CCT Resources from the ECTL Lending Library

Critical and Creative Thinking: A Brief Guide for Teachers

This book reveals ways to develop a capacity to think both critically and creatively in practical and productive ways.

• Explains why critical and creative thinking complement each other with clear examples

• Provides a practical toolkit of cognitive techniques for generating and evaluating ideas using both creative and critical thinking

• Enriches the discussion of creative and critical intersections with brief “inter-chapters” based on the thinking habits of Leonardo da Vinci

• Offers an overview of current trends in critical and creative thinking, with applications across a spectrum of disciplines

The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking

This powerful book introduces core critical thinking concepts and principles as an empowering problem-solving framework for every profession, course of study, and indeed every area of life. The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools distills the groundbreaking work of Richard Paul and Linda Elder, targeting how to deconstruct thinking through the elements of reasoning and how to assess the quality of our thinking.

 Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity

With the prevalence of computer technology and outsourcing, new jobs and fulfilling lives will rely heavily on creativity and innovation. Keith Sawyer draws from his expansive research of the creative journey, exceptional creators, creative abilities, and world-changing innovations to create an accessible, eight-step program to increasing anyone's creative potential. Sawyer reveals the surprising secrets of highly creative people (such as learning to ask better questions when faced with a problem), demonstrates how to come up with better ideas, and explains how to carry those ideas to fruition most effectively.