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"In this edition of Researching education: Five further readings, we are taking a look at some resources available on creative thinking. In these five readings, we've included a paper from the OECD on practical ways educators can foster creativity and critical thinking in the classroom; a report illustrating a framework on creative thinking; and a Teacher archive piece on creative, curious, and challenging thinking."

"In response to increasing focus of 21st century education on the development of students' skills, the Centre for Assessment Reform and Innovation (CARI) at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) has developed an evidence-based approach for teaching and assessing critical thinking, creative thinking and collaboration in the classroom."

"The major activity of this project was to investigate ways of assessing the 21st-century skills of critical thinking, creative thinking and collaboration."

Employers require creative and problem-solving skills and an ability to adapt to changes. Those new skills and abilities kids can't polish by solving standardized tests. That's why teachers need to foster new skills in the classroom- skills of 6 C's education: Character Education, Citizenship, Communication, Critical thinking, Collaboration, Creativity.

"21st century learning is the development of a highly valuable skill set for the future. 21st century skills are flagged as critical for the digital and evolving economy. Instead of specific subject knowledge, 21st century skills are ways of thinking, ways of working and ways of living."

Our love of court case drama is not lost on television show producers who, in many crime shows, conclude each episode with a high-stakes contest of wills and reasoning before a jury. We tune in as viewers to engage in the process, think through our feelings on the subject, and anticipate the results. Three essential factors contribute to a defense or prosecution team's success: evidence, research, and organization. Any weakness in these areas can cost clients their whole trial. Writing an argument, truly, is no different.

"In this video, Jorm introduces a targeted program that is embedded at the school, The Three Spheres of Library Skills. The program scaffolds students to achieve success in the three core areas of library skills: Readers, Researchers, and Thinkers. This first video in a three-part series takes an in-depth look at the first skill - Readers. 'While all the spheres are interconnected, the Readers sphere is most important, as the skills and attitudes in this sphere underpin all of the others,' Jorm shares in the video. "

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) proudly supports the "Declaration for the Right to Libraries," a component of Barbara Stripling's 2013 American Library Association (ALA) Presidential Initiative, "Libraries Change Lives." School library programs change lives by empowering students to become effective and independent users of information and ethical and productive members of our democratic society. The declaration champions the nation's right to quality libraries of all types - public, school, academic, and special - and the expert teaching and guidance provided librarians and library staff. Guided by the AASL learning standards, school librarians teach students to think critically, create new knowledge, share knowledge, and pursue personal and esthetic growth. . AASL is an advocate for the indispensable role of school library programs with school librarians, for best practices in school librarianship, and for the core values and ethics of the library profession. It is within this capacity that AASL endorses and encourages the profession to support the "Declaration for the Right to Libraries."

"Understand the value of creativity in learning and how to enable it in the classroom by leveraging the full potential of technology."

"Our workplaces are changing, and the changes are dramatic. Professionals need to pay attention to and prepare for the workplaces of the future. An important aspect of this preparation is to develop the job skills that will help you succeed and thrive in the new reality of the next decade. "