Eileen Zigman Instructor, MSED 455 "Foreign Language Methods", Master of Science in Education 618 Garrett Place Room 103 Evanston, IL 60208-4135 Phone: (847) 966-6890 Fax: (847) 966-7775

Eileen Zigman was raised in Chile and Argentina. She taught Spanish at Wilmette Junior High School in Wilmette, IL, from 1970 until 1995. After retirement, she continued on a part-time basis developing a foreign language curriculum for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. She also served as a mentor to incoming foreign language teachers. She is a 1993 Golden Apple Award Winner and currently a faculty member of the Golden Apple Summer Institute.

Year		Degree		Institution
1968		BA		University of Illinois

MS_ED 455		Methods and Techniques of Teaching: Foreign Languages Analysis of teaching specific subject-matter areas, the development of learning experiences, and techniques specific to particular subjects; literature, research, and scholarly content of teaching methodology. Students choose the course appropriate to their area of certification. Course work in this sequence is related to issues explored in MS_ED 406 Research and Analysis in Teaching and Learning: Discussion and Question Development. This course is accompanied by a half-time, 10-week teaching practicum that includes observation and assumption of teaching and management dutiesin a public school setting. The MSEd program staff places students in schools; students are responsible for planning a schedule of daily activities with their classroom supervisor, according to University guidelines. The practicum is a prerequisite for the MS_ED 487-489 Student Teaching.
Teach Ed 355		Methods: Language These methods courses analyze the literature and research related to the subject area and teaching methodology.  In addition, they examine the development of learning experiences, methods, and educational techniques appropriate to the middle and high school levels.  Concurrent registration in 341 and 378 or 379 required.