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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

Press Releases

  • Outlook by the Bay
  • Courage to Care Relaunch
  • Intergenerational Seminar at Hyatt Classic Residence, Bethesda, MD
  • Training Teachers in Amman, Jordan
  • NEH Award 2019

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