The Touchstones discussion Project makes it possible for middle schools to become true communities of learning by uniting teachers and students in a common endeavor. By focusing and building on the incipient independence of middle school students, the Project encourages active learning rather than the passive absorption of knowledge that often characterizes even the best middle school students. Through a format which makes it clear that all students have both strengths and weaknesses, the Project enables students to break the intellectual models that begin to harden in the middle school years. All too frequently these patterns have solidified by the ninth grade into the dogma that some students can achieve academically and others cannot.
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In response to numerous requests, Touchstones is rolling out a program that provides educators with the rights to use Touchstones materials school-wide for an annual licensing fee. This program authorizes paid subscribers to access any and all educational content within a selected volume for use throughout a school. The licensing fees are structured based on the number of students per school and the number of volumes you wish to license. Please contact Ryan Phillips, Touchstones Director of School Programs, at ryanp@touchstones.org for more information and details.
MaterialsMaterials for Middle Schools
NEW ORDER POLICY – To ensure protection of Touchstones’ copyright, Touchstones no longer accepts orders for one Teacher Edition volume without an accompanying order for at least 15 Student Editions. If you are interested in Touchstones materials for curricular review and potential adoption in your school or district, need to replace a Teacher’s Edition, or wish to purchase an additional edition for broader implementation, please contact us directly at 800 456-6542 or 410 263-2121. We will be happy to place your order at that time.
