Agnes Timar[br]A.D. Henderson University High School / FAU High School[br] [br]I taught middle and high school math classes at Henderson/FAU High School for 10 years. I am currently working as a Data Specialist in our school. My responsibilities include collecting and analyzing data for our K-12 school, for the Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program grant, and supporting middle and high school math curriculum. I am a student in the Ph.D. program in the Department of Curriculum, Culture and Educational Inquiry at FAU.  [br][br]My passion is to help students believe that they can excel in math. [br][br][b]Description of workshop: [br][/b][br]Mathercise which is math exercise that I use in my classroom. It covers the basic math concept of transformation of functions that sometimes does not seem that simple for students. [br][br]In Geogebra, I graph a parent function then a translated one using sliders. I start with absolute value then move on to quadratic, cubic, etc. functions. Students stand up, form a V with their arms to show the parent function and “act -out” the way the function will behave due to transformation. For example, shift up would be standing on their toes, shift down squat, shift left step left, etc. [br][br]This activity also covers most of Marzano Design question 5:[br]Element 24: Being aware of when students are drifting off. The sooner a [url=http://www.marzanocenter.com/2013/03/06/marzano-design-questions-5-8-9-getting-students-motivated-part-2/Element%2024:%20Being%20aware%20of%20when%20students%20are%20drifting%20off.%20The%20sooner%20a%20teacher%20realizes%20students%20are%20not%20engaged,%20the%20sooner%20he%20or%20she%20can%20implement%20a%20strategy%20to%20re-engage%20them.]teacher realizes students are not engaged[/url], the sooner he or she can implement a strategy to re-engage them.[br]Element 25: [url=http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/feb10/vol67/num05/Using-Games-to-Enhance-Student-Achievement.aspx]Provide a game that combines academic learning with having fun[/url].[br]Element 26: [url=http://www.marzanocenter.com/blog/article/student-engagement-and-marzano-design-questions-4-5-how-increased-attention/]Use questioning to spark students’ attention[/url].[br]Element 27: [url=http://www.ascd.org/Default.aspx]Engage students physically[/url], to get their blood pumping and energize them.[br]Element 28: Provide for [url=http://ezinearticles.com/?5-Simple-Classroom-Management-Techniques-to-Make-the-Transition-Between-Lessons-a-Breeze&id=2148387]smooth transitions[/url], change the tempo and activities of the class and keep students engaged.[br]Element 29: [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuwN5RblI0U]Being enthusiastic and showing a love for what you are teaching[/url] goes a long way with students.[br]Element 30: Help students look at issues from many different perspectives, particularly [url=http://www.marzanocenter.com/blog/tag/situational-interest/]controversial perspectives that hold students’ attention[/url].[br]