys comes at a cost, and soon they must ask themselves how close is too close…

The third book in the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 1 million copies sold'RIVETING, TERRIFYING... JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT' STEPHEN KINGPerdido, 1928. Torn apart by the continuing tensions between Mary-Love and her daughter-in-law Elinor, the Caskey family must also confront other crises. As the economy plummets and relationships sour, something sinister is prowling the darkest recesses of the Caskey household. Patient, implacable, waiting to catch its next victim in its deadly web…The Blackwater Series titles have sold over one million copies, The Bookseller, July 2024