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
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,
Touchstones PD: The Key Link between Process and Practice
by Sharon Thomas For educators, the term “professional development” (PD) is a type of loaded language. Schools everywhere seek to provide teachers, leaders, and
We Need to Talk: The Problem with the “Right” Answers
by Sharon Thomas, Director of K-12 and Family Engagement Programs Across generations and across cultures, schools traditionally have been top-down institutions. Schools are,
Performing A One-Woman Show
Actor Joan Smith on Performing One-Woman Show Grounded in Partnership with the Touchstones® Discussion Project SHOWING August 4-20, 2023 at Maryland Hall for
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