Touchstones Spotlight on Keith Eaton, 2022 Teacher of the Year: Listening “Below the Surface”
By: Lysithia Page, Social Media Manager Keith Eaton, the 2022 Geoffrey J. Comber Touchstones Teacher of the Year, has taught at Mount Desert Island
Touchstones is Transformative: 2022 Summer Intern Tells All
My experience as an intern at Touchstones this summer was rich and fulfilling. I tried my hand at a variety of new projects: volunteering
Exploring American Perspectives
A Shady Nook, by Loïs Mailou Jones, graces the volume cover. A Uniquely Touchstones Publication By Touchstones Roving Reporter Exploring American Perspectives
Bridging the Distance
By Stefanie Takacs Over the last five months, we’ve become more acutely aware of distance. The word enters our daily language more times and
Our Future Is Now
By Howard Zeiderman For several decades, many reputable business magazines and corporate leaders have sounded an alarm: future generations aren't being prepared for a
Touchstones Thanksgiving: Full Circle
For more than 35 years, Touchstones staff has developed partnerships with teachers around the world. While we often hear from teachers and students how
Looking Forward, Looking Back: An Interview with Howard Zeiderman
By The Touchstones Roving Reporter Howard Zeiderman, co-founder and President of the Touchstones® Discussion Project, sat down with me to talk about 35 years
Models of Change
By Stefanie Takacs Transforming any class of students or set of discussion participants into a collaborative group requires serious and consistent effort. This is
My Valentine’s Day with 15 Women
By Howard Zeiderman On Valentine’s Day, our Executive Director, who spearheads Touchstones at the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women (MCIW) was out of town.
Touchstones Texts: Tools for Self-reflection and Transformation
By Howard Zeiderman The role of the text for discussion in Touchstones programs is perhaps the Project’s most complicated and counter-intuitive feature. A touchstone
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