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
- Courage to Care Relaunch
- Intergenerational Seminar at Hyatt Classic Residence, Bethesda, MD
- Training Teachers in Amman, Jordan
Voices, the Touchstones' Newsletter
- May 2013
- November 2012
- July 2012
- March 2012
- November 2011
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- March 2011
- November 2010
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- November 2009
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