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Voices, the Touchstones Newsletter
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General
- Nonprofit launches Annapolis multicultural discussion project – Capital Gazette – April 2017
- Happy New Year from Touchstones – Touchstones in the News – 2016
- Change the World – SEED UVA Partners Spring 2012
- The Dreyfuss Initiative
- Touchstones at 25 – The College – Spring 2009
- A Great Idea at the Time – Public Affairs, NY – 2008
- An Interview with Howard Zeiderman – Short Story – Spring 2007
- Howard Zeiderman – MD Independent College and University Association – 2002
- Learning to Teach Yourself – Crossroads – Fall 1994
- Conversations in Classrooms – Who are Seminars For? – The Harvard Education Letter – April 1992
- The Touchstones Project – Learning to Think Cooperatively – Howard Zeiderman and Geoffrey Comber and Nicholas Maistrellis, Teachers College Press – 1992
School Programs
- Elkton High teacher wins discussion-based learning award – Cecil Daily – December 2016
- ‘Do or Die’ exhibit at Halsey showcases new work by Fahamu Pecou – The Post and Courier – August 2016
- Beyond Socratic Discussion – Montessori View – July 2016
- Annapolis High parents to screen film on whether students battered by excess exams – Capital Gazette – October 2015
- Trinity College School Teacher to Receive Touchstones Award – October 2014
- Video: Touchstones at Learning Community Charter School – 2014
- ETC Montessori: Discussions that Make a Difference – 2014
- Garreth Heidt Named Teacher of the Year – The Key Reporter – March 2013
- CCPS Challenge Program – Touchpebbles and Touchstones
- Cecil County Uses Discussion to Meet New Academic Standards – Capital News Service – October 2012
- Talbot County Public Schools – Guide to Enrichment Programs (p 28)
- Teacher creates national award for discussion-based instruction – The Capital – October 2011
- Virginia Association for the Gifted – 2011
- Dr. Charles Flanagan from the National Archives visits 7th and 8th grade Touchstones Discussion groups – The Guardian, St. Martin’s in-the-Field Day School – February 2011
- Higher Order Comprehension – Scholastic – November 2010
- ASCD 2010 – The Final Prezi Report – 2010
- Touchstones Discussions and Target Practice as Enhancers of SAT Critical Reading Scores – March 2010
- From Great Texts to Great Thinking – Educational Leadership – March 2010
- Mrs. Bernanke, Can We Have Recess? – The Washingtonian – October 2009
- Seminar for the 21st Century – The International Educator – February 2009
- New Program Gives Girls a Chance to Discussion Problems Find Support – The Capital – February 2009
- Thinking Outside the Box – Kingsport Times-News – May 2005
- Touchstones Brings Unique Way of Learning – Kingsport Times-News – September 2004
- Discussion Boosts Student Literacy – Education Week – November 2003
- Gives ’em Something to Talk About – The Capital – April 2003
- Touchstones for Class Fire Keen Discussions – The Baltimore Sun – February 2003
- Touchstones: Making Science Matter in Middle School – HHMI Bulletin – February 2002
- Questioning the Answers – Washington Post – May 2001
- Eastport Newcomer Zeiderman Brings Change – The Capital – February 2001
- Touchstones Class Makes Complex Texts Accessible – Princeton Alumni Weekly – Sept. 13, 2000
- New Touchstones Program Begins at Arapahoe – The Pamlico News – April 2000
- Teaching Reading Beyond the Plot – Phi Delta Kappan – November 1998
- The Proof is in the Discussion – Momentum – March 1997
- Touchstones Expands Learning – Ashland Daily Tidings – December 1993
- Innovative Program Teaches Children to Think Independently – The Baltimore Sun – October 1993
- Free Inquiry In the Secondary Classroom – The Reporter – June 1993
- Valley Academy Asked More of a Good Student – Albuquerque Journal – May 1993
- High Expectations – Albuquerque Journal – May 1993
- In the Midst of Hartford’s Poverty In Walks Aristotle – The Hartford Courant – March 1993
- Enhancing Your Child’s Education – Chesapeake Family – September 2002
- Touchstones Project, Teaching and Learning – The Annapolis Times – August 1992
- Touchstones Education Gets Students Involved – The Baltimore Sun – 1991
- Northwestern’s Touchstones Program Offers Students An Operning for Discussion – Washington Post – March 1990
- Tiny Valley High Raises Expectations – Albuquerque Journal – August 1989
- Discussion Classes for Students of All Abilities – Educational Leadership – March 1989
- Touchstones Puts Students, Teachers on Fair Ground – Anne Arundel County Sun – October 1988
Prison Programs
- Discussion from the Inside Out: Bridging Our Disparate Worlds – Howard Zeiderman, talk delivered at Princeton University – April 19, 2013
- Teaching Critical Thinking to Inmates – The Baltimore Sun – January 29, 2012
- City Based Ministry Program Wins National Grant – The Capital – August 10, 2008
- Student Volunteers Learn to Give Prisoners a Break – Mitzpeh.com – April 2007
- Christ Church Volunteer Program – Mission News, Christ Church – February 4, 2007
- Caged Explorers: The Hunger for Control – Howard Zeiderman – 2005 (Published in The St. John’s Review, 2012)
- The Stories of Their Lives – The Daily Record – October 2004
- Hobbes in Prison – The College, St. John’s College – Fall 2003
- Parishioners Gather from Far and Near for Touchstones Prison Program – Maryland Church News – March 2002
- Using the ‘Touchstones’ Philosophy Discussion Curriculum to Enhance Community Among Incarcerated Men – Jennifer Merritt, UMI Dissertation Services – 1999
- The Men Inside – Larry Bratt, Special to the Washington Post – May 1999
- Reading Program Strives to Free the Minds of Men Behind Bars – Washington Post – February 8, 1996
- Prisoners Learn to Teach Themselves – The Annapolis Times – July 1995
Seniors Programs
- Crofton/Odenton: Discussion project at O’Malley center focuses on ideas – Capital Gazette – November 2016
- Touchstones Is for Everyone – Annapolis Seniors Newsletter – April 2010
- Profound Thinking – Touchstones Project Expands with Seniors Discussion Group – The Capital – August 18, 1996
- Mental Aerobics – Discussion Groups for Seniors – Spectrum – Winter 1997
International Programs
- Using Touchstones to Build Critical Thinking in French Immersion Programs – Bureau of French Education, Manitoba, Canada
- The Tension between Triumphing on the Matric and Learning Critical Thinking Skills – Dr. Dorothy Guyot, Burma Studies Conference, NIU – October 2012
- Public, Private Sector Forge Closer Links – Daily News, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – August 25, 2008
- Touchstones in Jordan: A discussion based approach to education – Notes from the Field – Spring 2008
- Report on Touchstones Pilot Project 2002 – Jamaica Association for the Deaf
Civic Programs
- Discussion group helps Anne Arundel county veterans open up to fellow service members – Capital Gazette – November 11, 2019
- NEH Supports Open Dialogue on the Experience of War at St. John’s College – The Chestertown Spy – August 25, 2017
- Do or Die exhibit at Halsey showcases new work by Fahamu Pecou by Adam Parker – The Post and Courier – August 20, 2016
- Davis Projects for Peace recipient Aung Myint ’14 – Bates News – April 18, 2013
- Touchstones gets students engaged in civic discourse – The Capital Gazette – March 25, 2012
- Overcoming Racism Conference – 2008 Workshops
- City’s Future an Open Book in Annapolis – Baltimore Sun – February 2006