Critical and Creative Thinking: A Guide for Teachers 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

Robert DiYanni is Adjunct Professor of Humanities at New York University. He has authored or edited a variety of books, including Literature: An Introduction, The Scribner Handbook for Writers, Occasions for Writing, Arts and Culture: An Introduction to the Humanities, and Modern American Poets: Their Voices and Visions.