Read our newsletter!
Click on the image to read our latest newsletter! PREVIOUS NEWSLETTERS: February 2025 | June 2025 September 2024 | May 2024
Touchstones in the Wild
At a school in Washington, state, students use Touchstones® to learn productive discussion.Read the article here: www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/oct/05/in-bellingham-classroom-no-screens-allowed-but-ancient-greek-required
Beyond Socratic Seminar: How Touchstones Builds Skills to Face the Future
Beyond Socratic Seminar: How Touchstones Builds Skills to Face the Future By Howard Zeiderman, Co-Founder, and Stefanie Takacs, Executive Director, Touchstones Discussion Project
How Do We Grade Touchstones?
“How Do We Grade Touchstones?” By Sharon Thomas, Direction of K-12 and Family Engagement Programs For all of the joys that come with teaching—helping
The Long Game: Supporting Change in Discussion and Community
By Sharon Thomas, Director of K-12 and Family Engagement Programs “There is nothing stronger than these two: patience and time. They will do it
Touchstones in Schools: It’s Not Just for Kids
By Sharon Thomas, Director of K-12 and Family Engagement Programs Over the years, teachers and school leaders have identified the need for more
Touchstones Circle – Past Updates
2024 December 2024 July 2024 August 2024 2023 May 2023 February 2023 January 2023 2022 December 2022 November
And Then There Was Light: Touchstones 40 Years Later
By Sharon Thomas In the beginning, there was darkness. And then three professors from St. John’s College turned on the video camera. Forty
Mapping Your World: The Touchstones Origin Story
by Sharon ThomasNext year, Touchstones will be 40 years old. That remarkable milestone has led us to realize two things: We don’t have a comprehensive,
Join the