Travis is the principal at Berea Christian School, where he also teachers seventh and eighth grade.
Sketch of a Servant Teacher: Students of the Master
Teaching, at its core, is built on service. These four areas are vital to serve successfully in the classroom: Who are you? Who are you serving? How will you be serving? What keeps you serving? The first talk in this series...
Sketch of a Servant Teacher: Teachers Under Authority
Teaching, at its core, is built on service. This second session in the series is based on the question: Who are you serving? The teacher's basis of authority comes from being under his authority. Authority is vested in teachers...
Teaching, at its core, is built on service. This third session in the series is based on the question: How will you be serving? As in all positions of authority in the Kingdom of God, we are called to serve. Teachers are expected...
Teaching, at its core, is built on service. This fourth and final session in the series is based on the question: What keeps you serving? The disciples left their occupations because Jesus provided inspiration for their lives. We...
Teacher notes for class discussion on the first two chapters of Adam on the Road. Discussion centers on the setting of the book and and some personalizing about what the main character is experiencting.
Teacher notes for class discussion on chapters 3 and 4 of Adam on the Road. Discussion centers on clothing of the period, coats of arms, Adam's relationships with his father and other people, roads and maps.
A worksheet to go with chapters fifteen and sixteen of Adam of the Road. Students define vocabulary, answer questions about the text, and write things they would like and would not like about medieval English culture.
Teacher notes for class discussion on chapters five and six of Adam on the Road. Includes places and things to research, the importance of minstrels in that time period versus now, and wise sayings.
Teacher notes for class discussion on chapters eleven and twelve of Adam on the Road. Topics discussed are Adam's perpetual positive attitude, feelings, and difficulties in communication in this time period.