Press

General Overview

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
Touchstones Class Makes Complex Texts Accessible - Princeton Alumni Weekly - Sept. 13, 2000
Learning to Teach Yourself - Crossroads - Fall 1994
Conversations in Classrooms - Who are Seminars For? - The Harvard Education Letter - April 1992
The Touchstones Proejct - Learning to Think Cooperatively - Howard Zeiderma and Geoffrey Comber and Nicholas Maistrellis, Teachers College Press - 1992

School Program Articles

Garreth Heidt Named Teacher of the Year - The Key Reporter - March 2013
Cecil County Uses Discussion to Meet New Academic Standards - Capital News Service - October 2012
Teacher creates national award for discussion-based instruction - The Capital - October 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
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 Somtheing 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
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 Program Articles

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

College Programs

Davis Projects for Peace recipient Aung Myint ’14 – Bates News – April 18, 2013

Seniors Programs

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

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

Touchstones gets students engaged in civic discourse - The Capital Gazette - March 25, 2012
City's Future an Open Book in Annapolis - Baltimore Sun - February 2006

Press Releases

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